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Paul McGann

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
173

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 14, 1959 (66 years old)

Place of Birth
Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK

Paul McGann

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

Acting

2026Triesverse: Cataclysmas The Doctor
2026Good Behaviouras Richard
2025The Marblesas Lord Byron (voice)
2025Bookishas Mr. Kind
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
2024Churchill’s Forgotten Waras Narrator (voice)
2023The Day of the Sun Dogas Jaggers
2023The Undertakeras Arthur
2023Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
2023Mia and the Dragon Princessas Walsh
2022Doctor Who Am Ias Self
2022Swallow Your Dreamsas James
2022Anneas Malcolm Thornton MP
2021Annikaas Jake Strathearn
2021Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the Worldas Self - Narrator
2020The Big Night Inas Self
2020McDonald & Doddsas Archie Addington
2019The Doctors: The Paul McGann Yearsas
2019Victorian Sensationsas Self - Presenter
2019The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes Onas Self
2019Swans: Mystery of the Missingas Self - Narrator (voice)
2018Picasso's Last Standas Narrator
2018Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Landas Himself
2017Perplexed Musicas Man
2017Brakesas Peter
2017Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidenceas Narrator (voice)
2017Nero's Sunken Cityas Narrator (English Voice)
2017B&Bas Josh
2017Wildest Europeas Narrator
2016Wildest Islands of Indonesiaas Narrator
2016Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attackas Narrator (Voice)
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
2015China - Treasures of the Jade Empireas Narrator
2015Absenceas Man
2015The Other Prince Williamas Self - Narrator (voice)
2015Finding Babylon's Hanging Gardenas Narrator (voice)
2015Churchill: When Britain Said Noas Narrator (voice)
2015Shark: Beneath the Surfaceas self, narrator
2015Sharkas Himself - Narrator
2015Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peaceas narrator
2015Super Powered Owlsas Narrator
2015Wild Sri Lankaas Paul McGann
2014Wildest Middle Eastas Narrator
2014The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Storyas Himself
2014Secrets of the Castleas Narrator (Voice)
2014The Minister of Chance: Prologueas Durian
2014Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Raceas Narrator (Voice)
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davisonas Self
2014Wildest Indochinaas Narrator (voice)
2014France: The Wild Sideas Narrator
2014Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Geniusas
2014A Little Place Off the Edgware Roadas James Craven
2014The Musketeersas Saint Pierre
2014The Musketeersas St Pierre
2014Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Paintingas Narrator
2013The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Self
2013Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
2013Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctoras The Doctor
2013JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidenceas Himself - Narrator (voice)
2013Brady and Hindley: Possessionas Narrator (voice)
2013Art Is...as Lulu's Dad
2013Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisitedas Self
2012Wildest Islandsas Narrator
2012Ripper Streetas Stanley Bone
2012Britain's Greatest Codebreakeras Himself - Narrator (voice)
2012The Bletchley Circleas John Richards
2012A Mother's Sonas David
2012Tiger Islandas Narrator
2012Wildest Latin Americaas Self - Narrator (voice)
2012SOS: The Titanic Inquiryas Sir Rufus Isaacs
2011Digging The Great Escapeas narrator
2011Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Timeas
2011Gadaffi and the IRAas Narrator
2011The 9/11 Surferas Narrator
2010The Day John Lennon Diedas Narrator
2010Godard & Othersas Torrence
2010Lutheras Mark North
2009Collisionas Richard Reeves
2009Moving Onas Phil
2009Lesbian Vampire Killersas Vicar
2008Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
2008Fables of Forgotten Thingsas Clarence
2008My Dad Was a Communistas Narrator
2008The Ties That Bind Usas Self - Narrator
2007Davros Connectionsas (archival audio)
2007The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Restas Himself - Narrator (voice)
2007Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeoveras Narrator
2007True Dare Kissas Nash McKinnon
2007Always Crashing in the Same Caras Bill Mackinnon
2007World of Compulsive Hoardersas
2006Tripping Overas Jeremy
2006If I Had Youas Philip Andrews
2005Ghosts on the Undergroundas Narrator
2005The Orangutan Kingas Narrator
2005Gypoas Paul
2005Psychoas Narrator
2005Kidnappedas Colonel MacNab
2005Kidnappedas
2005Daphne Ashbrook in the UKas
2005Twisted Talesas Phone (voice)
2005Death of an Idealistas Narrator
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Dickie Erskine
2004Lie with Meas Gerry Henson
2004Lie with Meas Gerry Henson
2004Zero Houras Narrator (Voice)
2004Bible Mysteriesas Himself-Narrator
2004Sea of Soulsas Christopher Chambers
2004New Tricksas D.C.I. James Larson
2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'as Self
2003Listeningas Man
2003Otherworldas King Matholwch (voice)
2003Doctor Who: Shadaas The Doctor (voice)
2003Hornblower: Dutyas Lieutenant Bush
2003Hornblower: Loyaltyas Lieutenant Bush
2002The Biographeras Andrew Morton
2002Queen of the Damnedas David Talbot
2002Blood Strangersas DC David Ingram
2002Blood Strangersas DC David Ingram
2001Sweet Revengeas Patrick Vine
2001My Kingdomas Dean
2001Waking the Deadas ACC Tony Nicholson
2001Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Storyas Self- Narrator
2001Hornblower: Retributionas Lt. Bush
2001Hornblower: Mutinyas Lieutenant Bush
2001Hotel!as Ben Carter
2000Fishas Jonathan Vishnevski
2000Nature Boyas Steve Witton
1999Withnail and Usas Self
1999Forgottenas Ben Turner
1999Holby Cityas John Gaskell
1998The Dance of Shivaas Captain Greville
1998Hornbloweras William Bush
1998Our Mutual Friendas Eugene Wrayburn
1997FairyTale: A True Storyas Arthur Wright
1997Downtimeas Rob
1996Testament: The Bible in Animationas David (voice)
1996Star Trek Storyas Self - Commentary (voice)
1996Doctor Whoas The Doctor
1996Catherine the Greatas Potemkin
1996Bidding Adieu: A Video Diaryas Self
1996The One That Got Awayas Chris Ryan
1996The Merchant of Veniceas Bassanio
1995The Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan
1995The Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan
1993The Three Musketeersas Girard / Jussac
1992Nice Townas Joe Thompson
1992Alien³as Golic
1991Afraid of the Darkas Tony
1990Paper Maskas Matthew Harris
1990Drowning in the Shallow Endas Colin
1990The Monkas Father Lorenzo Rojas
1989Dealersas Daniel Pascoe
1989The Rainbowas Anton Skrebensky
1989Streets of Yesterdayas Joseph
1989Tree of Handsas Barry
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Dr. Peter Lord
1988The Importance of Being Earnestas John Worthing
1987Empire of the Sunas Lieutenant Price
1987Cariani and the Courtesansas Giovanni Cariani
1987Withnail & Ias ...& I
1986Sunday Premiereas Percy Toplis
1986The Monocled Mutineeras Percy Toplis
1986ScreenPlayas Giovanni Cariani
1985Screen Twoas Colin
1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Mo Morris
1983Natural Worldas Narrator
1983Give us a Breakas Mo Morris
1983Gaskinas Graham Gaskin
1982Whistling Wallyas Norman
1977Fishas
1970Play for Todayas Norman
1964Horizonas Himself

Production

2016China: Between Clouds and Dreams...Commissioning Editor
2009Moving On...Director