Paul McGann
- Born
- November 14, 1959 (66 years old)
- Place of birth
- Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
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
★ 8.2Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
★ 6.4Alien³
1992
★ 7.9Luther
2010
★ 7.5Empire of the Sun
1987
★ 6.4The Three Musketeers
1993
★ 6.1Queen of the Damned
2002
★ 7.8Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
★ 7.4Ripper Street
2012
★ 7.1The Musketeers
2014
★ 8.2Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
★ 7.3New Tricks
2004
★ 7.2Withnail & I
1987
Filmography
- 2026Triesverse: CataclysmFilm · The Doctor
- 2026Good BehaviourFilm · Richard
- 2025The MarblesFilm · Lord Byron (voice)
- 2025BookishSeries · Mr. Kind★ 6.4
- 2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarFilm · The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024Doctor Who at the PromsFilm · The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- 2024Churchill’s Forgotten WarFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2023The Day of the Sun DogFilm · Jaggers
- 2023The UndertakerFilm · Arthur
- 2023Talking Doctor WhoFilm · Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- 2023Mia and the Dragon PrincessFilm · Walsh
- 2022Doctor Who Am IFilm · Self
- 2022Swallow Your DreamsFilm · James
- 2022AnneSeries · Malcolm Thornton MP
- 2021AnnikaSeries · Jake Strathearn★ 7.0
- 2020The Big Night InFilm · Self
- 2020McDonald & DoddsSeries · Archie Addington★ 7.6
- 2019The Doctors: The Paul McGann YearsFilm
- 2019The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes OnFilm · Self
- 2019Swans: Mystery of the MissingFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018Picasso's Last StandFilm · Narrator
- 2018Oi For England's Green and Pleasant LandFilm · Himself
- 2017Perplexed MusicFilm · Man
- 2017BrakesFilm · Peter
- 2017Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New EvidenceFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2017Nero's Sunken CityFilm · Narrator (English Voice)
- 2017B&BFilm · Josh★ 6.3
- 2016Unfinished: The Making of Massive AttackFilm · Narrator (Voice)
- 2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongFilm · The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)★ 8.0
- 2015China - Treasures of the Jade EmpireFilm · Narrator
- 2015AbsenceFilm · Man
- 2015The Other Prince WilliamThe Other Prince WilliamFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015Finding Babylon's Hanging GardenFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2015Churchill: When Britain Said NoFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2015Shark: Beneath the SurfaceFilm · self, narrator
- 2015Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the PeaceFilm · narrator
- 2015Super Powered OwlsFilm · Narrator
- 2015Wild Sri LankaSeries · Paul McGann
- 2014The Great Wall of China: The Hidden StoryFilm · Himself
- 2014The Minister of Chance: PrologueFilm · Durian
- 2014Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space RaceFilm · Narrator (Voice)
- 2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter DavisonFilm · Self
- 2014France: The Wild SideFilm · Narrator
- 2014Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A GeniusFilm
- 2014A Little Place Off the Edgware RoadFilm · James Craven
- 2014The MusketeersSeries · St Pierre, Saint Pierre★ 7.1
- 2014Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life PaintingFilm · Narrator
- 2013The Five(ish) Doctors RebootFilm · Self★ 7.8
- 2013Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorFilm · The Doctor (8) (archive footage)★ 8.2
- 2013Doctor Who: The Night of the DoctorFilm · The Doctor★ 8.0
- 2013JFK's Secret Killer: The EvidenceFilm · Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 2013Brady and Hindley: PossessionFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 2013Art Is...Film · Lulu's Dad
- 2012Ripper StreetSeries · Stanley Bone★ 7.4
- 2012Britain's Greatest CodebreakerFilm · Himself - Narrator (voice)★ 6.0
- 2012The Bletchley CircleSeries · John Richards★ 7.6
- 2012A Mother's SonSeries · David
- 2012Tiger IslandTiger IslandFilm · Narrator
- 2012SOS: The Titanic InquiryFilm · Sir Rufus Isaacs
- 2011Digging The Great EscapeFilm · narrator
- 2011Doctor Who: Tales Lost in TimeFilm
- 2011Gadaffi and the IRAGadaffi and the IRAFilm · Narrator
- 2011The 9/11 SurferFilm · Narrator
- 2010The Day John Lennon DiedFilm · Narrator
- 2010Godard & OthersGodard & OthersFilm · Torrence
- 2010LutherSeries · Mark North★ 7.9
- 2009CollisionSeries · Richard Reeves★ 7.0
- 2009Moving OnSeries · Phil
- 2009Lesbian Vampire KillersFilm · Vicar★ 5.2
- 2008Doctor Who: The Next DoctorFilm · The Doctor (8) (archive footage)★ 7.4
- 2008Fables of Forgotten ThingsFilm · Clarence
- 2008My Dad Was a CommunistFilm · Narrator
- 2008The Ties That Bind UsFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2007Davros ConnectionsFilm · (archival audio)
- 2007Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal TakeoverFilm · Narrator
- 2007True Dare KissSeries · Nash McKinnon
- 2007Always Crashing in the Same CarFilm · Bill Mackinnon
- 2007World of Compulsive HoardersFilm
- 2006Tripping OverSeries · Jeremy
- 2006If I Had YouFilm · Philip Andrews
- 2005Ghosts on the UndergroundFilm · Narrator
- 2005The Orangutan KingFilm · Narrator
- 2005GypoFilm · Paul
- 2005KidnappedSeries
- 2005Daphne Ashbrook in the UKFilm
- 2005Twisted TalesSeries · Phone (voice)
- 2005Death of an IdealistFilm · Narrator
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries · Dickie Erskine★ 7.8
- 2004Lie with MeSeries · Gerry Henson
- 2004Sea of SoulsSeries · Christopher Chambers
- 2004New TricksSeries · D.C.I. James Larson★ 7.3
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Film · Self★ 7.8
- 2003ListeningListeningFilm · Man
- 2003OtherworldFilm · King Matholwch (voice)
- 2003Doctor Who: ShadaFilm · The Doctor (voice)
- 2003Hornblower: DutyFilm · Lieutenant Bush★ 7.3
- 2003Hornblower: LoyaltyFilm · Lieutenant Bush★ 7.2
- 2002The BiographerFilm · Andrew Morton
- 2002Queen of the DamnedFilm · David Talbot★ 6.1
- 2002Blood StrangersSeries · DC David Ingram
- 2001Sweet RevengeSweet RevengeSeries · Patrick Vine
- 2001My KingdomFilm · Dean
- 2001Waking the DeadSeries · ACC Tony Nicholson★ 7.2
- 2001Real CrimeSeries
- 2001Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins StoryFilm · Self- Narrator
- 2001Hornblower: RetributionFilm · Lt. Bush★ 7.3
- 2001Hornblower: MutinyFilm · Lieutenant Bush★ 7.4
- 2001Hotel!Film · Ben Carter
- 2000FishFishSeries · Jonathan Vishnevski
- 2000Nature BoySeries · Steve Witton
- 1999Withnail and UsFilm · Self
- 1999ForgottenSeries · Ben Turner
- 1999Holby CitySeries · John Gaskell★ 5.8
- 1998The Dance of ShivaFilm · Captain Greville
- 1998HornblowerSeries · William Bush★ 7.8
- 1998Our Mutual FriendSeries · Eugene Wrayburn★ 7.8
- 1997FairyTale: A True StoryFilm · Arthur Wright★ 6.4
- 1997DowntimeFilm · Rob
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationSeries · David (voice)
- 1996Star Trek StoryFilm · Self - Commentary (voice)
- 1996Doctor WhoFilm · The Doctor★ 6.2
- 1996Catherine the GreatFilm · Potemkin★ 5.6
- 1996Bidding Adieu: A Video DiaryFilm · Self
- 1996The One That Got AwayFilm · Chris Ryan
- 1996The Merchant of VeniceFilm · Bassanio
- 1995The Hanging GaleSeries · Liam Phelan
- 1995The Hanging GaleFilm · Liam Phelan
- 1993The Three MusketeersFilm · Girard / Jussac★ 6.4
- 1992Nice TownNice TownSeries · Joe Thompson
- 1992Alien³Film · Golic★ 6.4
- 1992Afraid of the DarkFilm · Tony★ 5.7
- 1990Paper MaskFilm · Matthew Harris★ 5.6
- 1990Drowning in the Shallow EndFilm · Colin
- 1990The MonkFilm · Father Lorenzo Rojas
- 1989DealersFilm · Daniel Pascoe
- 1989The RainbowFilm · Anton Skrebensky★ 5.7
- 1989Streets of YesterdayFilm · Joseph
- 1989Tree of HandsFilm · Barry
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries · Dr. Peter Lord★ 8.2
- 1988The Importance of Being EarnestFilm · John Worthing
- 1987Empire of the SunFilm · Lieutenant Price★ 7.5
- 1987Cariani and the CourtesansFilm · Giovanni Cariani
- 1987Withnail & IFilm · ...& I★ 7.2
- 1986The Monocled MutineerSeries · Percy Toplis
- 1986Sunday PremiereSunday PremiereSeries · Percy Toplis
- 1986ScreenPlaySeries · Giovanni Cariani
- 1985Screen TwoSeries · Colin
- 1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and MuscleFilm · Mo Morris
- 1983Give us a BreakSeries · Mo Morris
- 1983GaskinFilm · Graham Gaskin
- 1982Whistling WallyFilm · Norman
- 1977FishSeries
- 1970Play for TodaySeries · Norman
