Acting

Paul McGann

Born 1959-11-14 · Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK55 series144 films

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.

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Acting

2025BookishMr. Kind2 ep.
2022AnneMalcolm Thornton MP4 ep.
2021AnnikaJake Strathearn6 ep.
2021Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the WorldSelf - Narrator3 ep.
2020McDonald & DoddsArchie Addington1 ep.
2019Victorian SensationsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
2017Wildest EuropeNarrator5 ep.
2016Wildest Islands of IndonesiaNarrator5 ep.
2016China: Between Clouds and DreamsSelf – Narrator5 ep.
2015SharkHimself - Narrator3 ep.
2015Wild Sri LankaPaul McGann3 ep.
2014Wildest Middle EastNarrator5 ep.
2014Secrets of the CastleNarrator (Voice)5 ep.
2014Wildest IndochinaNarrator (voice)5 ep.
2014The MusketeersSt Pierre2 ep.
2013Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedSelf11 ep.
2012Wildest IslandsNarrator10 ep.
2012Ripper StreetStanley Bone1 ep.
2012The Bletchley CircleJohn Richards1 ep.
2012A Mother's SonDavid2 ep.
2012Wildest Latin AmericaSelf - Narrator (voice)5 ep.
2010LutherMark North10 ep.
2009CollisionRichard Reeves5 ep.
2009Moving OnPhil1 ep.
2008The True StoryNarrator8 ep.
2007The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the RestHimself - Narrator (voice)3 ep.
2007True Dare KissNash McKinnon6 ep.
2006Tripping OverJeremy6 ep.
2005PsychoNarrator4 ep.
2005Kidnapped3 ep.
2005Twisted TalesPhone (voice)1 ep.
2004Lie with MeGerry Henson2 ep.
2004Zero HourNarrator (Voice)6 ep.
2004Bible MysteriesHimself-Narrator9 ep.
2004Sea of SoulsChristopher Chambers1 ep.
2002Blood StrangersDC David Ingram2 ep.
2001Sweet RevengePatrick Vine2 ep.
2001Waking the DeadACC Tony Nicholson2 ep.
2001Real Crime11 ep.
2000FishJonathan Vishnevski6 ep.
2000Nature BoySteve Witton4 ep.
1999ForgottenBen Turner3 ep.
1999Holby CityJohn Gaskell52 ep.
1998HornblowerWilliam Bush4 ep.
1998Our Mutual FriendEugene Wrayburn4 ep.
1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationDavid (voice)1 ep.
1995The Hanging GaleLiam Phelan4 ep.
1992Nice TownJoe Thompson3 ep.
1986Sunday PremierePercy Toplis4 ep.
1986The Monocled MutineerPercy Toplis4 ep.
1986ScreenPlayGiovanni Cariani1 ep.
1983Natural WorldNarrator5 ep.
1983Give us a BreakMo Morris8 ep.
1977Fish13 ep.
1964HorizonHimself1 ep.

Behind the camera

2016China: Between Clouds and DreamsCommissioning Editor5 ep.
2009Moving OnDirector1 ep.

Guest appearances

2025BookishMr. Kind2 ep.
2021AnnikaJake Strathearn6 ep.
2013Doctor WhoSelf, The Doctor, The Doctor (archive footage)4 ep.
2022McDonald & DoddsArchie Addington1 ep.
2019Victorian SensationsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
2005Natural WorldNarrator5 ep.
2011LutherMark North4 ep.
2016The MusketeersSaint Pierre, St Pierre2 ep.
2014The Bletchley CircleJohn Richards1 ep.
2013Moving OnPhil1 ep.
2013Ripper StreetStanley Bone1 ep.
2011New TricksD.C.I. James Larson1 ep.
2011Waking the DeadACC Tony Nicholson2 ep.
2010Jonathan CreekHugo Dore1 ep.
2009HorizonHimself1 ep.
2006Sea of SoulsChristopher Chambers1 ep.
2006Agatha Christie's MarpleDickie Erskine1 ep.
2005Twisted TalesPhone (voice)1 ep.
2003Agatha Christie's PoirotDr. Peter Lord1 ep.
1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationDavid (voice)1 ep.
1996Doctor WhoThe Doctor1 ep.
1990Screen TwoColin1 ep.
1987ScreenPlayGiovanni Cariani1 ep.
1986Sunday PremierePercy Toplis4 ep.
1982Play for TodayNorman1 ep.

Also known as: Paul John McGann