Kevin McNally
Kevin Robert McNally (born 27 April 1956) is an English actor who has worked in theatre, radio, film and television. He is best known for portraying Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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| Born | Kevin Robert McNally 27 April 1956 Bristol, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Kevin R. McNally |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Born in Bristol,[1] 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.[2]
Career
McNally's first professional acting work, at age 16, was at the Birmingham Rep. In 1973 he received a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where, in 1975, he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal.[3]
In 1977 he was a regular in the second series of Poldark 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.
McNally played Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He is one of only three actors who appear in all five films,[4] and reprised the role in Kingdom Hearts III, making him the only actor from the film series to reprise a role in Kingdom Hearts.[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 videogame 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, Starship Goldfish.
In 2014, he played the lead role in re-recorded radio plays of five lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour for BBC Radio 4.[7] Following this, a further video episode was re-recorded and broadcast on BBC Four as part of the Lost Sitcoms series.[8]
From 2014-2017, McNally played Judge Richard Woodhull of Setauket, Long Island, in the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies. In July 2019, he guest-starred as Inspector Grandjean in Season 2, Episode 1 of Amazon's mystery series "Maigret".
In 2019, McNally portrayed Captain Mainwaring in a series of re-enactments of otherwise lost episodes of the sitcom Dad's Army.[9]
Personal life
McNally met actress Phyllis Logan in 1994, and they married in 2011 Their son David was born in 1996.[10] The family lives in Chiswick.[11]
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[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1988 | The Contract | Johnny Donahue |
| 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[14] |
| 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 |
| 2007 | The Murder of Princess Diana | Charles Davis |
| 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 |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Inspector Japp |
| 2018 | Das Boot | Greenwood senior |
| 2019 | Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes | Captain Mainwaring |
| 2019 | Catherine the Great | Count Alexei Orlov |
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 | Joshamee Gibbs | ||
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III | Robert Faulkner | ||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Joshamee Gibbs | Credited as "Kevin R. McNally" | [15] |
Selected stage roles
| Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Lear[16] | 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
- "Kevin R McNally". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- "Kevin McNally - Questions and Answers - Interview". Londontheatre.co.uk. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Mr Timperly (Kevin McNally)". The Mill. Channel 4. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
- "AN INTERVIEW WITH...KEVIN MCNALLY". joshgill.wordpress.com. 6 May 2011.
- "Star-Studded Voice Cast Unveiled For Disney And Square Enix's KINGDOM HEARTS III". PR Newswire. 26 September 2018.
- Jeffery, Morgan (31 August 2011). "Kevin McNally lands 'Supernatural' role". Digital Spy.
- "The Missing Hancocks". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Lost Sitcoms - Hancock's Half Hour". BBC Four. 8 September 2016.
- "Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst to star in new Dad's Army". comedy.co.uk. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Gm, Level Magazine- (19 June 2020). "Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan's Lorraine interview interrupted by husband in his dressing gown". LEVEL MAGAZINE. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- 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.
- Midsomer Murders - Blood Will Out on IMDb
- "STAR-STUDDED VOICE CAST UNVEILED FOR DISNEY AND SQUARE ENIX'S KINGDOM HEARTS III". Square Enix Press Center. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- Billington, Michael (17 August 2017). "King Lear review – poverty-stricken Shakespeare puts spotlight on homeless". The Guardian.
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