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 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.
159 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 159
Supernatural
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
2005
24
2001
Casualty
1986
The Crown
2016
Doctor Who
1963
Burn Notice
2007
Silent Witness
1996
American Idol
2002
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
Minder
1979
Downton Abbey
2010
The Good Fight
2017
Spooks
2002
Endeavour
2013
Designated Survivor
2016
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Last Man Standing
2011
New Tricks
2004
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Z-Cars
1962
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Screen Two
1985
ITV Playhouse
1967
Unforgotten
2015
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Pebble Mill
1991
Fleabag
2016
TURN: Washington's Spies
2014
Das Boot
2018
The Outpost
2018
Alex Rider
2020
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
Murder Most Horrid
1991
Legend
2015
Life on Mars
2006
The New Statesman
1987
Poldark
1975
I, Claudius
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Survivors
1975
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
Valkyrie
2008
Johnny English
2003
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Wuthering Heights
2009
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Catherine the Great
2019
The ABC Murders
2018
Bottom
1991
The Mill
2013
Entrapment
1999
Masada
1981
Shackleton
2002
The Wingfeather Saga
2022
Count Arthur Strong
2013
Miss Austen
2025
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
Scoop
2006
The Long Good Friday
1980
Chiller
1995
Spice World
1997
Conspiracy
2001
The Raven
2012
Sliding Doors
1998
Stonehouse
2023
Apartment 7A
2024
Ghosts
1995
Bedtime
2001
Demons
2009
Abraham
1994
Bounty Killer
2013
Movie Connections
2007
This Morning
1988
Diana
1984
Full Stretch
1993
Room at the Top
2012
Underworld
1997
Power Monkeys
2016
Cry Freedom
1987
Dad
1997
Stalin
1992
De-Lovely
2004
Bloodlines
2005
Big Top
2009
The Contract
1988
Robert the Bruce
2019
The Berlin Affair
1985
Frontiers
1996
Abraham
1993
Enigma
1982
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
Plays for Britain
1976
Dead Fish
2005
Hard Cases
1988
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
2000
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
Act of Will
1989
The Murder of Princess Diana
2007
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
The Challenger Disaster
2013
Irish Jam
2006
Decrypted
2021
Crust
2003
A Masculine Ending
1992
Margaret
2009
Up Rising
2000
Thin Air
1988
Tygo Road
1990
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
Murder East - Murder West
1990
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2017
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
2006
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
Bottom: Exposed
2024
When the Sky Falls
2000
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
Praying Mantis
1982
Marked
2014
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984
Common Pursuit
1992
Tu£sday
2008
Poe
2011
Macbeth Unhinged
2016
The Precious Blood
1996
Not Quite Paradise
1985
The Bad Sister
1983
Painted Beauty
2021
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
The Paradise Run
1976
Curse of the Macbeths
2022
Bloody Fury
2023
1946
2014
Commitments
1982
Plaster
—
Fudge Sundae
2025
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins
2025
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
The Hangover
1989
Reflections
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The Robbie Coltrane Special
1989
The Smiths
1995
Largo
2025
Frayed
2025
You Really Got Me
2021
Musketeer
2022
The Devil Is In The Detail
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Dream Baby
1989
On Your Behalf
2022
New George
—
Demons
2009
Death on the Dearborn
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Return to Blood River
1994
Where the Heart Is
1979
