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.
Acted in
Apartment 7A
2024
as Roman Castevet
Bottom: Exposed
2024
as Self
Bloody Fury
2023
as Bloody Fury (voice)
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
as Self
Stonehouse
2023
as Harold Wilson
The Wingfeather Saga
2022
as Podo Helmer
On Your Behalf
2022
as Detective McHendry
Curse of the Macbeths
2022
as Duncan
Decrypted
2021
as Colonel Pike
You Really Got Me
2021
as Older James
Alex Rider
2020
as Max Grendel
Catherine the Great
2019
as Alexei Orlov
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
2019
as Captain Mainwaring
Robert the Bruce
2019
as Old Sean
The ABC Murders
2018
as Inspector Japp
Das Boot
2018
as Greenwood Senior
Das Boot
2018
as Jack Greenwood
The Outpost
2018
as The Blacksmith
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2017
as Lear
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Joshamee Gibbs
The Good Fight
2017
as Franz Mendelssohn
The Crown
2016
as Bernard Ingham
Designated Survivor
2016
as Harris Cochrane
Fleabag
2016
as Older Man
Macbeth Unhinged
2016
as Duncan
Power Monkeys
2016
as Spencer
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
as Major MacMahon
Unforgotten
2015
as James Hollis
Legend
2015
as Harold Wilson
Marked
2014
as Brian Cruft
TURN: Washington's Spies
2014
as Judge Richard Woodhull
1946
2014
as Karl
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
as Self
Bounty Killer
2013
as Daft Willy
The Mill
2013
as Mr. Timperley
Count Arthur Strong
2013
as Ernest
Endeavour
2013
as Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
The Challenger
2013
as Mulloy
Room at the Top
2012
as Mr. Brown
The Raven
2012
as Maddux
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
as Harold Smith
Last Man Standing
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Joshamee Gibbs
Downton Abbey
2010
as Horace Bryant
Big Top
2009
as Dad
Wuthering Heights
2009
as Mr Earnshaw
Margaret
2009
as Kenneth Clarke
Demons
2009
Valkyrie
2008
as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
Tu£sday
2008
as Jerry
Movie Connections
2007
as Self
The Murder of Princess Diana
2007
as Charles Davis
Burn Notice
2007
as James Vanek
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Joshamee Gibbs
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
2006
as Self
Scoop
2006
as Mike Tinsley
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Joshamee Gibbs
Life on Mars
2006
as Harry Woolf
Irish Jam
2006
as Lord Hailstock
Dead Fish
2005
as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
Supernatural
2005
as Frank Devereaux
Supernatural
2005
as Frank Devereaux (voice)
Doctor Who
2005
as Professor Jericho
Bloodlines
2005
as James Hopkin
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Buquet
De-Lovely
2004
as Gerald Murphy
New Tricks
2004
as Fred Blackledge
Crust
2003
as Bill Simmonds
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
as Joshamee Gibbs
Johnny English
2003
as Prime Minister
American Idol
2002
as Self
Spooks
2002
as Robert Osborne
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
2002
as Walter Harris
Shackleton
2002
as Frank Worsley
Bedtime
2001
as Simon
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Mason
Conspiracy
2001
as Luther
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Steven Watt
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
2000
as Walter Harris (archive footage)
When the Sky Falls
2000
as Tom Hamilton
Up Rising
2000
Instinct
1999
as Prisoners
Entrapment
1999
as Haas
Sliding Doors
1998
as Paul
Spice World
1997
as Policeman
Underworld
1997
Dad
1997
as Alan Hook
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Orville Tudway
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Gerald Farquaharson
The Precious Blood
1996
as Billy McVea
Silent Witness
1996
as Professor Peter Cherry
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Jake Leach
Chiller
1995
as Jack Taylor
Return to Blood River
1994
as Terry
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
as Tommy O'Neill
Abraham
1993
as Nahor
Full Stretch
1993
as Baz Levick
Stalin
1992
as Kirov
Common Pursuit
1992
A Masculine Ending
1992
as Andrew Gardner
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Inspector Turner
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Mr. Bogleby
Bottom
1991
as Sex Shop Assistant
Murder East - Murder West
1990
as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
Tygo Road
1990
as Adam Hartley
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
as Sergeant Hornby
Dream Baby
1989
as Slick
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
The Hangover
1989
as Colin
Thin Air
1988
as Mark Gentian
The Contract
1988
as Johnny Donoghue
Cry Freedom
1987
as Ken
The New Statesman
1987
as Colonel Gromyko
Casualty
1986
as Tom Bennod
The Berlin Affair
1985
as Heinz von Hollendorf
Not Quite Paradise
1985
as Pete
Screen Two
1985
as Stuart Thorn
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984
as Hugo Lang
Diana
1984
as Jan (John) Leigh
The Bad Sister
1983
as Tony
Enigma
1982
as Bruno
Commitments
1982
as Hugh
Praying Mantis
1982
as Bernard
Masada
1981
as Norbanus
The Long Good Friday
1980
as Irish Youth
Minder
1979
as Richards
Where the Heart Is
1979
as Paul
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as HMS Ranger Crewman
I, Claudius
1976
I, Claudius
1976
as Castor
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
The Paradise Run
1976
as Johnny
Survivors
1975
as Jeff Kane
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Doctor Who
1963
as Hugo Lang
Z-Cars
1962
Reflections
as Sid
