Acting · Bristol, England, UK · Born April 27, 1956
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.
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as Old Sean
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as Inspector Japp
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as Jack Greenwood
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as The Blacksmith
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as Bernard Ingham
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as Harris Cochrane
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as Older Man
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as Duncan
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as Spencer
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as Major MacMahon
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as James Hollis
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as Harold Wilson
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as Brian Cruft
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as Judge Richard Woodhull
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as Karl
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as Self
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as Mr. Timperley
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as Ernest
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as Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
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as Lawrence Mulloy
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as Mr. Brown
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as Maddux
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as Harold Smith
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as Self - Participant
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as Kyle Kilpatrick
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as Horace Bryant
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as Mr Earnshaw
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as Kenneth Clarke
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as Mr. Tibbs
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as Jerry
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as Self
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as Self
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as Charles Davis
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as James Vanek
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as Self
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as Mike Tinsley
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as Gibbs
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2006
as Harry Woolf
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2006
as Lord Hailstock
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2005
as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
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2005
as Frank Devereaux
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as Professor Jericho
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as James Hopkin
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as Buquet
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as Fred Blackledge
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as Bill Simmonds
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as Joshamee Gibbs
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as Prime Minister
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2002
as Self
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2002
as Robert Osborne
TVShackleton
2002
as Frank Worsley
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2001
as Russian Agent
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as Simon
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as Mason
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as Martin Luther
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2000
as Steven Watt
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as Walter Harris (archive footage)
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2000
as Tom Hamilton
TVUp Rising
2000
MovieEntrapment
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as Haas
MovieSliding Doors
1998
as Paul
MovieSpice World
1997
as Policeman
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1997
TVDad
1997
as Alan Hook
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Orville Tudway
MovieThe Precious Blood
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as Billy McVea
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1996
as Supt. Graham Kirsten
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1996
as Professor Peter Cherry
MovieEleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Jake Leach
MovieThe Smiths
1995
as Clive Smith
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1995
as Jack Taylor
TVChiller
1995
as Jack Taylor
TVGhosts
1995
as Craig Byatt
MovieReturn to Blood River
1994
as Terry
TVJo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
TVAbraham
1994
as Nahor
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1994
as Tommy O'Neill
MovieAbraham
1993
as Nahor
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1993
as Baz Levick
MovieStalin
1992
as Kirov
MovieCommon Pursuit
1992
MovieA Masculine Ending
1992
as Andrew Gardner
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1991
as Insp Turner
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1991
as Self
TVBottom
1991
as Sex Shop Assistant
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1990
as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
TVTygo Road
1990
as Adam Hartley
MovieJekyll & Hyde
1990
as Sergeant Hornby
MovieThe Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
as Self
TVAct of Will
1989
as Vincent Crowther
MovieDream Baby
1989
as Slick
TVA Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
MovieThe Hangover
1989
as Colin
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
MovieThin Air
1988
as Mark Gentian
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1988
as Mark Gentian
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1988
as Richard Pearce
TVThe Contract
1988
as Johnny Donoghue
MovieCry Freedom
1987
as Ken
TVThe New Statesman
1987
as Colonel Gromyko
TVCasualty
1986
as Tom Bennod
MovieThe Berlin Affair
1985
as Heinz von Hollendorf
MovieNot Quite Paradise
1985
as Pete
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1985
as Stuart Thorn
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1984
as Hugo Lang
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1984
as Jan Leigh
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1983
as Bonny Taylor
MovieThe Bad Sister
1983
as Tony
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1983
as Nigel Wood
MovieEnigma
1982
as Bruno
MovieCommitments
1982
as Hugh
MoviePraying Mantis
1982
as Bernard
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1981
as Norbanus
MovieThe Long Good Friday
1980
as Irish Youth
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1979
as Richards
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1979
as Paul
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1977
as HMS Ranger Crewman
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1976
as Castor
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1976
as Tom Prince
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1976
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1976
as Johnny
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1976
as Johnny
TVPoldark
1975
as Drake Carne
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1975
as Jeff Kane
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1967
as Paul
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1965
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1963
as Hugo Lang
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1962
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as Edward Perry
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