Jimmy Yuill
Born: 1956-01-01 in Golspie, Scotland
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
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
- Shetland as Angus Wallace
- National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Banquo
2011
- Young James Herriot
- Retreat as Doug
2010
- Going Postal as Mr. Spools
- Princess Kaiulani as Archie Cleghorn
2009
- Within the Whirlwind as Siderov
2007
- Extraordinary Rendition as University Dean
2006
- As You Like It as Corin
- The Magic Flute as Queen's Commander
2004
- New Tricks as George Milligan
- Ladies in Lavender as Constable Timmins
- The Rocket Post as James MacLeod
2003
- The Afternoon Play as Geoffrey
2001
- Murphy's Law as Mr Davidson
- Strictly Sinatra as Rod Edmunds
- Schneider's 2nd Stage as Detective Chief Inspector
2000
- Rebus as Mickey
- Monsignor Renard
- Love's Labour's Lost as Constable Dull
1999
- Psychos as Alexander Drew
1995
- Hamish Macbeth as Lachlan McCrae
- In the Bleak Midwinter ... (Original Music Composer)
1994
- Wycliffe as DI Doug Kersey
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Greigori
- Grushko as Chazov
1993
- Much Ado About Nothing as Friar Francis
1992
- A Touch of Frost as Charles Lightfoot
- Swan Song ... (Original Music Composer)
1990
- Paper Mask as Alec Moran
- Discovering Hamlet as Himself / Guildenstern
1989
- Henry V as Jamy
- The Picnic as Man at Dyke
- Sales People from Hell
1988
- Eurocops as McCulloch
1987
- The Interrogation of John as Det. Sgt. Chandler
1986
- ScreenPlay as Det. Sgt. Chandler
1985
- EastEnders as Victor Brown
- Screen Two as Man at Dyke
- A Sense of Freedom as Dunkie
1983
- Local Hero as Iain
1982
- Objects of Affection as Charles
- Cloud Howe as Sands
- Our Winnie as Charles
1981
- Andrina as Stanley
- The Good Time Girls as Finlayson