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Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 27, 1956 (69)
Birthplace Bristol, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 14, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Kevin McNally is an English actor. He is best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003–2017). 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.

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Filmography

Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024

as Roman Castevet

Bloody Fury

Bloody Fury

2023

as Bloody Fury (voice)

On Your Behalf

On Your Behalf

2022

as Detective McHendry

Curse of the Macbeths

Curse of the Macbeths

2022

as Duncan

You Really Got Me

You Really Got Me

2021

as Older James

Decrypted

Decrypted

2021

as Colonel Pike

Robert the Bruce

Robert the Bruce

2019

as Old Sean

Macbeth Unhinged

Macbeth Unhinged

2016

as Duncan

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016

as Major MacMahon

Legend

Legend

2015

as Harold Wilson

1946

1946

2014

as Karl

Marked

Marked

2014

as Brian Cruft

The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster

2013

as Lawrence Mulloy

Bounty Killer

Bounty Killer

2013

as Daft Willy

The Raven

The Raven

2012

as Maddux

Margaret

Margaret

2009

as Kenneth Clarke

Tu£sday

Tu£sday

2008

as Jerry

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

2008

as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler

The Murder of Princess Diana

The Murder of Princess Diana

2007

as Charles Davis

Irish Jam

Irish Jam

2006

as Lord Hailstock

Scoop

Scoop

2006

as Mike Tinsley

Dead Fish

Dead Fish

2005

as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)

De-Lovely

De-Lovely

2004

as Gerald Murphy

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

as Buquet

Crust

Crust

2003

as Bill Simmonds

Johnny English

Johnny English

2003

as Prime Minister

High Heels and Low Lifes

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001

as Mason

Conspiracy

Conspiracy

2001

as Martin Luther

When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

2000

as Tom Hamilton

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure

2000

as Walter Harris (archive footage)

Entrapment

Entrapment

1999

as Haas

Instinct

Instinct

1999

as Prisoners

Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

1998

as Paul

Spice World

Spice World

1997

as Policeman

The Precious Blood

The Precious Blood

1996

as Billy McVea

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven

1995

as Jake Leach

Return to Blood River

Return to Blood River

1994

as Terry

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

1994

as Tommy O'Neill

Abraham

Abraham

1993

as Nahor

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

1992

as Andrew Gardner

Stalin

Stalin

1992

as Kirov

Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

1990

as Sergeant Hornby

Murder East - Murder West

Murder East - Murder West

1990

as Regine's Boyfriend in the East

The Hangover

The Hangover

1989

as Colin

Dream Baby

Dream Baby

1989

as Slick

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987

as Ken

Not Quite Paradise

Not Quite Paradise

1985

as Pete

The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister

1983

as Tony

Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

1982

as Bernard

Commitments

Commitments

1982

as Hugh

Enigma

Enigma

1982

as Bruno

The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

1980

as Irish Youth

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

1979

as Paul

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

as HMS Ranger Crewman

The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

1976

as Johnny

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Exterminate

Exterminate

2023

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

TURN: Washington's Spies

as Judge Richard Woodhull

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Apr 06, 2014

Dad

as Alan Hook

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 25, 1997

The Wingfeather Saga

as Podo Helmer

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Dec 02, 2022

I, Claudius

as Castor

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

The Outpost

as The Blacksmith

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 10, 2018

Diana

as Jan (John) Leigh

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 12, 1984

Bedtime

as Simon

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Aug 28, 2001

Das Boot

as Jack Greenwood

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 23, 2018

Big Top

as Dad

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 02, 2009

Unforgotten

as James Hollis

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 08, 2015

Tygo Road

as Adam Hartley

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 08, 1990

Power Monkeys

as Spencer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 08, 2016

Designated Survivor

as Harris Cochrane

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 21, 2016

Full Stretch

as Baz Levick

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 05, 1993

The Crown

as Bernard Ingham

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Doctor Who

as Hugo Lang

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Masada

as Norbanus

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 05, 1981

The Mill

as Mr. Timperley

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 28, 2013

Miss Austen

as Mr. Austen

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 02, 2025

Catherine the Great

as Alexei Orlov

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 03, 2019

Supernatural

as Frank Devereaux

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Downton Abbey

as Horace Bryant

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Stonehouse

as Harold Wilson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 02, 2023

The Contract

as Johnny Donoghue

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 03, 1988

Doctor Who

as Professor Jericho

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Alex Rider

as Max Grendel

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 12, 2020

Life on Mars

as Harry Woolf

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 2006

Wuthering Heights

as Mr Earnshaw

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 30, 2009

Shackleton

as Frank Worsley

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2002

Room at the Top

as Mr. Brown

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2012

Silent Witness

as Professor Peter Cherry

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Bloodlines

as James Hopkin

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 2005

Midsomer Murders

as Orville Tudway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Murder Most Horrid

as Inspector Turner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Steven Watt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Spooks

as Robert Osborne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Bottom

as Sex Shop Assistant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1991

Survivors

as Jeff Kane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 16, 1975

Burn Notice

as James Vanek

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 28, 2007

Murder Most Horrid

as Mr. Bogleby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

New Tricks

as Fred Blackledge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

Chiller

as Jack Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1995

Count Arthur Strong

as Ernest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 2013

Minder

as Richards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Casualty

as Tom Bennod

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Supernatural

as Frank Devereaux (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

The Good Fight

as Franz Mendelssohn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

The ABC Murders

as Inspector Japp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 26, 2018

The New Statesman

as Colonel Gromyko

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

Fleabag

as Older Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2016

Das Boot

as Greenwood Senior

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 2018

Midsomer Murders

as Gerald Farquaharson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Endeavour

as Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2013

Screen Two

as Stuart Thorn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Screen Two

as Tommy O'Neill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Underworld

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 04, 1997

Up Rising

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 25, 2000

I, Claudius

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

Z-Cars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1962

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

Demons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2009

Movie Connections

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 2007

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

Pebble Mill

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1991

BBC Play of the Month

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Jo Brand Through the Cakehole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1994

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1989

Last Man Standing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2011

The Duchess of Duke Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1976

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2011

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2024 6 11 16 9
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2025 1 16 44 8
2025 2 10 21 2
2025 3 7 14 1
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