Paul McGann

Born Nov 14, 1959 in Liverpool

Paul John McGann (born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial The Monocled Mutineer (1986), then starred in the dark comedy Withnail and I (1987), which was a critical success and developed a cult following. McGann later became more widely known for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film. He is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the series Hornblower.

Filmography

Shows & movies

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land as Paul McGann

2021

Documentary | 45m

Annika (2021)

Annika (2021) as Dr. Jake Strathearn

2 seasons • 2021 • Continuing

Drama, Crime, Mystery | 47m

Brakes

Brakes as Peter

2017

Comedy | 1h 24m

B&B

2017

Thriller | 1h 27m

The Other Prince William

The Other Prince William as Narrator

2015

Documentary, History | 47m

Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

Cleopatra's Lost Tomb as Narrator

2016

Documentary, History | 49m

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire as Narrator

2018

Documentary, History

Shark (2015)

Shark (2015) as Himself - Narrator

1 season • 2015 • Ended

Mini-Series, Documentary | 1h

Absence

2015

Drama, Horror | 3m

Wildest Middle East

Wildest Middle East as Narrator

1 season • 2014 • Ended

Documentary | 44m

Wildest Indochina

Wildest Indochina as Narrator

1 season • 2014 • Ended

Documentary | 44m

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story as Himself

2014

Documentary | 47m

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden as Narrator

2015

Documentary, History

JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence

JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence as Himself - Narrator (voice)

2013

Documentary | 1h 23m

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as himself

2013

Comedy, Science Fiction | 30m

Save Our Souls: The Titanic Inquiry

Save Our Souls: The Titanic Inquiry as Sir Rufus Isaacs

2012

Drama, History | 59m

9/11: A legcsodásabb megmenekülés

9/11: A legcsodásabb megmenekülés as Narrator

2012

Documentary | 1h 30m

Wildest Islands

Wildest Islands as Narrator

2 seasons • 2012 • Ended

Documentary | 53m

A Mother's Son

A Mother's Son as David

1 season • 2012 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama, Thriller | 45m

Codebreaker

Codebreaker as Himself - Narrator (voice)

2011

Documentary, Drama | 1h 2m

The Day John Lennon Died

The Day John Lennon Died as Narrator

2010

Documentary | 1h

Luther

Luther as Mark North

5 seasons • 2010 • Ended

Drama, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery | 58m

Godard & Others

Godard & Others as Torrence

2010

Drama, Comedy | 1h 19m

Collision

Collision as Richard Reeves

1 season • 2009 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | 1h

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Lesbian Vampire Killers as Vicar

2009

Comedy, Horror | 1h 45m

Fables of Forgotten Things

Fables of Forgotten Things as Clarence

2008

Fantasy, Family, Drama | 16m

Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures

Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures as The Doctor

2 seasons • 2007 • Ended

Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

Jonestown Cult Suicides - The True Story

Jonestown Cult Suicides - The True Story as Narrator

2007

Documentary, History | 47m

Always Crashing in the Same Car

Always Crashing in the Same Car as Bill Mackinnon

2008

Drama | 12m

World of Compulsive Hoarders

World of Compulsive Hoarders as Paul McGann

2007

Documentary | 48m

Foreign Legion - Tougher Than the Rest

Foreign Legion - Tougher Than the Rest as Narrator

1 season • 2007 • Ended

Documentary | 50m

True Dare Kiss

True Dare Kiss as Nash McKinnon

1 season • 2007 • Ended

Drama | 50m

Tripping Over

Tripping Over as Jeremy

1 season • 2006 • Ended

Family, Drama, Adventure | 1h

If I Had You

If I Had You as Phillip Andrews

2006

Thriller | 2h

Ghosts on the Underground

Ghosts on the Underground as Narrator

2005

Documentary | 47m

Extraordinary People: The Boy with the Incredible Brain

Extraordinary People: The Boy with the Incredible Brain as Narrator

2005

Documentary | 1h

Gypo

2005

Drama | 1h 38m

Zero Hour

Zero Hour as Narrator

3 seasons • 2004 • Ended

Drama, Documentary, History, War | 45m

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada as Doctor Who

1 season • 2003 • Ended

Animation, Adventure | 25m

Otherworld

Otherworld as King Matholwch (voice)

2003

Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy | 1h 48m

Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty as Lieutenant Bush

2003

Adventure, Drama | 2h 5m

Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty as Lieutenant Bush

2003

Adventure, Drama | 1h 36m

Blood Strangers

Blood Strangers as DC David Ingram

2002

Drama, Crime | 2h 21m

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned as David Talbot

2002

Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 1h 41m

Hotel!

Hotel! as Ben Carter

2001

| 1h 15m

Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny as Lieutenant Bush

2001

Adventure, Drama | 1h 38m

Hornblower: Retribution

Hornblower: Retribution as Lt. Bush

2001

Adventure, Drama | 1h 38m

My Kingdom

My Kingdom as Dean

2001

Action, Crime, Drama | 1h 57m

Nature Boy

Nature Boy as Steve Witton

1 season • 2000 • Ended

Drama | 1h

Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures

Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures as The Doctor

1 season • 1999 • Ended

Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure | 1h 58m

Doctor Who (Big Finish)

Doctor Who (Big Finish) as The Doctor (8th)

2 seasons • 1999 • Ended

Science Fiction, Adventure, Podcast | 2h 1m

Forgotten

Forgotten as Ben Turner

1 season • 1999 • Ended

Drama, Crime, Thriller | 50m

Hornblower

Hornblower as Lt. William Bush

3 seasons • 1998 • Ended

Drama, Adventure, Action | 1h 39m

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend as Eugene Wrayburn

1 season • 1998 • Ended

Mini-Series, Drama | 1h 30m

Downtime

Downtime as Rob

1997

Romance, Thriller | 1h 30m

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story as Arthur Wright

1997

Drama, Family, Fantasy | 1h 39m

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary as Paul McGann

1996

Documentary | 52m

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice as Bassanio

1996

| 1h 26m

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away as Cpl. Chris Ryan

1996

Action, Thriller, Drama | 1h 46m

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great as Potemkin

1996

Drama | 1h 40m

Doctor Who - The Movie

Doctor Who - The Movie as The Doctor

1996

Adventure, Science Fiction | 1h 29m

The Hanging Gale

The Hanging Gale as Liam Phelan

1 season • 1995 • Ended

Drama, History | 55m

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers as Girard

1993

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance | 1h 45m

The Making of 'Alien³'

The Making of 'Alien³' as Paul McGann

1992

Documentary | 22m

Nice Town

Nice Town as Joe Thompson

1 season • 1992 • Ended

Drama, Comedy | 50m

Alien³

Alien³ as Walter Golic

1992

Action, Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 54m

Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark as Antony "Tony" Dalton

1991

Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | 1h 31m

Paper Mask

Paper Mask as Matthew Harris

1990

Drama, Thriller | 1h 45m

Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands as Barry

1989

Drama | 1h 29m

Dealers

Dealers as Daniel Pascoe

1992

Drama | 1h 32m

The Rainbow

The Rainbow as Anton Skrebensky

1989

Action, Drama | 1h 53m

Withnail & I

Withnail & I as Marwood (I)

1987

Comedy, Drama | 1h 48m

The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer as Percy Toplis

1 season • 1986 • Ended

Drama, History, War | 1h 10m

Give us a Break

Give us a Break as Mo Morris

1 season • 1983 • Ended

Drama, Comedy | 30m

Doctor Who

Doctor Who as The Eighth Doctor

26 seasons • 1963 • Ended

Science Fiction, Family, Drama, Adventure, Action | 25m