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Paul McGann

Acting
66 years oldKensington, Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.

Personal Details

Born
November 14, 1959
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Movies (36)

The Marbles

The Marbles

as Lord Byron (voice)

2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
5.4

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

as The Doctor

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2

Doctor Who at the Proms

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

2024

Churchill’s Forgotten War
8.0

Churchill’s Forgotten War

as Narrator (voice)

2024

The Day of the Sun Dog

The Day of the Sun Dog

as Jaggers

2023

The Undertaker
5.5

The Undertaker

as Arthur

2023

Talking Doctor Who
5.0

Talking Doctor Who

as Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

2023

Mia and the Dragon Princess
6.6

Mia and the Dragon Princess

as Walsh

2023

Doctor Who Am I
4.8

Doctor Who Am I

as Self

2022

Swallow Your Dreams
10.0

Swallow Your Dreams

as James

2022

The Big Night In
9.0

The Big Night In

as Self

2020

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2.0

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

2019

The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
7.8

The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On

as Self

2019

Swans: Mystery of the Missing
10.0

Swans: Mystery of the Missing

as Narrator (voice)

2019

Picasso's Last Stand

Picasso's Last Stand

as Narrator

2018

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land

as Himself

2018

Brakes
5.6

Brakes

as Peter

2017

Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence
8.0

Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Nero's Sunken City
4.3

Nero's Sunken City

as Narrator (English Voice)

2017

B&B
6.3

B&B

as Josh

2017

Perplexed Music

Perplexed Music

as Man

2017

Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack

Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack

as Narrator (Voice)

2016

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8.0

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)

2015

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire
8.7

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire

as Narrator

2015

Absence
7.0

Absence

as Man

2015

The Other Prince William

The Other Prince William

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden
9.0

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden

as Narrator (voice)

2015

Churchill: When Britain Said No
8.0

Churchill: When Britain Said No

as Narrator (voice)

2015

Shark: Beneath the Surface

Shark: Beneath the Surface

as self, narrator

2015

Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
10.0

Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

as narrator

2015

Super Powered Owls

Super Powered Owls

as Narrator

2015

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
5.9

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

as Himself

2014

The Minister of Chance: Prologue

The Minister of Chance: Prologue

as Durian

2014

Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
7.4

Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

as Narrator (Voice)

2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

as Self

2014

TV Shows (14)