Kevin McNally
Born: 1956-04-27 in Bristol, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Well Being ... (Director)
2025
- Miss Austen as Mr. Austen
- Largo as Angus
- The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins as Podo Helmer (voice)
- Frayed as George
- Fudge Sundae as David
2024
- Apartment 7A as Roman Castevet
- Bottom: Exposed as Self
2023
- Stonehouse as Harold Wilson
- Exterminate ... (Director)
- Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful as Self
- Bloody Fury as Bloody Fury (voice)
2022
- The Wingfeather Saga as Podo Helmer (voice)
- Curse of the Macbeths as Duncan
- Musketeer as Porthos
- On Your Behalf as Detective McHendry
2021
- Decrypted as Colonel Pike
- Painted Beauty as Det. Greene
- You Really Got Me as Older James
2020
- Alex Rider as Max Grendel
2019
- Catherine the Great as Alexei Orlov
- Robert the Bruce as Old Sean
2018
- Das Boot as Jack Greenwood
- The Outpost as The Blacksmith
- The ABC Murders as Inspector Japp
2017
- The Good Fight as Franz Mendelssohn
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Joshamee Gibbs
- King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe as Lear
2016
- The Crown as Bernard Ingham
- Designated Survivor as Harris Cochrane
- Fleabag as Older Man
- The Man Who Knew Infinity as Major MacMahon
- Power Monkeys as Spencer
- Macbeth Unhinged as Duncan
2015
- Unforgotten as James Hollis
- Legend as Harold Wilson
2014
- TURN: Washington's Spies as Judge Richard Woodhull
- Marked as Brian Cruft
- 1946 as Karl
2013
- Endeavour as Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
- The Mill as Mr. Timperley
- Bounty Killer as Daft Willy
- Count Arthur Strong as Ernest
- The Challenger Disaster as Lawrence Mulloy
- Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things as Self
2012
- The Raven as Maddux
- Room at the Top as Mr. Brown
- Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation as Harold Smith
2011
- Last Man Standing
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Joshamee Gibbs
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- Poe as Kyle Kilpatrick
2010
- Downton Abbey as Horace Bryant
2009
- Wuthering Heights as Mr Earnshaw
- Demons
- Big Top as Dad
- Margaret as Kenneth Clarke
- Demons as Mr. Tibbs
2007
- Burn Notice as James Vanek
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Gibbs
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- Movie Connections as Self
- The Murder of Princess Diana as Charles Davis
2006
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Gibbs
- Life on Mars as Harry Woolf
- Scoop as Mike Tinsley
- Irish Jam as Lord Hailstock
- According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest as Self
2005
- Supernatural as Frank Devereaux
- Doctor Who as Professor Jericho
- Dead Fish as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
- Bloodlines as James Hopkin
2004
- New Tricks as Fred Blackledge
- The Phantom of the Opera as Buquet
- De-Lovely as Gerald Murphy
2003
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Joshamee Gibbs
- Johnny English as Prime Minister
- Crust as Bill Simmonds
2002
- Spooks as Robert Osborne
- American Idol as Self
- Shackleton as Frank Worsley
2001
- 24 as Russian Agent
- Bedtime as Simon
- Conspiracy as Martin Luther
- High Heels and Low Lifes as Mason
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Steven Watt
- Lock, Stock... ... (Writer)
- When the Sky Falls as Tom Hamilton
- Up Rising
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure as Walter Harris (archive footage)
1999
- Entrapment as Haas
1998
- Sliding Doors as Paul
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Orville Tudway
- Spice World as Policeman
- Underworld
- Dad as Alan Hook
1996
- Silent Witness as Professor Peter Cherry
- Frontiers as Supt. Graham Kirsten
- The Precious Blood as Billy McVea
1995
- Chiller as Jack Taylor
- Ghosts as Craig Byatt
- Eleven Men Against Eleven as Jake Leach
- The Smiths as Clive Smith
1994
- Abraham as Nahor
- Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
- All Things Bright and Beautiful as Tommy O'Neill
- Return to Blood River as Terry
1993
- Abraham as Nahor
- Full Stretch as Baz Levick
1992
- Stalin as Kirov
- A Masculine Ending as Andrew Gardner
- Common Pursuit
1991
- Pebble Mill as Self
- Murder Most Horrid as Insp Turner
- Bottom as Sex Shop Assistant
1990
- Jekyll & Hyde as Sergeant Hornby
- Tygo Road as Adam Hartley
- Murder East - Murder West as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
1989
- A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- Act of Will as Vincent Crowther
- Dream Baby as Slick
- The Hangover as Colin
- The Robbie Coltrane Special as Self
1988
- This Morning as Self
- Hard Cases as Richard Pearce
- The Contract as Johnny Donoghue
- Thin Air as Mark Gentian
1987
- The New Statesman as Colonel Gromyko
- Cry Freedom as Ken
1986
- Casualty as Tom Bennod
1985
- Screen Two as Stuart Thorn
- The Berlin Affair as Heinz von Hollendorf
- Not Quite Paradise as Pete
1984
- Diana as Jan Leigh
- Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma as Hugo Lang
1983
- The Bad Sister as Tony
1982
- Enigma as Bruno
- Praying Mantis as Bernard
- Commitments as Hugh
1981
- Masada as Norbanus
1980
- The Long Good Friday as Irish Youth
1979
- Minder as Richards
- Where the Heart Is as Paul
1977
- The Spy Who Loved Me as HMS Ranger Crewman
1976
- I, Claudius as Castor
- The Duchess of Duke Street as Tom Prince
- Plays for Britain as Johnny
- The Paradise Run as Johnny
- The Chester Mystery Plays
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Paul
1963
- Doctor Who as Hugo Lang