Inside Scots star James Mackenzie's life now as iconic BBC children's programme returns

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Scots actor James Mackenzie has returned to screens after the BBC confirmed the comeback of the iconic Scottish children's programme 'Raven' this week.Raven was a childhood classic for many who grew up in the 2000s and Dundee-born Mackenzie, 45, hosted the show as warlord Raven wearing his staple feathered cape and holding his carved bird staff.The programme, which aired on CBBC and was filmed in Scotland, saw children compete as young warriors in the challenges in an attempt to defeat evil sorcerer Nevar, who wore a black hooded cloak and metal mask.The BAFTA Award winning show, which aired from 2002 until 2010, filmed its first seven seasons at Castle Toward in Dunoon before moving to Aviemore.After 15 years since the original show was pulled from the schedule, Mackenzie announced this week that the legendary series is now available to re-watch on BBC iPlayer.He wrote: "RAVEN IS BACK ON @BBCiPlayer what the actual??!!

Enjoy young warriors, #letthechallengebegin."Mackenzie has been very vocal about his eagerness for the show to return, even suggesting that himself and The Traitors host' Claudia Winkleman should team up for a 'Raven 3.0 edition' - but what has the Scots actor been up to in the past decade and a half?Here we take a closer look at everything we know about James Mackenzie and where his career and personal life has taken him now..James Mackenzie is now married to his wife Helen McAlpine and the pair reside in the South Lanarkshire town of Biggar with their young son Magnus.Despite his first major acting role in Raven now being over two decades ago, the dad-of-one still has an active career in the industry.The 45-year-old, who originally hails from Dundee, has been acting since he was 15-years-old and