Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 14, 1959 (66 yrs)

place of birth

Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Alien³

Alien³

as Golic

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

as Lieutenant Price

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

as Girard / Jussac

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

as David Talbot

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as The Doctor

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Alien³
6.4

Alien³

1992as Golic
Empire of the Sun
7.5

Empire of the Sun

1987as Lieutenant Price
The Three Musketeers
6.4

The Three Musketeers

1993as Girard / Jussac
Queen of the Damned
6.1

Queen of the Damned

2002as David Talbot
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
8.2

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Doctor Who
6.2

Doctor Who

1996as The Doctor
Withnail & I
7.2

Withnail & I

1987as ...& I
Lesbian Vampire Killers
5.2

Lesbian Vampire Killers

2009as Vicar
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8.0

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
FairyTale: A True Story
6.4

FairyTale: A True Story

1997as Arthur Wright
Catherine the Great
5.6

Catherine the Great

1996as Potemkin
Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Lie with Me
5.7

Lie with Me

2004as Gerry Henson
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
7.8

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013as Self
Hotel!
5.2

Hotel!

2001as Ben Carter
Paper Mask
5.7

Paper Mask

1990as Matthew Harris
My Kingdom
5.5

My Kingdom

2001as Dean
The Monk
3.2

The Monk

1990as Father Lorenzo Rojas
The Rainbow
5.6

The Rainbow

1989as Anton Skrebensky
Hornblower: Duty
7.3

Hornblower: Duty

2003as Lieutenant Bush
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
5.0

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Afraid of the Dark
5.6

Afraid of the Dark

1991as Tony
Hornblower: Loyalty
7.2

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003as Lieutenant Bush
Hornblower: Mutiny
7.4

Hornblower: Mutiny

2001as Lieutenant Bush
Blood Strangers
5.8

Blood Strangers

2002as DC David Ingram
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
7.4

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
The Marbles

The Marbles

2025as Lord Byron (voice)
If I Had You
7.0

If I Had You

2006as Philip Andrews
B&B
6.3

B&B

2017as Josh
Good Behaviour

Good Behaviour

2026as Richard
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
5.9

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

2014as Himself
The Big Night In
9.0

The Big Night In

2020as Self
Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
5.9

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

2012as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Hornblower: Retribution
7.3

Hornblower: Retribution

2001as Lt. Bush
The One That Got Away
6.2

The One That Got Away

1996as Chris Ryan
Star Trek Story
0.8

Star Trek Story

1996as Self - Commentary (voice)
The Day John Lennon Died
8.0

The Day John Lennon Died

2010as Narrator
Otherworld
5.8

Otherworld

2003as King Matholwch (voice)
The Undertaker
5.5

The Undertaker

2023as Arthur
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

2014as Self
Always Crashing in the Same Car
6.7

Always Crashing in the Same Car

2007as Bill Mackinnon
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
7.8

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003as Self
Brakes
5.6

Brakes

2017as Peter
Dealers
5.6

Dealers

1989as Daniel Pascoe
The Hanging Gale

The Hanging Gale

1995as Liam Phelan
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

2005as Colonel MacNab
Gaskin
5.0

Gaskin

1983as Graham Gaskin
The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008as Self - Narrator
Drowning in the Shallow End
7.0

Drowning in the Shallow End

1990as Colin
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

1984as Mo Morris