About

Known credits:
131
Birthday:
1959-11-14
Place of birth:
Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
Website:
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Paul McGann

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City Actor Self (Archive Footage) N/A
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2023 The Day of the Sun Dog Actor Jaggers N/A
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2023 The Undertaker Actor Arthur N/A
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2023 Talking Doctor Who Actor Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage) 59
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2023 Mia and the Dragon Princess Actor Walsh 59
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2022 Doctor Who Am I Actor Self 59
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2022 Swallow Your Dreams Actor James 59
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2022 Anne Actor Malcolm Thornton MP 69
Fair
2021 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World Actor Self - Narrator 67
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2019 The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On Actor Self 59
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2019 Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann Actor N/A
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2019 The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years Actor N/A
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2018 Picasso's Last Stand Actor Narrator N/A
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2018 Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land Actor Himself N/A
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2017 Brakes Actor Peter 59
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2017 Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2017 Nero's Sunken City Actor Narrator (English Voice) 59
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2017 B&B Actor Josh 59
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2017 Wildest Europe Actor Narrator N/A
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2017 Perplexed Music Actor Man N/A
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2016 Wildest Islands of Indonesia Actor Narrator 70
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2016 Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack Actor Narrator (Voice) N/A
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2015 China - Treasures of the Jade Empire Actor Narrator 59
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2015 Absence Actor Man 59
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2015 The Other Prince William Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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2015 Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden Actor Narrator 59
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2015 Churchill: When Britain Said No Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2015 Shark Actor Himself - Narrator 71
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2015 Super Powered Owls Actor Narrator N/A
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2015 Wild Sri Lanka Actor Paul McGann 69
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2014 Wildest Middle East Actor Narrator N/A
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2014 The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story Actor Himself 59
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2014 Secrets of the Castle Actor Narrator (Voice) 71
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2014 Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race Actor Narrator (Voice) 59
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2014 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison Actor Self N/A
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2014 Wildest Indochina Actor Narrator 62
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2014 Wildest Indochina Actor Narrator (voice) 69
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2014 A Little Place Off the Edgware Road Actor James Craven N/A
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2014 Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting Actor Narrator N/A
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2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Actor Self 61
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2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor Actor The Doctor (8) (archive footage) 72
Good
2013 Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor Actor The Doctor 61
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2013 JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence Actor Himself - Narrator (voice) 59
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2013 Brady and Hindley: Possession Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2013 Art Is... Actor Lulu's Dad N/A
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2013 Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited Actor Self 69
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2012 Wildest Islands Actor Narrator 70
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2012 Britain's Greatest Codebreaker Actor Himself - Narrator (voice) 59
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2012 A Mother's Son Actor David 69
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2012 Tiger Island Actor Narrator N/A
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2012 Wildest Latin America Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 69
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2012 SOS: The Titanic Inquiry Actor Sir Rufus Isaacs 59
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2011 Digging The Great Escape Actor narrator N/A
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2011 Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time Actor 59
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2011 The 9/11 Surfer Actor Narrator N/A
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2010 The Day John Lennon Died Actor Narrator 59
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2010 Godard & Others Actor Torrence 59
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2009 Collision Actor Richard Reeves 70
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2009 Lesbian Vampire Killers Actor Vicar 56
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2008 Fables of Forgotten Things Actor Clarence 59
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2008 My Dad Was a Communist Actor Narrator N/A
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2007 Davros Connections Actor (archival audio) N/A
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2007 The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest Actor Himself - Narrator (voice) 70
Good
2007 True Dare Kiss Actor Nash McKinnon 70
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2007 Always Crashing in the Same Car Actor Bill Mackinnon 59
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2007 World of Compulsive Hoarders Actor N/A
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2006 Tripping Over Actor Jeremy N/A
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2006 If I Had You Actor Philip Andrews 59
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2005 Ghosts on the Underground Actor Narrator 59
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2005 The Orangutan King Actor Narrator N/A
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2005 Gypo Actor Paul 58
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2005 Psycho Actor Narrator N/A
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2005 Kidnapped Actor Colonel MacNab N/A
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2005 Kidnapped Actor 69
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2005 Daphne Ashbrook in the UK Actor N/A
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2005 Death of an Idealist Actor Narrator N/A
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2004 Lie with Me Actor Gerry Henson 59
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2004 Bible Mysteries Actor Himself-Narrator 69
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2003 Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' Actor Self 59
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2003 Listening Actor Man 59
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2003 Otherworld Actor King Matholwch (voice) 58
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2003 Doctor Who: Shada Actor The Doctor (voice) 59
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2003 Hornblower: Duty Actor Lieutenant Bush 59
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2003 Hornblower: Loyalty Actor Lieutenant Bush 59
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2002 The Biographer Actor Andrew Morton N/A
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2002 Queen of the Damned Actor David Talbot 60
Fair
2002 Blood Strangers Actor DC David Ingram 59
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2001 Sweet Revenge Actor Patrick Vine N/A
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2001 My Kingdom Actor Dean 58
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2001 Hornblower: Retribution Actor Lt. Bush 59
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2001 Hornblower: Mutiny Actor Lieutenant Bush 59
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2001 Hotel! Actor Ben Carter 59
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2000 Fish Actor Jonathan Vishnevski N/A
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2000 Nature Boy Actor Steve Witton 70
Good
1999 Withnail and Us Actor Self 59
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1999 Forgotten Actor Ben Turner 69
Fair
1998 The Dance of Shiva Actor Captain Greville N/A
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1998 Hornblower Actor William Bush 70
Good
1998 Our Mutual Friend Actor Eugene Wrayburn 70
Good
1997 FairyTale: A True Story Actor Arthur Wright 59
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1997 Downtime Actor Rob 59
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1996 Star Trek Story Actor Self - Commentary (voice) N/A
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1996 Doctor Who Actor The Doctor 59
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1996 Catherine the Great Actor Potemkin 59
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1996 Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary Actor Self 59
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1996 The One That Got Away Actor Chris Ryan 58
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1996 The Merchant of Venice Actor Bassanio 58
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1995 The Hanging Gale Actor Liam Phelan 68
Fair
1995 The Hanging Gale Actor Liam Phelan 60
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1993 The Three Musketeers Actor Girard / Jussac 62
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1992 Nice Town Actor Joe Thompson 69
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1992 Alien³ Actor Golic 63
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1991 Afraid of the Dark Actor Tony 58
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1990 Paper Mask Actor Matthew Harris 59
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1990 Drowning in the Shallow End Actor Colin N/A
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1990 The Monk Actor Father Lorenzo Rojas 58
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1989 Dealers Actor Daniel Pascoe 59
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1989 The Rainbow Actor Anton Skrebensky 59
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1989 Streets of Yesterday Actor Joseph 59
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1989 Tree of Hands Actor Barry N/A
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1988 The Importance of Being Earnest Actor John Worthing 58
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1987 Empire of the Sun Actor Lieutenant Price 71
Good
1987 Cariani and the Courtesans Actor Giovanni Cariani N/A
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1987 Withnail & I Actor ...& I 66
Fair
1986 The Monocled Mutineer Actor Percy Toplis 69
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1984 Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle Actor Mo Morris N/A
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1983 Give us a Break Actor Mo Morris 69
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1983 Gaskin Actor Graham Gaskin N/A
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1982 Whistling Wally Actor Norman N/A
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Swans: Mystery of the Missing Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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Crew
2016 China: Between Clouds and Dreams Crew Commissioning Editor N/A
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