Kevin McNally

Acting · 2.3 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: April 27, 1956
From: 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.

Works

86 films

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

20037.8

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

20067.4

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

20077.3

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

20116.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

20176.7

Legend

20157.0

The Phantom of the Opera

20047.3

Johnny English

20036.3

Entrapment

19996.2

The Spy Who Loved Me

19776.8

Valkyrie

20087.0

The Raven

20126.3

The Man Who Knew Infinity

20167.2

The Long Good Friday

19807.2

Scoop

20066.6

Sliding Doors

19986.6

Spice World

19974.9

Conspiracy

20017.3

Apartment 7A

20246.1

Abraham

19937.1

Cry Freedom

19877.0

Robert the Bruce

20195.5

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure

20005.8

De-Lovely

20046.1

Reflections

2026

Frayed

2025

New George

2026

Bounty Killer

20135.7

Dead Fish

20055.6

High Heels and Low Lifes

20016.2

King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe

2017

Fudge Sundae

2025

Enigma

19825.6

The Berlin Affair

19855.3

The Challenger Disaster

20137.3

Bottom: Exposed

20245.5

Stalin

19925.3

According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest

20068.4

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

20126.1

Bloody Fury

2023

Commitments

1982

Death on the Dearborn

2026

The Robbie Coltrane Special

19896.5

Jekyll & Hyde

19905.9

Musketeer

20226.0

Irish Jam

20065.7

Demons

2009

The Smiths

1995

Common Pursuit

1992

The Bad Sister

19835.3

Number Six

1995

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976

On Your Behalf

20227.5

You Really Got Me

20218.0

Tu£sday

20085.6

Margaret

20095.7

When the Sky Falls

20004.7

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

20238.0

The Murder of Princess Diana

20075.7

Plaster

2026

The Devil Is In The Detail

2026

Thin Air

19887.0

Decrypted

20214.8

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

19843.2

All Things Bright and Beautiful

19948.0

Eleven Men Against Eleven

19957.3

Marked

20145.0

The Precious Blood

1996

Curse of the Macbeths

20221.7

The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins

2025

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

20134.0

Not Quite Paradise

19855.7

A Masculine Ending

19928.0

Praying Mantis

19826.0

Murder East - Murder West

19908.0

Largo

20255.0

Painted Beauty

2021

The Paradise Run

1976

The Hangover

1989

Macbeth Unhinged

20163.5

Poe

20111.0

Dream Baby

19897.0

Crust

20033.5

Return to Blood River

19948.0

Where the Heart Is

1979

1946

2014