Kevin McNally
Known for Acting · 159 credits
- Born
- 1956-04-27 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
- Also known as
- Kevin R. McNally · Kevin Sperring · Kevin Robert McNally
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
TV Shows (74)
Supernatural
2005
as Frank Devereaux / Frank Devereaux (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Steven Watt
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Orville Tudway / Gerald Farquaharson
Doctor Who
2005
as Professor Jericho
24
2001
as Russian Agent
Doctor Who
1963
as Hugo Lang
The Crown
2016
as Bernard Ingham
Casualty
1986
as Tom Bennod
Silent Witness
1996
as Professor Peter Cherry
American Idol
2002
as Self
Downton Abbey
2010
as Horace Bryant
Burn Notice
2007
as James Vanek
The Good Fight
2017
as Franz Mendelssohn
Minder
1979
as Richards
Endeavour
2013
as Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
Spooks
2002
as Robert Osborne
Last Man Standing
2011
Z-Cars
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Designated Survivor
2016
as Harris Cochrane
New Tricks
2004
as Fred Blackledge
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Paul
Screen Two
1985
as Stuart Thorn / Tommy O'Neill / Billy McVea / Terry
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
TURN: Washington's Spies
2014
as Judge Richard Woodhull
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Unforgotten
2015
as James Hollis
Fleabag
2016
as Older Man
Das Boot
2018
as Jack Greenwood / Greenwood Senior
Alex Rider
2020
as Max Grendel
The Outpost
2018
as The Blacksmith
I, Claudius
1976
as Castor
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Insp Turner / Mr Bogleby
Poldark
1975
as Drake Carne
Survivors
1975
as Jeff Kane
The New Statesman
1987
as Colonel Gromyko
Life on Mars
2006
as Harry Woolf
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Tom Prince
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
The ABC Murders
2018
as Inspector Japp
Catherine the Great
2019
as Alexei Orlov
Bottom
1991
as Sex Shop Assistant
Wuthering Heights
2009
as Mr Earnshaw
The Wingfeather Saga
2022
as Podo Helmer (voice)
Masada
1981
as Norbanus
The Mill
2013
as Mr. Timperley
Count Arthur Strong
2013
as Ernest
Shackleton
2002
as Frank Worsley
Miss Austen
2025
as Mr. Austen
Stonehouse
2023
as Harold Wilson
Chiller
1995
as Jack Taylor
This Morning
1988
as Self
Bedtime
2001
as Simon
Ghosts
1995
as Craig Byatt
Room at the Top
2012
as Mr. Brown
Diana
1984
as Jan Leigh
Movie Connections
2007
as Self
Power Monkeys
2016
as Spencer
Underworld
1997
Movies (85)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
as Joshamee Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Joshamee Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
as Joshamee Gibbs
Legend
2015
as Harold Wilson
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Buquet
Valkyrie
2008
as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
Johnny English
2003
as Prime Minister
Entrapment
1999
as Haas
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as HMS Ranger Crewman
Spice World
1997
as Policeman
Scoop
2006
as Mike Tinsley
Conspiracy
2001
as Martin Luther
Apartment 7A
2024
as Roman Castevet
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
as Major MacMahon
Sliding Doors
1998
as Paul
The Long Good Friday
1980
as Irish Youth
Bounty Killer
2013
as Daft Willy
De-Lovely
2004
as Gerald Murphy
The Raven
2012
as Maddux
Cry Freedom
1987
as Ken
Robert the Bruce
2019
as Old Sean
Enigma
1982
as Bruno
Abraham
1993
as Nahor
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
2000
as Walter Harris (archive footage)
Stalin
1992
as Kirov
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
as Sergeant Hornby
Dead Fish
2005
as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
as Harold Smith
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Mason
A Masculine Ending
1992
as Andrew Gardner
The Berlin Affair
1985
as Heinz von Hollendorf
The Challenger Disaster
2013
as Lawrence Mulloy
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
as Self
Common Pursuit
1992
Irish Jam
2006
as Lord Hailstock
Poe
2011
as Kyle Kilpatrick
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Self
Decrypted
2021
as Colonel Pike
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
as Self
Painted Beauty
2021
as Det. Greene
Murder East - Murder West
1990
as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
Margaret
2009
as Kenneth Clarke
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984
as Hugo Lang
Crust
2003
as Bill Simmonds
Not Quite Paradise
1985
as Pete
The Murder of Princess Diana
2007
as Charles Davis
Praying Mantis
1982
as Bernard
Bottom: Exposed
2024
as Self
When the Sky Falls
2000
as Tom Hamilton
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2017
as Lear
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Jake Leach
Macbeth Unhinged
2016
as Duncan
Marked
2014
as Brian Cruft
Curse of the Macbeths
2022
as Duncan
Tu£sday
2008
as Jerry
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
as Tommy O'Neill
Bloody Fury
2023
as Bloody Fury (voice)
Thin Air
1988
as Mark Gentian
The Precious Blood
1996
as Billy McVea
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
1946
2014
as Karl
Frayed
2025
as George
The Bad Sister
1983
as Tony
The Paradise Run
1976
as Johnny
The Hangover
1989
as Colin
Fudge Sundae
2025
as David
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins
2025
as Podo Helmer (voice)
The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
The Devil Is In The Detail
as Apollyon
Return to Blood River
1994
as Terry
Dream Baby
1989
as Slick
Largo
2025
as Angus
You Really Got Me
2021
as Older James
Commitments
1982
as Hugh
Demons
2009
as Mr. Tibbs
On Your Behalf
2022
as Detective McHendry
Musketeer
2022
as Porthos
Where the Heart Is
1979
as Paul
Death on the Dearborn
as Sheriff Wilson
Reflections
as Sid
The Smiths
1995
as Clive Smith
Plaster
as Edward Perry
New George
as Francis
About Kevin McNally
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 in… With 159 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Kevin McNally has appeared in 85 films and 74 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kevin McNally Movies
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) — as Joshamee Gibbs
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) — as Gibbs
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — as Joshamee Gibbs
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) — as Gibbs
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — as Joshamee Gibbs
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