Paul McGann
Paul McGann
Born 14/11/1959 in Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK

Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.

Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.

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Filmography (Movies)

The Marbles

The Marbles

Character:Lord Byron (voice)

Release Date:07/11/2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Character:The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release Date:31/05/2025

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

Character:The Doctor

Release Date:31/12/2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

Character:The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

Release Date:24/12/2024

Churchill’s Forgotten War

Churchill’s Forgotten War

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:04/05/2024

The Day of the Sun Dog

The Day of the Sun Dog

Character:Jaggers

Release Date:26/11/2023

The Undertaker

The Undertaker

Character:Arthur

Release Date:03/11/2023

Talking Doctor Who

Talking Doctor Who

Character:Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

Release Date:01/11/2023

Mia and the Dragon Princess

Mia and the Dragon Princess

Character:Walsh

Release Date:21/04/2023

Doctor Who Am I

Doctor Who Am I

Character:Self

Release Date:27/10/2022

Swallow Your Dreams

Swallow Your Dreams

Character:James

Release Date:12/09/2022

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

Character:

Release Date:02/09/2019

The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On

The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On

Character:Self

Release Date:24/04/2019

Swans: Mystery of the Missing

Swans: Mystery of the Missing

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:01/03/2019

Picasso's Last Stand

Picasso's Last Stand

Character:Narrator

Release Date:24/03/2018

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land

Character:Himself

Release Date:01/01/2018

Brakes

Brakes

Character:Peter

Release Date:24/11/2017

Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence

Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:24/09/2017

Nero's Sunken City

Nero's Sunken City

Character:Narrator (English Voice)

Release Date:16/04/2017

B&B

B&B

Character:Josh

Release Date:13/04/2017

Perplexed Music

Perplexed Music

Character:Man

Release Date:01/01/2017

Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack

Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack

Character:Narrator (Voice)

Release Date:05/09/2016

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Character:The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)

Release Date:25/12/2015

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire

Character:Narrator

Release Date:18/10/2015

Absence

Absence

Character:Man

Release Date:16/10/2015

The Other Prince William

The Other Prince William

Character:Self - Narrator (voice)

Release Date:27/08/2015

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:12/07/2015

Churchill: When Britain Said No

Churchill: When Britain Said No

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:02/06/2015

Shark: Beneath the Surface

Shark: Beneath the Surface

Character:self, narrator

Release Date:21/05/2015

Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Character:narrator

Release Date:01/05/2015

Super Powered Owls

Super Powered Owls

Character:Narrator

Release Date:03/03/2015

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

Character:Himself

Release Date:30/11/2014

The Minister of Chance: Prologue

The Minister of Chance: Prologue

Character:Durian

Release Date:17/10/2014

Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

Character:Narrator (Voice)

Release Date:13/10/2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Character:Self

Release Date:01/08/2014

Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius

Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius

Character:

Release Date:01/04/2014

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

Character:James Craven

Release Date:03/03/2014

Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

Character:Narrator

Release Date:05/01/2014

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Character:Self

Release Date:23/11/2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Character:The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

Release Date:23/11/2013

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

Character:The Doctor

Release Date:14/11/2013

JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence

JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence

Character:Himself - Narrator (voice)

Release Date:13/11/2013

Brady and Hindley: Possession

Brady and Hindley: Possession

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:11/07/2013

Art Is...

Art Is...

Character:Lulu's Dad

Release Date:01/04/2013

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Character:Himself - Narrator (voice)

Release Date:17/10/2012

Tiger Island

Tiger Island

Character:Narrator

Release Date:26/07/2012

SOS: The Titanic Inquiry

SOS: The Titanic Inquiry

Character:Sir Rufus Isaacs

Release Date:16/04/2012

Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape

Character:narrator

Release Date:28/11/2011

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

Character:

Release Date:31/10/2011

Gadaffi and the IRA

Gadaffi and the IRA

Character:Narrator

Release Date:26/09/2011

The 9/11 Surfer

The 9/11 Surfer

Character:Narrator

Release Date:10/09/2011

The Day John Lennon Died

The Day John Lennon Died

Character:Narrator

Release Date:06/12/2010

Godard & Others

Godard & Others

Character:Torrence

Release Date:01/08/2010

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Character:Vicar

Release Date:16/03/2009

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Character:The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

Release Date:25/12/2008

Fables of Forgotten Things

Fables of Forgotten Things

Character:Clarence

Release Date:01/09/2008

My Dad Was a Communist

My Dad Was a Communist

Character:Narrator

Release Date:23/08/2008

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

Character:Self - Narrator

Release Date:03/03/2008

Davros Connections

Davros Connections

Character:(archival audio)

Release Date:26/11/2007

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Character:Bill Mackinnon

Release Date:03/06/2007

World of Compulsive Hoarders

World of Compulsive Hoarders

Character:

Release Date:02/05/2007

If I Had You

If I Had You

Character:Philip Andrews

Release Date:01/05/2006

Ghosts on the Underground

Ghosts on the Underground

Character:Narrator

Release Date:31/10/2005

The Orangutan King

The Orangutan King

Character:Narrator

Release Date:19/10/2005

Gypo

Gypo

Character:Paul

Release Date:24/08/2005

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Character:Colonel MacNab

Release Date:27/02/2005

Daphne Ashbrook in the UK

Daphne Ashbrook in the UK

Character:

Release Date:01/02/2005

Death of an Idealist

Death of an Idealist

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/2005

Lie with Me

Lie with Me

Character:Gerry Henson

Release Date:15/11/2004

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Character:Self

Release Date:02/12/2003

Listening

Listening

Character:Man

Release Date:03/10/2003

Otherworld

Otherworld

Character:King Matholwch (voice)

Release Date:26/06/2003

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

Character:The Doctor (voice)

Release Date:02/05/2003

Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty

Character:Lieutenant Bush

Release Date:06/01/2003

Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty

Character:Lieutenant Bush

Release Date:05/01/2003

The Biographer

The Biographer

Character:Andrew Morton

Release Date:01/09/2002

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

Character:David Talbot

Release Date:10/02/2002

Blood Strangers

Blood Strangers

Character:DC David Ingram

Release Date:03/02/2002

My Kingdom

My Kingdom

Character:Dean

Release Date:10/09/2001

Hornblower: Retribution

Hornblower: Retribution

Character:Lt. Bush

Release Date:15/04/2001

Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny

Character:Lieutenant Bush

Release Date:08/04/2001

Hotel!

Hotel!

Character:Ben Carter

Release Date:17/02/2001

Withnail and Us

Withnail and Us

Character:Self

Release Date:04/08/1999

The Dance of Shiva

The Dance of Shiva

Character:Captain Greville

Release Date:18/12/1998

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

Character:Arthur Wright

Release Date:24/10/1997

Downtime

Downtime

Character:Rob

Release Date:21/10/1997

Star Trek Story

Star Trek Story

Character:Self - Commentary (voice)

Release Date:26/08/1996

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Character:The Doctor

Release Date:12/05/1996

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Character:Potemkin

Release Date:28/04/1996

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary

Character:Self

Release Date:01/04/1996

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

Character:Chris Ryan

Release Date:18/02/1996

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Character:Bassanio

Release Date:01/01/1996

The Hanging Gale

The Hanging Gale

Character:Liam Phelan

Release Date:01/01/1995

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Character:Girard / Jussac

Release Date:11/11/1993

Alien³

Alien³

Character:Golic

Release Date:22/05/1992

Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark

Character:Tony

Release Date:10/10/1991

Paper Mask

Paper Mask

Character:Matthew Harris

Release Date:14/09/1990

Drowning in the Shallow End

Drowning in the Shallow End

Character:Colin

Release Date:28/01/1990

The Monk

The Monk

Character:Father Lorenzo Rojas

Release Date:17/01/1990

Dealers

Dealers

Character:Daniel Pascoe

Release Date:03/11/1989

The Rainbow

The Rainbow

Character:Anton Skrebensky

Release Date:05/05/1989

Streets of Yesterday

Streets of Yesterday

Character:Joseph

Release Date:01/05/1989

Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands

Character:Barry

Release Date:07/03/1989

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Character:John Worthing

Release Date:29/05/1988

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

Character:Lieutenant Price

Release Date:09/12/1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans

Character:Giovanni Cariani

Release Date:05/08/1987

Withnail & I

Withnail & I

Character:...& I

Release Date:19/06/1987

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Character:Mo Morris

Release Date:31/12/1984

Gaskin

Gaskin

Character:Graham Gaskin

Release Date:01/01/1983

Whistling Wally

Whistling Wally

Character:Norman

Release Date:06/04/1982

Television Appearances

Bookish

Bookish

Character:Mr. Kind

Anne

Anne

Character:Malcolm Thornton MP

Annika

Annika

Character:Jake Strathearn

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World

Character:Self - Narrator

McDonald & Dodds

McDonald & Dodds

Character:Archie Addington

Victorian Sensations

Victorian Sensations

Character:Self - Presenter

Wildest Europe

Wildest Europe

Character:Narrator

Wildest Islands of Indonesia

Wildest Islands of Indonesia

Character:Narrator

Shark

Shark

Character:Himself - Narrator

Wild Sri Lanka

Wild Sri Lanka

Character:Paul McGann

Wildest Middle East

Wildest Middle East

Character:Narrator

Secrets of the Castle

Secrets of the Castle

Character:Narrator (Voice)

Wildest Indochina

Wildest Indochina

Character:Narrator (voice)

The Musketeers

The Musketeers

Character:St Pierre

The Musketeers

The Musketeers

Character:Saint Pierre

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Character:Self

Wildest Islands

Wildest Islands

Character:Narrator

Ripper Street

Ripper Street

Character:Stanley Bone

The Bletchley Circle

The Bletchley Circle

Character:John Richards

A Mother's Son

A Mother's Son

Character:David

Wildest Latin America

Wildest Latin America

Character:Self - Narrator (voice)

Luther

Luther

Character:Mark North

Collision

Collision

Character:Richard Reeves

Moving On

Moving On

Character:Phil

The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest

The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest

Character:Himself - Narrator (voice)

True Dare Kiss

True Dare Kiss

Character:Nash McKinnon

Tripping Over

Tripping Over

Character:Jeremy

Psycho

Psycho

Character:Narrator

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Character:

Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales

Character:Phone (voice)

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Character:Dickie Erskine

Bible Mysteries

Bible Mysteries

Character:Himself-Narrator

Sea of Souls

Sea of Souls

Character:Christopher Chambers

New Tricks

New Tricks

Character:D.C.I. James Larson

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Character:Patrick Vine

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Character:ACC Tony Nicholson

Fish

Fish

Character:Jonathan Vishnevski

Nature Boy

Nature Boy

Character:Steve Witton

Forgotten

Forgotten

Character:Ben Turner

Holby City

Holby City

Character:John Gaskell

Hornblower

Hornblower

Character:William Bush

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

Character:Eugene Wrayburn

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Character:David (voice)

The Hanging Gale

The Hanging Gale

Character:Liam Phelan

Nice Town

Nice Town

Character:Joe Thompson

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Character:Dr. Peter Lord

The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer

Character:Percy Toplis

Natural World

Natural World

Character:Narrator

Give us a Break

Give us a Break

Character:Mo Morris

Fish

Fish

Character:

Play for Today

Play for Today

Character:Norman

Horizon

Horizon

Character:Himself

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