Kevin McNally
| Kevin McNally | |
|---|---|
 McNally in November 2017 | |
| Born |
Kevin Robert McNally 27 April 1956 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Kevin R. McNally |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Kevin Robert McNally (born 27 April 1956)[1] is an English actor who has worked in theatre and radio as well as in film and television. He is best known for portraying Joshamee Gibbs in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
Early life
Born in Bristol,[2] McNally spent his early years in Birmingham, attending Redhill Junior School on Redhill Road in Hay Mills and Mapledene Junior School (now Mapledene Primary School) on Mapledene Road in Sheldon. He went to Central Grammar School for Boys on Gressel Lane in Tile Cross.[3]
Career
McNally's first professional job, at the age of 16, was at the Birmingham Rep. In 1973 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where, in 1975, he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal.[4]
In 1977 he was a regular in the second series of Poldark (1975 TV series) playing Drake Carne, younger brother of Demelza Poldark.
From 1991 to 1994, he wrote nine episodes of Minder under the pseudonym Kevin Sperring with writing partner Bernard Dempsey. He played Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and is one of three actors to have appeared in all five films.[5]
In 2011, he was cast in the American television series Supernatural, as Frank.[6] In 2012, he performed as a voice actor for the best selling video game Assassin's Creed III, providing the likeness and voice of the character of Robert Faulkner. In 2013, he began working on a science fiction animation project called Sam Sweetmilk.
In September 2018, it was announced he is reprising his role of Joshamee Gibbs from the Pirates of the Caribbean films for the Disney and Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts III[7]
Personal life
McNally met actress Phyllis Logan in 1994, and they married on 15 August 2011.[8] Their son David was born in 1996.[8] The family lives in Chiswick.[9]
Filmography
Film
Along with fellow British actors Ian McNeice and Kenneth Branagh, McNally appeared in two Second World War films, Valkyrie and Conspiracy, that depict behind the scenes activities of high ranking officials in Nazi Germany.
Television
| Year | Title | Role[11] |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Castor |
| 1976 | Survivors (Parasites) | Kane |
| 1977 | The Duchess of Duke Street (A Lesson in Manners) | Tom Prince |
| 1977 | Poldark | Drake Carne |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown | Henry the Young King |
| 1981 | Masada | Norbanus |
| 1984 | Diana | Jan |
| 1984 | Doctor Who (The Twin Dilemma) | Hugo Lang |
| 1991 | Bottom (Smells) | Sex shop owner |
| 1992 | The Common Pursuit | Stuart Thorne |
| 1993 | Full Stretch | Baz Levick |
| 1995 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie | Himself/Various |
| 1995 | Ghosts | Craig Byatt |
| 1997 | Underworld | Mr Jezzard |
| 1997–1999 | Dad | Alan Hook |
| 1999 | Rab C. Nesbitt (Commons) | MP Tony Welthorpe |
| 1999 | Midsomer Murders (Blood Will Out) | Orville Tudway[12] |
| 2000 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Walter Burton Harris |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Captain Frank Worsley |
| 2002 | Spooks | Robert Osborne |
| 2002 | Bedtime | Simon |
| 2005 | Bloodlines | James Hopkin |
| 2007 | Life on Mars | Supt. Harry Woolf |
| 2007 | The Minister of Divine | Wesley |
| 2009 | Demons | Mr Tibbs |
| 2009 | Margaret | Kenneth Clarke |
| 2009 | Wuthering Heights | Mr Earnshaw |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Harry Morgan |
| 2010 | New Tricks (Left Field) | Fred Blackledge |
| 2010 | Marple (The Blue Geranium) | Inspector Sumerset |
| 2010 | Midsomer Murders (The Noble Art) | Gerald Farquaharson |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Freaks & Geeks) | Major Willie |
| 2011–2012 | Supernatural (Slash Fiction) (Adventures in Babysitting) (The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo) | Frank Devereaux |
| 2011–2012 | Downton Abbey | Horace Bryant |
| 2012 | Burn Notice ("Odd Man Out") | James Vanek |
| 2013 | The Challenger | Lawrence Mulloy |
| 2013 | The Mill | Mr. Timperley |
| 2014–2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Richard Woodhull |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day (Day 9: 10:00PM - 11:00AM) | Russian agent |
| 2015 | Count Arthur Strong | Ernest |
| 2016 | Lost Sitcoms: Hancock's Half Hour | Tony Hancock |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | Harris Cochrane |
| 2017 | Maigret's Night at the Crossroads | Inspector Grandjean |
| 2018 | The Good Fight | Franz Mendelssohn |
| 2018 | Unforgotten | James Hollis |
| 2018 | The Outpost | The Smith |
Other television credits include: Z-Cars, The Bill, Casualty, The New Statesman and Murder Most Horrid. McNally also co wrote several episodes of the television series Minder and Boon in the 1980s.
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game) | Joshamee Gibbs | ||
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III | Robert Faulkner | ||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Joshamee Gibbs | Credited as "Kevin R. McNally" | [13] |
Selected stage roles
| Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Lear[14] | King Lear | Shakespeare's Globe | opposite Saskia Reeves, Burt Caesar |
| Hamlet | Claudius | Donmar at Wyndham's Theatre | opposite Jude Law, Ron Cook and Penelope Wilton |
| Ivanov | Lebedev | Donmar at Wyndham's Theatre | opposite Kenneth Branagh, Malcolm Sinclair and Gina McKee Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role |
| Boeing Boeing | Bernard | Comedy Theatre | |
| The Lady in the Van | Alan Bennett 2 | Queen's Theatre | opposite Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett |
| Naked | Grotti | Almeida Theatre | opposite Juliette Binoche |
| Dead Funny | Richard | Savoy Theatre | |
| The Iceman Cometh | Paritt | National Theatre |
References
- ↑ Profile, debretts.com; accessed 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Kevin R McNally". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Kevin McNally - Questions and Answers - Interview". Londontheatre.co.uk. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ↑ "Mr Timperly (Kevin McNally)". The Mill. Channel 4. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Profile, joshgill.wordpress.com; accessed 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Kevin McNally cast in Supernatural, digitalspy.co.uk; accessed 16 March 2015.
- ↑ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/star-studded-voice-cast-unveiled-for-disney-and-square-enixs-kingdom-hearts-iii-300719139.html; accessed 26 September 2018
- 1 2 Boshoff, Alison (2 October 2015). "How Downton's unlikely lovebird proved you're never too old for marriage! Actress, 55, who plays Mrs Hughes in drama married her own Carson in real life". Daily Mail. UK. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Records kept by Clark County, Nevada, reveal that she married Kevin McNally, a fellow actor, on August 15, 2011. ... [The two met] Tin 1994. Two years later, they had a baby, David.
- ↑ Lawrence, Janie (29 October 2012). "I'll stay in Downton Abbey as long as I can says Phyllis Logan". Daily Express. UK. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ "Filmography". An Acclamation for Kevin R. McNally (official site). Archived from the original on 1 July 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- ↑ "Telly". An Acclamation for Kevin R. McNally (official site). Archived from the original on 1 July 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- ↑ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214950/
- ↑ http://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/1274/starstudded-voice-cast-unveiled-for-disney-and-square-enixs-kingdom-he
- ↑ Michael Billington (17 August 2017). "King Lear review – poverty-stricken Shakespeare puts spotlight on homeless". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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