Acting · Golspie, Scotland · Born January 1, 1956
Jimmy Yuill is an actor, born in 1959, in Golspie, Scotland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films. His most recent work saw him play the Chief Constable in "The Raven" along side John Cusack. Yuill was also the music composer for A Midwinter's Tale and Swan Song. Most of his acting work has been in theatre, although he has played police officers on television; he is best remembered for the character Doug Kersey in the British television show Wycliffe. In June 2006 Jimmy made his first appearance in EastEnders as the recurring character Victor Brown. In October 2007, Yuill took the lead in Sophocles' Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow. In 2010, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Performance for his role in a play adaption of the Testament of Cresseid by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland.
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as Doctor Connolly
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as Robert
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as Fisherman (Time Freeze)
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as Albert
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as Edward Woolmer
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as Banquo
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as Angus Wallace
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as Murdo Strachen
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as Captain Eldridge
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2011
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as Doug
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2010
as Mr. Spools
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as Archie Cleghorn
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as Siderov
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as University Dean
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as Queen's Commander
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as Corin
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2004
as Constable Timmins
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as James MacLeod
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as George Milligan
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2003
as Geoffrey
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as Mr Davidson
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as Rod Edmunds
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as Detective Chief Inspector
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as Mickey
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as Constable Dull
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TVPsychos
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as Alexander Drew
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1995
as Lachlan McCrae
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1994
as Greigori
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1994
as DI Doug Kersey
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as Chazov
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1993
as Friar Francis
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1992
as Charles Lightfoot
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as Alec Moran
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1990
as Himself / Guildenstern
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1989
as Jamy
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as Man at Dyke
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as McCulloch
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as Det. Sgt. Chandler
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as Det. Sgt. Chandler
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as Dunkie
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1985
as Victor Brown
TVScreen Two
1985
as Man at Dyke
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1983
as Iain
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1982
as Charles
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1982
as Charles
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1982
as Sands
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1981
as Stanley
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1981
as Finlayson
MovieDeath Watch
1980
