| Kevin McNally | |
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Kevin McNally, July 2006 |
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| Born | 27 April 1956 Bristol, UK |
| Other names | Kevin R. McNally |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Phyllis Logan (?–present) |
Kevin McNally (born 27 April 1956)[1] is an English actor who has worked in theatre and radio extensively as well as in film and television.
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Born in Bristol, McNally spent his early years in Birmingham, attending Redhill Junior School on Redhill Road in Hay Mills and Mapledene Junior School (now Mapledene Primary School) on Mapledene Road in Sheldon. He went to Central Grammar School for Boys on Gressel Lane in Tile Cross. His first professional job, at the age of 16, was at the Birmingham Rep. In 1973 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where, in 1975, he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal.[1]
His most famous role is Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He is also one of the three actors who starred in all four films.
McNally lives in Los Angeles and is married to the actress Phyllis Logan. They have a son born June 1996.
| Year | Title | Role[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me | HMS Ranger Crewman |
| 1980 | The Long Good Friday | Irish Youth |
| 1983 | Enigma | Bruno |
| 1985 | Not Quite Paradise | Pete |
| 1985 | The Berlin Affair | Heinz von Hollendorf |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Ken |
| 1992 | Stalin | Sergey Kirov |
| 1997 | Spice World | Policeman |
| 1998 | Sliding Doors | Paul |
| 1999 | Entrapment | Haas |
| 2001 | Conspiracy | Martin Luther |
| 2001 | High Heels and Low Lifes | Mason |
| 2003 | Johnny English | Prime Minister |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2004 | De-Lovely | Gerald Murphy |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | Joseph Buquet |
| 2005 | Irish Jam | Lord Hailstock |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2006 | Scoop | Mike Tinsley |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2008 | Tuesday | Jerry |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Carl Goerdeler |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Joshamee Gibbs |
| 2012 | The Raven |
Notably, along with fellow British actors Ian McNeice and Kenneth Branagh, McNally appeared in two World War II films, Valkyrie and Conspiracy that depict behind-the-scenes activities of high ranking officials in Nazi Germany.
| Year | Title | Role[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Castor |
| 1976 | Survivors ("Parasites") | Kane |
| 1977 | The Duchess of Duke Street (A Lesson in Manners) | Tom Prince |
| 1977 | Poldark series II | Drake Carne |
| 1984 | Diana (TV series) | Jan |
| 1984 | Doctor Who ("The Twin Dilemma") | Hugo Lang |
| 1991 | Bottom (TV series) ("Smells") | Sex shop owner |
| 1995 | A Bit of Fry and Laurie | Himself/Various |
| 1997 | Underworld | Mr Jezzard |
| 1997–1999 | Dad | Alan Hook |
| 1999 | Rab C. Nesbitt ("Commons") | MP Tony Welthorpe |
| 1999 | Midsomer Murders ("Blood Will Out") | Orville Tudway [4] |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Captain Frank Worsley |
| 2002 | Spooks | Robert Osborne |
| 2002 | Bedtime | Simon |
| 2005 | "Bloodlines" (TV drama) | James Hopkin |
| 2007 | Life on Mars | Supt. Harry Woolf |
| 2007 | The Minister of Divine | Wesley |
| 2009 | Demons | Mr Tibbs |
| 2009 | Margaret | Kenneth Clarke |
| 2009 | Wuthering Heights | Mr Earnshaw |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Harry Morgan |
| 2010 | New Tricks (Left Field) | Fred Blackledge |
| 2010 | Marple (The Blue Geranium) | Inspector Sumerset |
| 2010 | Midsomer Murders (The Noble Art) | Gerald Farquaharson |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Freaks & Geeks) | Major Willie |
| 2011 | Supernatural (Slash Fiction) | Frank Devereaux |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey | Mr Bryant |
Other TV credits include: Z-Cars, The Bill, Casualty, The New Statesman and Murder Most Horrid. McNally also co-wrote several episodes of the television series Minder and Boon in the eighties.
| Title | Role | Theatre | Notes[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | Claudius | Donmar at Wyndham's Theatre | opposite Jude Law, Ron Cook and Penelope Wilton |
| Ivanov | Lebedev | Donmar at Wyndham's Theatre | opposite Kenneth Branagh, Malcolm Sinclair and Gina McKee Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role |
| Boeing Boeing | Bernard | Comedy Theatre | |
| The Lady in the Van | Alan Bennett 2 | Queen's Theatre | opposite Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett |
| Naked | Grotti | Almeida Theatre | opposite Juliette Binoche |
| Dead Funny | Richard | Savoy Theatre | |
| The Iceman Cometh | Paritt | National Theatre |