Mackenzie Crook won over audiences on both sides of the Atlantic with his quirky comic turns in film and on television. Crook first became known in the U.K. as a stand-up comedian and popular television performer, most notably as the humorless and possibly deranged Gareth Keenan on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's creation, "The Office" (BBC 2, 2001-03). As Ragetti, the formerly immortal pirate with an uncooperative wooden eyeball in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003) and its mega-successful sequel, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006), Crook nearly stole every scene he was in. While a third appearance in the second "Pirates" film kept him working, acclaimed performances onstage in London and on Broadway in such productions as 2011's "Jerusalem" garnered the actor a well deserved respectability. Exceptionally versatile and thoroughly committed to honing his craft, Crook's unique attributes ensured him a robust career in virtually any medium he chose to work within.