Jimmy Yuill
Jimmy Yuill is an actor, born in 1959, in Golspie, Scotland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films. His most recent work saw him play the Chief Constable in "The Raven" along side John Cusack. Yuill was also the music composer for A Midwinter's Tale and Swan Song. Most of his acting work has been in theatre, although he has played police officers on television; he is best remembered for the character Doug Kersey in the British television show Wycliffe. In June 2006 Jimmy made his first appearance in EastEnders as the recurring character Victor Brown. In October 2007, Yuill took the lead in Sophocles' Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow. In 2010, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Performance for his role in a play adaption of the Testament of Cresseid by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · The Road Dance as Doctor Connolly
- 2021 · The Kindred as Robert
- 2020 · Artemis Fowl as Fisherman (Time Freeze)
- 2019 · Guilt as Albert
- 2018 · All Is True as Edward Woolmer
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, general in the King's army
- 2013 · Shetland as Angus Wallace
- 2012 · Flat Lake as Murdo Strachen
- 2012 · The Raven as Captain Eldridge
- 2011 · Young James Herriot as
- 2011 · Retreat as Doug
- 2010 · Princess Kaiulani as Archie Cleghorn
- 2009 · Within the Whirlwind as Siderov
- 2007 · Extraordinary Rendition as University Dean
- 2006 · The Magic Flute as Queen's Commander
- 2006 · As You Like It as Corin
- 2004 · Ladies in Lavender as Constable Timmins
- 2004 · The Rocket Post as James MacLeod
- 2004 · New Tricks as George Milligan
- 2001 · Strictly Sinatra as Rod Edmunds
- 2001 · Schneider's 2nd Stage as Detective Chief Inspector
- 2000 · Rebus as Mickey
- 2000 · Love's Labour's Lost as Constable Dull
- 2000 · Monsignor Renard as
- 1995 · Hamish Macbeth as Lachlan McCrae
- 1994 · Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Greigori
- 1994 · Wycliffe as DI Doug Kersey
- 1994 · Grushko as Chazov
- 1993 · Much Ado About Nothing as Friar Francis
- 1990 · Paper Mask as Alec Moran
- 1990 · Discovering Hamlet as Himself / Guildenstern
- 1989 · Henry V as Jamy
- 1989 · The Picnic as Man at Dyke
- 1988 · Eurocops as McCulloch
- 1987 · The Interrogation of John as Det. Sgt. Chandler
- 1985 · EastEnders as Victor Brown
- 1983 · Local Hero as Iain
- 1982 · Objects of Affection as Charles
- 1982 · Our Winnie as Charles
- 1981 · Andrina as Stanley
- 1981 · The Good Time Girls as Finlayson
- 1980 · Death Watch as
- 1979 · A Sense of Freedom as Dunkie