Kevin McNally
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.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(Joshamee Gibbs)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(Joshamee Gibbs)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(Joshamee Gibbs)
Scoop
(Mike Tinsley)
High Heels and Low Lifes
(Mason)
Valkyrie
(Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler)
Entrapment
(Haas)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(Joshamee Gibbs)
Abraham
(Nahor)
Enigma
(Bruno)
Not Quite Paradise
(Pete)
Johnny English
(Prime Minister)
Decrypted
(Colonel Pike)
Irish Jam
(Lord Hailstock)
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
(Self)
The Long Good Friday
(Irish Youth)
De-Lovely
(Gerald Murphy)
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(Tommy O'Neill)
You Really Got Me
(Older James)
Tu£sday
(Jerry)
Dead Fish
(Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally))
The Raven
(Maddux)
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
(Harold Smith)
Reflections
(Sid)
The Berlin Affair
(Heinz von Hollendorf)
The Murder of Princess Diana
(Charles Davis)
Instinct
(Prisoners)
Bounty Killer
(Daft Willy)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
(Walter Harris (archive footage))
The Paradise Run
(Johnny)
Apartment 7A
(Roman Castevet)
Curse of the Macbeths
(Duncan)
1946
(Karl)
The Challenger Disaster
(Lawrence Mulloy)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(Joshamee Gibbs)
Common Pursuit
On Your Behalf
(Detective McHendry)
The Man Who Knew Infinity
(Major MacMahon)
Margaret
(Kenneth Clarke)
Legend
(Harold Wilson)
Bloody Fury
(Bloody Fury (voice))
Where the Heart Is
(Paul)
Conspiracy
(Martin Luther)
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
(Self)
Bottom: Exposed
(Self)
Thin Air
(Mark Gentian)
A Masculine Ending
(Andrew Gardner)
Cry Freedom
(Ken)
Praying Mantis
(Bernard)
The Spy Who Loved Me
(HMS Ranger Crewman)
Murder East - Murder West
(Regine's Boyfriend in the East)
Macbeth Unhinged
(Duncan)
Jekyll & Hyde
(Sergeant Hornby)
Eleven Men Against Eleven
(Jake Leach)
Dream Baby
(Slick)
Spice World
(Policeman)
Sliding Doors
(Paul)
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
(Lear)
Stalin
(Kirov)
The Bad Sister
(Tony)
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
(Self)
When the Sky Falls
(Tom Hamilton)
The Precious Blood
(Billy McVea)
Crust
(Bill Simmonds)
Return to Blood River
(Terry)
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
(Hugo Lang)
The Phantom of the Opera
(Buquet)
Commitments
(Hugh)
Robert the Bruce
(Old Sean)
The Hangover
(Colin)
Marked
(Brian Cruft)
Poe
(Kyle Kilpatrick)
Largo
(Angus)
Primate
Midsomer Murders
(Orville Tudway)
This Morning
(Self)
Murder Most Horrid
(Inspector Turner)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Steven Watt)
Doctor Who
(Hugo Lang)
Z-Cars
Das Boot
(Jack Greenwood)
Life on Mars
(Harry Woolf)
Spooks
(Robert Osborne)
American Idol
(Self)
Bottom
(Sex Shop Assistant)
Survivors
(Jeff Kane)
I, Claudius
Demons
Wuthering Heights
(Mr Earnshaw)
Dad
(Alan Hook)
Masada
(Norbanus)
Shackleton
(Frank Worsley)
Movie Connections
(Self)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
(Self)
Bedtime
(Simon)
Pebble Mill
(Self)
Big Top
(Dad)
Underworld
BBC Play of the Month
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
Unforgotten
(James Hollis)
Up Rising
The Outpost
(The Blacksmith)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Burn Notice
(James Vanek)
Murder Most Horrid
(Mr. Bogleby)
The Mill
(Mr. Timperley)
Tygo Road
(Adam Hartley)
Room at the Top
(Mr. Brown)
Last Man Standing
New Tricks
(Fred Blackledge)
TURN: Washington's Spies
(Judge Richard Woodhull)
Power Monkeys
(Spencer)
Chiller
(Jack Taylor)
Count Arthur Strong
(Ernest)
Minder
(Richards)
The Duchess of Duke Street
Designated Survivor
(Harris Cochrane)
Casualty
(Tom Bennod)
I, Claudius
(Castor)
Supernatural
(Frank Devereaux)
Downton Abbey
(Horace Bryant)
Supernatural
(Frank Devereaux (voice))
Diana
(Jan (John) Leigh)
Stonehouse
(Harold Wilson)
The Contract
(Johnny Donoghue)
Miss Austen
The Good Fight
(Franz Mendelssohn)
Catherine the Great
(Alexei Orlov)
The ABC Murders
(Inspector Japp)
The New Statesman
(Colonel Gromyko)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
(Self - Participant)
Silent Witness
(Professor Peter Cherry)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
(Walter Harris)
Full Stretch
(Baz Levick)
Doctor Who
(Professor Jericho)
The Wingfeather Saga
(Podo Helmer)
Fleabag
(Older Man)
Das Boot
(Greenwood Senior)
Alex Rider
(Max Grendel)
Midsomer Murders
(Gerald Farquaharson)
Endeavour
(Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant)
Screen Two
(Stuart Thorn)
Bloodlines
(James Hopkin)
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
(Captain Mainwaring)
The Crown
(Bernard Ingham)
