Kevin McNally was born on April 27, 1956, in Bristol, England. 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.
Movie | Apartment 7A | Roman Castavet | 2025 |
Series | Stonehouse | Harold Wilson | 2023-01-02 |
Series | The Wingfeather Saga | Podo Helmer | 2022-12-02 |
Movie | Decrypted | Colonel Pike | 2021-11-01 |
Series | Catherine the Great | Alexei Orlov | 2019-10-03 |
Movie | Robert the Bruce | Old Sean | 2019-06-28 |
Series | Das Boot | Jack Greenwood | 2018-11-23 |
Movie | King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe | Lear | 2017-09-21 |
Series | The Good Fight | Franz Mendelssohn | 2017-02-19 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Joshamee Gibbs | 2017-05-23 |
Series | Power Monkeys | Spencer | 2016-06-08 |
Movie | The Man Who Knew Infinity | Major MacMahon | 2016-04-08 |
Series | Designated Survivor | Harris Cochrane | 2016-09-21 |
Movie | Macbeth Unhinged | Duncan | 2016-06-16 |
Movie | Legend | Harold Wilson | 2015-09-09 |
Series | TURN: Washington's Spies | Judge Richard Woodhull | 2014-04-06 |
Movie | The Challenger | Mulloy | 2013-03-18 |
Series | Count Arthur Strong | Ernest | 2013-07-08 |
Series | The Mill | Mr. Timperley | 2013-07-28 |
Movie | Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things | Self | 2013-12-24 |
Movie | Bounty Killer | Daft Willy | 2013-09-05 |
Movie | Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation | Harold Smith | 2012-03-02 |
Movie | The Raven | Maddux | 2012-03-09 |
Series | Room at the Top | Mr. Brown | 2012-09-26 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Joshamee Gibbs | 2011-05-15 |
Series | Last Man Standing | Unknown | 2011-10-11 |
Series | Downton Abbey | Horace Bryant | 2010-09-26 |
Series | Big Top | 2009-12-02 | |
Series | Demons | Unknown | 2009-01-03 |
Movie | Margaret | Kenneth Clarke | 2009-03-26 |
Series | Wuthering Heights | Mr Earnshaw | 2009-08-30 |
Movie | Valkyrie | Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler | 2008-12-25 |
Movie | Tu£sday | Jerry | 2008-10-10 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Joshamee Gibbs | 2007-05-19 |
Series | Movie Connections | Unknown | 2007-09-10 |
Movie | The Murder of Princess Diana | Charles Davis | 2007-08-25 |
Series | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Unknown | 2007-09-03 |
Movie | Irish Jam | Lord Hailstock | 2006-01-01 |
Series | Life on Mars | Unknown | 2006-01-09 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Joshamee Gibbs | 2006-07-06 |
Movie | Scoop | Mike Tinsley | 2006-07-27 |
Movie | According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' | Self | 2006-12-06 |
Series | Supernatural | Frank Devereaux (voice) | 2005-09-13 |
Movie | Dead Fish | Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally) | 2005-10-11 |
Movie | De-Lovely | Gerald Murphy | 2004-07-02 |
Movie | The Phantom of the Opera | Buquet | 2004-12-08 |
Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Joshamee Gibbs | 2003-07-09 |
Movie | Johnny English | Prime Minister | 2003-03-14 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Series | Shackleton | Frank Worsley | 2002-01-02 |
Series | Spooks | Unknown | 2002-05-13 |
Movie | Conspiracy | Luther | 2001-05-19 |
Movie | High Heels and Low Lifes | Mason | 2001-07-16 |
Series | Bedtime | Simon | 2001-08-28 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Up Rising | 2000-06-25 | |
Movie | When the Sky Falls | Tom Hamilton | 2000-06-26 |
Movie | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure | Walter Harris (archive footage) | 2000-07-10 |
Movie | Instinct | Prisoners | 1999-06-04 |
Movie | Entrapment | Haas | 1999-04-29 |
Movie | Sliding Doors | Paul | 1998-04-23 |
Movie | Spice World | Policeman | 1997-12-18 |
Series | Underworld | 1997-11-04 | |
Series | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
Series | Dad | 1997-09-25 | |
Movie | The Precious Blood | Billy McVea | 1996-06-08 |
Movie | Eleven Men Against Eleven | Jake Leach | 1995-08-31 |
Series | Chiller | Jack Taylor | 1995-03-09 |
Series | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole | Unknown | 1994-04-08 |
Movie | All Things Bright and Beautiful | Tommy O'Neill | 1994-03-16 |
Movie | Abraham | Nahor | 1993-12-12 |
Series | Full Stretch | Baz Levick | 1993-01-05 |
Movie | A Masculine Ending | Andrew Gardner | 1992-04-12 |
Movie | Common Pursuit | 1992-11-09 | |
Movie | Stalin | Kirov | 1992-11-21 |
Series | Bottom | Unknown | 1991-09-17 |
Series | Pebble Mill | Unknown | 1991-10-14 |
Series | Murder Most Horrid | Unknown | 1991-11-14 |
Movie | Jekyll & Hyde | Sergeant Hornby | 1990-01-06 |
Series | A Bit of Fry & Laurie | Unknown | 1989-01-13 |
Movie | Dream Baby | Slick | 1989-05-29 |
Movie | Thin Air | Mark Gentian | 1988-04-08 |
Series | This Morning | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
Movie | Cry Freedom | Ken | 1987-11-06 |
Series | Casualty | Tom Bennod | 1986-09-06 |
Movie | The Berlin Affair | Heinz von Hollendorf | 1985-10-03 |
Movie | Not Quite Paradise | Pete | 1985-03-28 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma | Hugo Lang | 1984-03-30 |
Series | Diana | Jan (John) Leigh | 1984-01-12 |
Movie | The Bad Sister | Tony | 1983-02-05 |
Movie | Praying Mantis | Bernard | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | Commitments | Hugh | 1982-01-26 |
Movie | Enigma | Bruno | 1982-10-15 |
Series | Masada | Norbanus | 1981-04-05 |
Movie | The Long Good Friday | Irish Youth | 1980-11-01 |
Movie | The Spy Who Loved Me | HMS Ranger Crewman | 1977-07-07 |
Movie | The Paradise Run | Johnny | 1976-04-05 |
Series | I, Claudius | Castor | 1976-09-20 |
Series | The Duchess of Duke Street | Unknown | 1976-09-04 |
Series | Survivors | Unknown | 1975-04-16 |
Series | BBC Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
Series | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |
Series | Z-Cars | Unknown | 1962-01-02 |