Actor
Paul McGann
14 November 1959 (66) Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
- Directed
- 1
- Movies
- 113
- Shows
- 60
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
- 2026
- Triesverse: Cataclysm · Film · The Doctor
- Good Behaviour · Film · Richard
- 2025
- The Marbles · Film · Lord Byron (voice)
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War · Film · The Doctor
- Bookish · Series · Mr. Kind
- 2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms · Film · The Doctor (8)
- Churchill’s Forgotten War · Film · Narrator (voice)
- 2023
- The Day of the Sun Dog · Film · Jaggers
- The Undertaker · Film · Arthur
- Talking Doctor Who · Film · The Doctor (8)
- Mia and the Dragon Princess · Film · Walsh
- 2022
- Doctor Who Am I · Film
- Swallow Your Dreams · Film · James
- Anne · Series · Malcolm Thornton MP
- 2021
- Annika · Series · Jake Strathearn
- Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World · Series · Narrator
- 2020
- The Big Night In · Film
- McDonald & Dodds · Series · Archie Addington
- 2019
- The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years · Film
- The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On · Film
- Swans: Mystery of the Missing · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Victorian Sensations · Series · Presenter
- 2018
- Picasso's Last Stand · Film · Narrator
- Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land · Film
- 2017
- Perplexed Music · Film · Man
- Brakes · Film · Peter
- Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Nero's Sunken City · Film · Narrator (English Voice)
- B&B · Film · Josh
- Wildest Europe · Series · Narrator
- 2016
- Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack · Film · Narrator (Voice)
- Wildest Islands of Indonesia · Series · Narrator
- China: Between Clouds and Dreams · Series · Narrator
- China: Between Clouds and Dreams · Series · Commissioning Editor
- 2015
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song · Film · The Doctor (8) (picture)
- China - Treasures of the Jade Empire · Film · Narrator
- Absence · Film · Man
- The Other Prince William · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Churchill: When Britain Said No · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Shark: Beneath the Surface · Film · narrator
- Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace · Film · narrator
- Super Powered Owls · Film · Narrator
- Shark · Series · Narrator
- Wild Sri Lanka · Series · Paul McGann
- 2014
- The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story · Film
- The Minister of Chance: Prologue · Film · Durian
- Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race · Film · Narrator (Voice)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison · Film
- France: The Wild Side · Film · Narrator
- Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius · Film
- A Little Place Off the Edgware Road · Film · James Craven
- Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting · Film · Narrator
- Wildest Middle East · Series · Narrator
- Secrets of the Castle · Series · Narrator (Voice)
- Wildest Indochina · Series · Narrator (voice)
- The Musketeers · Series · St Pierre
- 2013
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot · Film
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor · Film · The Doctor (8)
- Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor · Film · The Doctor
- JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Brady and Hindley: Possession · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Art Is... · Film · Lulu's Dad
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited · Series
- 2012
- Britain's Greatest Codebreaker · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Tiger Island · Film · Narrator
- SOS: The Titanic Inquiry · Film · Sir Rufus Isaacs
- Wildest Islands · Series · Narrator
- Ripper Street · Series · Stanley Bone
- The Bletchley Circle · Series · John Richards
- A Mother's Son · Series · David
- Wildest Latin America · Series · Narrator (voice)
- 2011
- Digging The Great Escape · Film · narrator
- Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time · Film
- Gadaffi and the IRA · Film · Narrator
- The 9/11 Surfer · Film · Narrator
- 2010
- The Day John Lennon Died · Film · Narrator
- Godard & Others · Film · Torrence
- Luther · Series · Mark North
- 2009
- Lesbian Vampire Killers · Film · Vicar
- Collision · Series · Richard Reeves
- Moving On · Series · Phil
- Moving On · Series · Director
- 2008
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctor · Film · The Doctor (8)
- Fables of Forgotten Things · Film · Clarence
- My Dad Was a Communist · Film · Narrator
- The Ties That Bind Us · Film · Narrator
- The True Story · Series · Narrator
- 2007
- Davros Connections · Film · (archival audio)
- Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeover · Film · Narrator
- Always Crashing in the Same Car · Film · Bill Mackinnon
- World of Compulsive Hoarders · Film
- The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest · Series · Narrator (voice)
- True Dare Kiss · Series · Nash McKinnon
- 2006
- If I Had You · Film · Philip Andrews
- Tripping Over · Series · Jeremy
- 2005
- Ghosts on the Underground · Film · Narrator
- The Orangutan King · Film · Narrator
- Gypo · Film · Paul
- Daphne Ashbrook in the UK · Film
- Death of an Idealist · Film · Narrator
- Psycho · Series · Narrator
- Kidnapped · Series
- Twisted Tales · Series · Phone (voice)
- 2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple · Series · Dickie Erskine
- Lie with Me · Series · Gerry Henson
- Zero Hour · Series · Narrator (Voice)
- Bible Mysteries · Series · Himself-Narrator
- Sea of Souls · Series · Christopher Chambers
- New Tricks · Series · D.C.I. James Larson
- 2003
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' · Film
- Listening · Film · Man
- Otherworld · Film · King Matholwch (voice)
- Doctor Who: Shada · Film · The Doctor (voice)
- Hornblower: Duty · Film · Lieutenant Bush
- Hornblower: Loyalty · Film · Lieutenant Bush
- 2002
- The Biographer · Film · Andrew Morton
- Queen of the Damned · Film · David Talbot
- Blood Strangers · Series · DC David Ingram
- 2001
- My Kingdom · Film · Dean
- Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story · Film · Self- Narrator
- Hornblower: Retribution · Film · Lt. Bush
- Hornblower: Mutiny · Film · Lieutenant Bush
- Hotel! · Film · Ben Carter
- Sweet Revenge · Series · Patrick Vine
- Waking the Dead · Series · ACC Tony Nicholson
- Real Crime · Series
- 2000
- Fish · Series · Jonathan Vishnevski
- Nature Boy · Series · Steve Witton
- 1999
- Withnail and Us · Film
- Forgotten · Series · Ben Turner
- Holby City · Series · John Gaskell
- 1998
- The Dance of Shiva · Film · Captain Greville
- Hornblower · Series · William Bush
- Our Mutual Friend · Series · Eugene Wrayburn
- 1997
- FairyTale: A True Story · Film · Arthur Wright
- Downtime · Film · Rob
- 1996
- Star Trek Story · Film · Commentary (voice)
- Doctor Who · Film · The Doctor
- Catherine the Great · Film · Potemkin
- Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary · Film
- The One That Got Away · Film · Chris Ryan
- The Merchant of Venice · Film · Bassanio
- Testament: The Bible in Animation · Series · David (voice)
- 1995
- The Hanging Gale · Film · Liam Phelan
- The Hanging Gale · Series · Liam Phelan
- 1993
- The Three Musketeers · Film · Girard · Jussac
- 1992
- Alien³ · Film · Golic
- Afraid of the Dark · Film · Tony
- The Making of 'Alien³' · Film
- Nice Town · Series · Joe Thompson
- 1990
- Paper Mask · Film · Matthew Harris
- Drowning in the Shallow End · Film · Colin
- The Monk · Film · Father Lorenzo Rojas
- 1989
- Dealers · Film · Daniel Pascoe
- The Rainbow · Film · Anton Skrebensky
- Streets of Yesterday · Film · Joseph
- Tree of Hands · Film · Barry
- Agatha Christie's Poirot · Series · Dr. Peter Lord
- 1988
- The Importance of Being Earnest · Film · John Worthing
- 1987
- Empire of the Sun · Film · Lieutenant Price
- Cariani and the Courtesans · Film · Giovanni Cariani
- Withnail & I · Film · ...& I
- 1986
- The Monocled Mutineer · Series · Percy Toplis
- Sunday Premiere · Series · Percy Toplis
- ScreenPlay · Series · Giovanni Cariani
- 1985
- Screen Two · Series · Colin
- 1984
- Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle · Film · Mo Morris
- 1983
- Gaskin · Film · Graham Gaskin
- Natural World · Series · Narrator
- Give us a Break · Series · Mo Morris
- 1982
- Whistling Wally · Film · Norman
- 1977
- Fish · Series
- 1970
- Play for Today · Series · Norman
- 1964
- Horizon · Series