Kevin McNally
Acting
- Born:
- 1956-04-27
- Place of birth:
- Bristol, England, UK
Biography
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
Filmography
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins
Frayed
Largo
Fudge Sundae
Miss Austen
Apartment 7A
Bottom: Exposed
Bloody Fury
Beyond Paradise
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Stonehouse
The Wingfeather Saga
On Your Behalf
Musketeer
Curse of the Macbeths
Decrypted
You Really Got Me
Painted Beauty
Alex Rider
Catherine the Great
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
Robert the Bruce
The ABC Murders
Das Boot
The Outpost
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The Good Fight
The Crown
Designated Survivor
Fleabag
Macbeth Unhinged
Power Monkeys
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Unforgotten
Legend
Marked
TURN: Washington's Spies
1946
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Bounty Killer
The Mill
Count Arthur Strong
Endeavour
The Challenger Disaster
Room at the Top
The Raven
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Last Man Standing
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Poe
Downton Abbey
Big Top
Wuthering Heights
Margaret
Demons
Valkyrie
Tu£sday
Movie Connections
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Murder of Princess Diana
Burn Notice
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
Scoop
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Life on Mars
Irish Jam
Dead Fish
Supernatural
Doctor Who
Bloodlines
The Phantom of the Opera
De-Lovely
New Tricks
Crust
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Johnny English
American Idol
Spooks
Shackleton
24
Bedtime
High Heels and Low Lifes
Conspiracy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
When the Sky Falls
Up Rising
Entrapment
Sliding Doors
Spice World
Underworld
Dad
Midsomer Murders
The Precious Blood
Frontiers
Silent Witness
Eleven Men Against Eleven
The Smiths
Number Six
Chiller
Ghosts
Return to Blood River
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Abraham
Abraham
Full Stretch
Stalin
Common Pursuit
A Masculine Ending
Murder Most Horrid
Pebble Mill
Bottom
Murder East - Murder West
Tygo Road
Jekyll & Hyde
The Robbie Coltrane Special
Act of Will
Dream Baby
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
The Hangover
This Morning
Thin Air
Thin Air
Hard Cases
The Contract
Cry Freedom
The New Statesman
Casualty
The Berlin Affair
Not Quite Paradise
Screen Two
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Diana
A Brother's Tale
The Bad Sister
The Hard Word
Enigma
Commitments
Praying Mantis
Masada
Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn
The Long Good Friday
Minder
Where the Heart Is
The Spy Who Loved Me
I, Claudius
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Chester Mystery Plays
Plays for Britain
The Paradise Run
Poldark
Survivors
ITV Playhouse
BBC Play of the Month
Doctor Who
Z-Cars
Reflections
Plaster
Death on the Dearborn
The Devil Is In The Detail
New George