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Kevin McNally
Actor, Writer
Born April 27, 1956 (66 years)
Kevin McNally was born on April 27, 1956, in Bristol, England. He grew up in Birmingham where he attended Redhill and Mapledene Junior schools and Central Grammar School for Boys. At the age of 16, he got his first job at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A year later he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1975 he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal for his stage performance. McNally's most notable stage performances in London's West End include his appearance as Alan Bennett opposite Maggie Smith in 'The Lady in the Van' and opposite Juliette Binoche in 'Naked'. He also starred as Richard in Terry Johnson's 'Dead Funny' at the Savoy Theatre.
Since 1976 McNally has been involved in numerous TV productions beginning with his portrayal of the Roman ruler Castor, son of Tiberius, in the acclaimed BBC history series I, Claudius (1976) and his portrayal of Drake Carne in the popular series Poldark (1975). His career on television ascended after his work in Masada (1981) and in the cult TV series Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984). During the 1980s and 1990s McNally established himself as a reputable and versatile actor on both the British and American TV. He played a broad variety of leading and supporting characters ranging from the Soviet politician Kirov in Stalin (1992) to homicide detective Jack Taylor in Chiller (1995), and from an insecure son, Alan Hook, in TV series Dad (1997) to a convicted murderer James Hopkin in Bloodlines (2005). His portrayal of Frank Worsley in Shackleton (2002) as well as the role of Harry Woolf in Life on Mars (2006) are among his best known works for television. Between 2011 - 2012 he appeared in three episodes of Downton Abbey as Horrace Bryant.
In 1977 McNally made his big screen debut as HMS Ranger Crewman in the James Bond adventure The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). After having played bit parts in more than twenty feature films, McNally shot to international fame as pirate Joshamee Gibbs, his best known film role, in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). He returned in the role Joshamee Gibbs in the third installment of the 'Pirates' franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
Kevin McNally has been enjoying a happy family life with Scottish actress Phyllis Logan and his two children. He resides with his family in Chiswick, London, England.
Filmography
| 2022 | Ten Percent (TV Series) · as Ian Jays |
| 2022 | Curse of the Macbeths · as Duncan |
| 2021 | Decrypted · as Colonel Pike |
| 2019 | Robert the Bruce · as Old Sean |
| 2019 | Catherine the Great (2019) (TV Series) · as Alexei Orlov |
| 2018 | The Outpost (TV Series) · as The Smith |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders (TV Series) · as Inspector Japp |
| 2018 | Das Boot (TV Series) · as Jack Greenwood |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales · as Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2017 | King Lear: Live from Shakespeare's Globe · as Lear |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Franz Mendelssohn |
| 2016 | Power Monkeys (TV Series) · as Spencer |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor (TV Series) · as Harris Cochrane |
| 2016 | Fleabag (TV Series) · as Older Man |
| 2016 | Maigret (2016) (TV Series) · as Inspector Grandjean |
| 2016 | The Crown (TV Series) · as Bernard Ingham |
| 2016 | Lost Sitcoms (TV Series) · as Tony Hancock |
| 2015 | Legend · as Harold Wilson |
| 2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity · as Major MacMahon |
| 2015 | Unforgotten (TV Series) · as James Hollis |
| 2014 | TURN: Washington's Spies (TV Series) · as Judge Richard Woodhull |
| 2013 | Bounty Killer · as Daft Willy |
| 2013 | The Mill (TV Series) · as Mr. Timperley |
| 2013 | Count Arthur Strong (TV Series) · as Ernest |
| 2013 | The Challenger Disaster · as Mulloy |
| 2012 | The Raven · as Maddux |
| 2012 | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation · as Harold Smith |
| 2012 | Room at the Top (TV Series) · as Mr. Brown |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · as Gibbs |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing (2011) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Horace Bryant |
| 2009 | Margaret · as Kenneth Clarke |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK (TV Series) · as Harry Morgan |
| 2009 | Demons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV Series) · as Mr Earnshaw |
| 2008 | Valkyrie · as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler |
| 2008 | Tu£sday · as Jerry |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End · as Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2007 | The Murder of Princess Diana · as Charles Davis |
| 2007 | Burn Notice (TV Series) · as James Vanek |
| 2007 | Movie Connections (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest · as Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2006 | Scoop · as Mike Tinsley |
| 2006 | Irish Jam · as Lord Hailstock |
| 2006 | Life on Mars (TV Series) · as Harry Woolf |
| 2006 | Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani' · as Hugo Lang |
| 2005 | Dead Fish · as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally) |
| 2005 | Bloodlines (TV Series) · as James Hopkin |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Eustacius Jericho |
| 2005 | Supernatural (TV Series) · as Frank Devereaux |
| 2005 | Bloodlines · as James Hopkin |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera · as Buquet |
| 2004 | De-Lovely · as Gerald Murphy |
| 2004 | Dunkirk (TV Series) · as Maj Gen Harold Alexander |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Detective Somerset |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · as Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2003 | Johnny English · as Prime Minister |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Fred Blackledge |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Shackleton (TV Series) · as Frank Worsley |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Series) · as Walter Harris |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes · as Mason |
| 2001 | Conspiracy · as Undersecretary Martin Luther |
| 2000 | When the Sky Falls · as Tom Hamilton |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Steven Watt |
| 1999 | Entrapment · as Haas |
| 1999 | Instinct · as Prisoners |
| 1998 | The Legend of 1900 · as actor |
| 1998 | Sliding Doors · as Paul |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Policeman |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Underworld (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Dad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | The Precious Blood · as Billy McVea |
| 1995 | Chiller (TV Series) · as Jack Taylor |
| 1994 | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | All Things Bright and Beautiful · as Tommy O'Neill |
| 1993 | Abraham (TV Series) · as Nahor |
| 1993 | Full Stretch (TV Series) · as Baz Levick |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Mr. Harris |
| 1991 | Bottom (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Inspector Turner |
| 1990 | Jekyll and Hyde · as Sergeant Hornby |
| 1990 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) · as Luke Watchman |
| 1989 | Act of Will (TV Series) · as Vincent Crowther |
| 1988 | Rab C Nesbitt (TV Series) · as Tony Welthorpe |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom · as Ken |
| 1987 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | The New Statesman (1987) (TV Series) · as Colonel Gromyko |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Tom Bennod |
| 1985 | The Berlin Affair · as Heinz von Hollendorf |
| 1985 | Not Quite Paradise · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Stuart Thorn |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Mr. Todd |
| 1983 | The Bad Sister · as Tony |
| 1982 | Enigma · as Bruno |
| 1982 | We'll Meet Again (TV Series) · as Pfc. John Wyatt |
| 1981 | Masada (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | The Long Good Friday · as Irish Youth |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Richards |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me · as HMS Ranger Crewman |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Castor |
| 1975 | Poldark (TV Series) · as Drake Carne |
| 1975 | Survivors (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Defence Counsel |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Hugh |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Hugo Lang |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Unknown |