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Jimmy Yuill

Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 1, 1956 (68 years)
Jimmy Yuill is an actor, born in 1959, in Golspie, Scotland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films. His most recent work saw him play the Chief Constable in "The Raven"  along side John Cusack. Yuill was also the music composer for A Midwinter's Tale and Swan Song. Most of his acting work has been in theatre, although he has played police officers on television; he is best remembered for the character Doug Kersey in the British television show Wycliffe. In June 2006 Jimmy made his first appearance in EastEnders as the recurring character Victor Brown. In October 2007, Yuill took the lead in Sophocles' Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow. In 2010, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Performance for his role in a play adaption of the Testament of Cresseid by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Raven
  • Hamlet
  • Local Hero
  • A Touch of Frost
  • The Road Dance
  • Wycliffe
Known For
  • The Raven
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • Retreat
  • Wycliffe
  • Princess Kaiulani
  • Paper Mask
  • Within the Whirlwind
  • The Rocket Post
  • Extraordinary Rendition
  • Strictly Sinatra

Filmography

2021
The Kindred · as Robert
2021
The Road Dance · as Doctor Connolly
2020
Artemis Fowl · as Fisherman (time Freeze)
2019
Guilt (TV Series) · as Albert
2018
All Is True · as Edward Woolmer
2013
Macbeth · as Banquo, Thane Of Lochaber, General In The King's Army
2013
Shetland (TV Series) · as Cast
2012
The Raven · as Captain Eldridge
2011
2011
Retreat · as Doug
2010
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (TV Series) · as Mr. Spools
2009
Princess Kaiulani · as Archie Cleghorn
2009
Within the Whirlwind · as Siderov
2007
Extraordinary Rendition · as University Dean
2006
The Magic Flute · as Queen's Commander
2006
As You Like It · as Corin
2004
Ladies in Lavender · as Constable Timmins
2004
The Rocket Post · as James Macleod
2003
The Afternoon Play (TV Series) · as Geoffrey
2003
New Tricks (TV Series) · as George Milligan
2003
Murphy's Law (2001) (TV Series) · as Davidson
2001
Strictly Sinatra · as Rod Edmunds
2001
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Pc Pat Garratt
2000
Rebus (TV Series) · as Mickey
2000
Monsignor Renard (TV Series)
2000
Love's Labour's Lost · as Constable Dull
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Roy Moorstock
1999
Psychos (TV Series) · as Alexander Drew
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Kenneth Mcgivering
1996
Hamlet · as Alexander
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Robert Macalpine
1995
Hamish Macbeth (TV Series) · as Lachlan Mccrae
1994
1994
1993
Wycliffe (TV Series) · as Di Doug Kersey
1993
Demob (TV Series) · as Norman
1993
Much Ado About Nothing · as Friar Francis
1992
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) · as Charles Lightfoot
1990
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) · as Angus Findlay
1990
Paper Mask · as Alec Moran
1989
Henry V · as Jamy
1988
Eurocops (TV Series) · as Mcculloch
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Donald Mallett
1986
Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Det. Sgt. Chandler
1986
Boon (TV Series) · as Eric
1985
EastEnders (TV Series) · as Victor Brown
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Man At Dyke
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as D.s. Cottrell
1983
Taggart (TV Series) · as Dci Wilson
1983
1982
1981
A Sense of Freedom · as Dunkie
1980
1979
The Omega Factor (TV Series) · as Male Nurse
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Finlayson

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