Paul McGann
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1959 (age 66)
Born in
Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.
Known For
Alien³
22 May 1992
Empire of the Sun
09 Dec 1987
Luther
04 May 2010
Queen of the Damned
10 Feb 2002
The Three Musketeers
11 Nov 1993
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
23 Nov 2013
Withnail & I
19 Jun 1987
Agatha Christie's Poirot
08 Jan 1989
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Filmography
2026
- Triesverse: Cataclysmas The Doctor
- Good Behaviouras Richard
2025
- The Marblesas Lord Byron (voice)
- Bookishas Mr. Kind2 episodes
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
- Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Churchill’s Forgotten Waras Narrator (voice)
2023
- The Day of the Sun Dogas Jaggers
- The Undertakeras Arthur
- Mia and the Dragon Princessas Walsh
2022
- Swallow Your Dreamsas James
- Anneas Malcolm Thornton MP4 episodes
2021
- Annikaas Jake Strathearn6 episodes
2020
- McDonald & Doddsas Archie Addington1 episode
2018
- Picasso's Last Standas Narrator
2017
- Perplexed Musicas Man
- Brakesas Peter
- Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidenceas Narrator (voice)
- Nero's Sunken Cityas Narrator (English Voice)
- B&Bas Josh
- Wildest Europeas Narrator5 episodes
2016
- Wildest Islands of Indonesiaas Narrator5 episodes
- Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attackas Narrator (Voice)
2015
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
- China - Treasures of the Jade Empireas Narrator
- Absenceas Man
- Finding Babylon's Hanging Gardenas Narrator (voice)
- Churchill: When Britain Said Noas Narrator (voice)
- Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peaceas narrator
- Super Powered Owlsas Narrator
- Wild Sri Lankaas Paul McGann3 episodes
2014
- Wildest Middle Eastas Narrator5 episodes
- Secrets of the Castleas Narrator (Voice)5 episodes
- The Minister of Chance: Prologueas Durian
- Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Raceas Narrator (Voice)
- Wildest Indochinaas Narrator (voice)5 episodes
- France: The Wild Sideas Narrator
- Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius
- A Little Place Off the Edgware Roadas James Craven
- The Musketeersas Saint Pierre1 episode
- Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Paintingas Narrator
2013
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctoras The Doctor
- Brady and Hindley: Possessionas Narrator (voice)
- Art Is...as Lulu's Dad
2012
- Wildest Islandsas Narrator10 episodes
- Ripper Streetas Stanley Bone1 episode
- The Bletchley Circleas John Richards1 episode
- A Mother's Sonas David2 episodes
- Tiger Islandas Narrator
- SOS: The Titanic Inquiryas Sir Rufus Isaacs
2011
- Digging The Great Escapeas narrator
- Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
- Gadaffi and the IRAas Narrator
- The 9/11 Surferas Narrator
2010
- The Day John Lennon Diedas Narrator
- Godard & Othersas Torrence
- Lutheras Mark North10 episodes
2009
- Collisionas Richard Reeves5 episodes
- Moving Onas Phil1 episode
- Lesbian Vampire Killersas Vicar
2008
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Fables of Forgotten Thingsas Clarence
- My Dad Was a Communistas Narrator
- The True Storyas Narrator8 episodes
2007
- Davros Connectionsas (archival audio)
- Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeoveras Narrator
- True Dare Kissas Nash McKinnon6 episodes
- Always Crashing in the Same Caras Bill Mackinnon
- World of Compulsive Hoarders
2006
- Tripping Overas Jeremy6 episodes
- If I Had Youas Philip Andrews
2005
- Ghosts on the Undergroundas Narrator
- The Orangutan Kingas Narrator
- Gypoas Paul
- Psychoas Narrator4 episodes
- Kidnapped3 episodes
- Daphne Ashbrook in the UK
- Twisted Talesas Phone (voice)1 episode
- Death of an Idealistas Narrator
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marpleas Dickie Erskine1 episode
- Lie with Meas Gerry Henson2 episodes
- Zero Houras Narrator (Voice)6 episodes
- Sea of Soulsas Christopher Chambers1 episode
- New Tricksas D.C.I. James Larson1 episode
2003
- Listeningas Man
- Otherworldas King Matholwch (voice)
- Doctor Who: Shadaas The Doctor (voice)
- Hornblower: Dutyas Lieutenant Bush
- Hornblower: Loyaltyas Lieutenant Bush
2002
- The Biographeras Andrew Morton
- Queen of the Damnedas David Talbot
- Blood Strangersas DC David Ingram2 episodes
2001
- Sweet Revengeas Patrick Vine2 episodes
- My Kingdomas Dean
- Waking the Deadas ACC Tony Nicholson2 episodes
- Real Crime11 episodes
- Hornblower: Retributionas Lt. Bush
- Hornblower: Mutinyas Lieutenant Bush
- Hotel!as Ben Carter
2000
- Fishas Jonathan Vishnevski6 episodes
- Nature Boyas Steve Witton4 episodes
1999
- Forgottenas Ben Turner3 episodes
- Holby Cityas John Gaskell52 episodes
1998
- The Dance of Shivaas Captain Greville
- Hornbloweras William Bush4 episodes
- Our Mutual Friendas Eugene Wrayburn4 episodes
1997
- FairyTale: A True Storyas Arthur Wright
- Downtimeas Rob
1996
- Testament: The Bible in Animationas David (voice)1 episode
- Doctor Whoas The Doctor
- Catherine the Greatas Potemkin
- The One That Got Awayas Chris Ryan
- The Merchant of Veniceas Bassanio
1995
- The Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan4 episodes
- The Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan
1993
- The Three Musketeersas Girard
1991
- Afraid of the Darkas Tony
1990
- Paper Maskas Matthew Harris
- Drowning in the Shallow Endas Colin
- The Monkas Father Lorenzo Rojas
1989
- Dealersas Daniel Pascoe
- The Rainbowas Anton Skrebensky
- Streets of Yesterdayas Joseph
- Tree of Handsas Barry
- Agatha Christie's Poirotas Dr. Peter Lord1 episode
1988
- The Importance of Being Earnestas John Worthing
1987
- Empire of the Sunas Lieutenant Price
- Cariani and the Courtesansas Giovanni Cariani
- Withnail & Ias ...& I
1986
- The Monocled Mutineeras Percy Toplis4 episodes
- Sunday Premiereas Percy Toplis4 episodes
- ScreenPlayas Giovanni Cariani1 episode
1985
- Screen Twoas Colin1 episode
1984
- Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Mo Morris
1983
- Natural Worldas Narrator5 episodes
- Give us a Breakas Mo Morris8 episodes
- Gaskinas Graham Gaskin
1982
- Whistling Wallyas Norman
1977
- Fish13 episodes
1970
- Play for Todayas Norman1 episode