Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally (born 27 April 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003–2017). 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Primate as
- 2025 · Miss Austen as Mr. Austen
- 2023 · Bloody Fury as Bloody Fury (voice)
- 2022 · The Wingfeather Saga as Podo Helmer
- 2021 · Painted Beauty as Det. Greene
- 2018 · The ABC Murders as Inspector Japp
- 2017 · King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Lear
- 2014 · Marked as Brian Cruft
- 2014 · 1946 as Karl
- 2013 · The Mill as Mr. Timperley
- 2012 · Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation as Harold Smith
- 2009 · Wuthering Heights as Mr Earnshaw
- 2009 · Demons as
- 2008 · Tu£sday as Jerry
- 2007 · The Murder of Princess Diana as Charles Davis
- 2006 · Scoop as Mike Tinsley
- 2006 · Irish Jam as Lord Hailstock
- 2005 · Dead Fish as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
- 2004 · De-Lovely as Gerald Murphy
- 2002 · Shackleton as Frank Worsley
- 2001 · Bedtime as Simon
- 2001 · High Heels and Low Lifes as Mason
- 2001 · Conspiracy as Martin Luther
- 2000 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure as Walter Harris (archive footage)
- 1997 · Dad as Alan Hook
- 1996 · The Precious Blood as Billy McVea
- 1994 · Return to Blood River as Terry
- 1992 · Stalin as Kirov
- 1992 · Common Pursuit as
- 1989 · A Bit of Fry & Laurie as
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Thin Air as Mark Gentian
- 1980 · The Long Good Friday as Irish Youth
- Future · Largo as Angus
- 1985 · The Berlin Affair as Heinz von Hollendorf
- 1981 · Masada as Norbanus
- 1976 · The Duchess of Duke Street as
- Future · Reflections as Sid
- 2025 · Frayed as George
- 2024 · Apartment 7A as Roman Castevet
- 2024 · Bottom: Exposed as Self
- 2023 · Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful as Self
- 2023 · Stonehouse as Harold Wilson
- 2022 · On Your Behalf as Detective McHendry
- 2022 · Musketeer as Porthos
- 2022 · Curse of the Macbeths as Duncan
- 2021 · Decrypted as Colonel Pike
- 2021 · You Really Got Me as Older James
- 2020 · Alex Rider as Max Grendel
- 2019 · Catherine the Great as Alexei Orlov
- 2019 · Robert the Bruce as Old Sean
- 2018 · Das Boot as Jack Greenwood
- 2018 · Das Boot as Greenwood Senior
- 2018 · The Outpost as The Blacksmith
- 2017 · Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Joshamee Gibbs
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Franz Mendelssohn
- 2016 · The Crown as Bernard Ingham
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Harris Cochrane
- 2016 · Fleabag as Older Man
- 2016 · Macbeth Unhinged as Duncan
- 2016 · Power Monkeys as Spencer
- 2016 · The Man Who Knew Infinity as Major MacMahon
- 2015 · Unforgotten as James Hollis
- 2015 · Legend as Harold Wilson
- 2014 · TURN: Washington's Spies as Judge Richard Woodhull
- 2013 · Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things as Self
- 2013 · Bounty Killer as Daft Willy
- 2013 · Count Arthur Strong as Ernest
- 2013 · Endeavour as Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
- 2013 · The Challenger Disaster as Lawrence Mulloy
- 2012 · Room at the Top as Mr. Brown
- 2012 · The Raven as Maddux
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2011 · Last Man Standing as
- 2011 · Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Joshamee Gibbs
- 2011 · Poe as Kyle Kilpatrick
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Horace Bryant
- 2009 · Big Top as Dad
- 2009 · Margaret as Kenneth Clarke
- 2008 · Valkyrie as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
- 2007 · Movie Connections as Self
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · Burn Notice as James Vanek
- 2007 · Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Gibbs
- 2006 · According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' as Self
- 2006 · Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Joshamee Gibbs
- 2006 · Life on Mars as Harry Woolf
- 2005 · Supernatural as Frank Devereaux
- 2005 · Supernatural as Frank Devereaux (voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Professor Jericho
- 2005 · Bloodlines as James Hopkin
- 2004 · The Phantom of the Opera as Buquet
- 2004 · New Tricks as Fred Blackledge
- 2003 · Crust as Bill Simmonds
- 2003 · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Joshamee Gibbs
- 2003 · Johnny English as Prime Minister
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Spooks as Robert Osborne
- 2001 · 24 as Russian Agent
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Steven Watt
- 2000 · When the Sky Falls as Tom Hamilton
- 2000 · Up Rising as
- 1999 · Entrapment as Haas
- 1998 · Sliding Doors as Paul
- 1997 · Spice World as Policeman
- 1997 · Underworld as
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Orville Tudway
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Gerald Farquaharson
- 1996 · Frontiers as Supt. Graham Kirsten
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Professor Peter Cherry
- 1995 · Eleven Men Against Eleven as Jake Leach
- 1995 · Chiller as Jack Taylor
- 1994 · Jo Brand Through the Cakehole as
- 1994 · Abraham as Nahor
- 1994 · All Things Bright and Beautiful as Tommy O'Neill
- 1993 · Abraham as Nahor
- 1993 · Full Stretch as Baz Levick
- 1992 · A Masculine Ending as Andrew Gardner
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Inspector Turner
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Mr. Bogleby
- 1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
- 1991 · Bottom as Sex Shop Assistant
- 1990 · Murder East - Murder West as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
- 1990 · Tygo Road as Adam Hartley
- 1990 · Jekyll & Hyde as Sergeant Hornby
- 1989 · Dream Baby as Slick
- 1989 · The Hangover as Colin
- 1988 · Hard Cases as Richard Pearce
- 1988 · The Contract as Johnny Donoghue
- 1987 · Cry Freedom as Ken
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Colonel Gromyko
- 1986 · Casualty as Tom Bennod
- 1985 · Not Quite Paradise as Pete
- 1985 · Screen Two as Stuart Thorn
- 1985 · Screen Two as Tommy O'Neill
- 1984 · Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma as Hugo Lang
- 1984 · Diana as Jan (John) Leigh
- 1983 · The Bad Sister as Tony
- 1982 · Enigma as Bruno
- 1982 · Commitments as Hugh
- 1982 · Praying Mantis as Bernard
- 1979 · Minder as Richards
- 1979 · Where the Heart Is as Paul
- 1977 · The Spy Who Loved Me as HMS Ranger Crewman
- 1976 · I, Claudius as
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Castor
- 1976 · The Paradise Run as Johnny
- 1975 · Survivors as Jeff Kane
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Hugo Lang
- 1962 · Z-Cars as