Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 14, 1959 (age 66)
Place of Birth
Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
Also Known As
Paul John McGann
Paul McGann
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.
Paul McGann reads the Pandorica Speech (Doctor Who) and learns the Time Warp (Cincinnati Comic Expo)
VideoKnown For
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dr. Peter Lord
1989
TV
Holby City
John Gaskell
1999
TV
Horizon
Himself
1964
TV
Play for Today
Norman
1970
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dickie Erskine
2004
TV
Natural World
Narrator
1983
TV
Screen Two
Colin
1985
TV
New Tricks
D.C.I. James Larson
2004
TV
Waking the Dead
ACC Tony Nicholson
2001
TV
Ripper Street
Stanley Bone
2012
TV
Luther
Mark North
2010
TV
The Musketeers
St Pierre
2014
TV
The Musketeers
Saint Pierre
2014
TV
Moving On
Phil
2009
TV
McDonald & Dodds
Archie Addington
2020
TV
ScreenPlay
Giovanni Cariani
1986
TV
Hornblower
William Bush
1998
Film
Alien³
Golic
1992
Film
Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden
Narrator (voice)
2015
TV
Annika
Jake Strathearn
2021
Filmography
2026FilmTriesverse: Cataclysmas The Doctor2026FilmGood Behaviouras Richard2025FilmThe Marblesas Lord Byron (voice)2025TVBookishas Mr. Kind2025FilmDoctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)2024FilmDoctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (8) (archive footage)2024FilmChurchill’s Forgotten Waras Narrator (voice)2023FilmThe Day of the Sun Dogas Jaggers2023FilmThe Undertakeras Arthur2023FilmTalking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)2023FilmMia and the Dragon Princessas Walsh2022FilmDoctor Who Am Ias Self2022FilmSwallow Your Dreamsas James2022TVAnneas Malcolm Thornton MP2021TVAnnikaas Jake Strathearn2021TVGreta Thunberg: A Year to Change the Worldas Self - Narrator2020FilmThe Big Night Inas Self2020TVMcDonald & Doddsas Archie Addington2019FilmThe Doctors: The Paul McGann Years2019TVVictorian Sensationsas Self - Presenter2019FilmThe Cavern Club: The Beat Goes Onas Self2019FilmSwans: Mystery of the Missingas Self - Narrator (voice)2018FilmPicasso's Last Standas Narrator2018FilmOi For England's Green and Pleasant Landas Himself2017FilmPerplexed Musicas Man2017FilmBrakesas Peter2017FilmEgypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidenceas Narrator (voice)2017FilmNero's Sunken Cityas Narrator (English Voice)2017FilmB&Bas Josh2017TVWildest Europeas Narrator2016TVWildest Islands of Indonesiaas Narrator2016FilmUnfinished: The Making of Massive Attackas Narrator (Voice)2015FilmDoctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)2015FilmChina - Treasures of the Jade Empireas Narrator2015FilmAbsenceas Man2015FilmThe Other Prince Williamas Self - Narrator (voice)2015FilmFinding Babylon's Hanging Gardenas Narrator (voice)2015FilmChurchill: When Britain Said Noas Narrator (voice)2015FilmShark: Beneath the Surfaceas self, narrator2015TVSharkas Himself - Narrator2015FilmChurchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peaceas narrator2015FilmSuper Powered Owlsas Narrator2015TVWild Sri Lankaas Paul McGann2014TVWildest Middle Eastas Narrator2014FilmThe Great Wall of China: The Hidden Storyas Himself2014TVSecrets of the Castleas Narrator (Voice)2014FilmThe Minister of Chance: Prologueas Durian2014FilmCosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Raceas Narrator (Voice)2014FilmDoctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davisonas Self2014TVWildest Indochinaas Narrator (voice)2014FilmFrance: The Wild Sideas Narrator2014FilmCodebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius2014FilmA Little Place Off the Edgware Roadas James Craven2014TVThe Musketeersas St Pierre2014FilmApples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Paintingas Narrator2013FilmThe Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Self2013FilmDoctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)2013FilmDoctor Who: The Night of the Doctoras The Doctor2013FilmJFK's Secret Killer: The Evidenceas Himself - Narrator (voice)2013FilmBrady and Hindley: Possessionas Narrator (voice)2013FilmArt Is...as Lulu's Dad2013TVDoctor Who: The Doctors Revisitedas Self2012TVWildest Islandsas Narrator2012TVRipper Streetas Stanley Bone2012FilmBritain's Greatest Codebreakeras Himself - Narrator (voice)2012TVThe Bletchley Circleas John Richards2012TVA Mother's Sonas David2012FilmTiger Islandas Narrator2012TVWildest Latin Americaas Self - Narrator (voice)2012FilmSOS: The Titanic Inquiryas Sir Rufus Isaacs2011FilmDigging The Great Escapeas narrator2011FilmDoctor Who: Tales Lost in Time2011FilmGadaffi and the IRAas Narrator2011FilmThe 9/11 Surferas Narrator2010FilmThe Day John Lennon Diedas Narrator2010FilmGodard & Othersas Torrence2010TVLutheras Mark North2009TVCollisionas Richard Reeves2009TVMoving Onas Phil2009FilmLesbian Vampire Killersas Vicar2008FilmDoctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)2008FilmFables of Forgotten Thingsas Clarence2008FilmMy Dad Was a Communistas Narrator2008TVThe True Storyas Narrator2008FilmThe Ties That Bind Usas Self - Narrator2007FilmDavros Connectionsas (archival audio)2007TVThe Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Restas Himself - Narrator (voice)2007FilmChernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeoveras Narrator2007TVTrue Dare Kissas Nash McKinnon2007FilmAlways Crashing in the Same Caras Bill Mackinnon2007FilmWorld of Compulsive Hoarders2006TVTripping Overas Jeremy2006FilmIf I Had Youas Philip Andrews2005FilmGhosts on the Undergroundas Narrator2005FilmThe Orangutan Kingas Narrator2005FilmGypoas Paul2005TVPsychoas Narrator2005FilmKidnappedas Colonel MacNab2005TVKidnapped2005FilmDaphne Ashbrook in the UK2005TVTwisted Talesas Phone (voice)2005FilmDeath of an Idealistas Narrator2004TVAgatha Christie's Marpleas Dickie Erskine2004FilmLie with Meas Gerry Henson2004TVLie with Meas Gerry Henson2004TVZero Houras Narrator (Voice)2004TVBible Mysteriesas Himself-Narrator2004TVSea of Soulsas Christopher Chambers2004TVNew Tricksas D.C.I. James Larson2003FilmWreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'as Self2003FilmListeningas Man2003FilmOtherworldas King Matholwch (voice)2003FilmDoctor Who: Shadaas The Doctor (voice)2003FilmHornblower: Dutyas Lieutenant Bush2003FilmHornblower: Loyaltyas Lieutenant Bush2002FilmThe Biographeras Andrew Morton2002FilmQueen of the Damnedas David Talbot2002FilmBlood Strangersas DC David Ingram2002TVBlood Strangersas DC David Ingram2001TVSweet Revengeas Patrick Vine2001FilmMy Kingdomas Dean2001TVWaking the Deadas ACC Tony Nicholson2001FilmLike a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Storyas Self- Narrator2001FilmHornblower: Retributionas Lt. Bush2001FilmHornblower: Mutinyas Lieutenant Bush2001FilmHotel!as Ben Carter2000TVFishas Jonathan Vishnevski2000TVNature Boyas Steve Witton1999FilmWithnail and Usas Self1999TVForgottenas Ben Turner1999TVHolby Cityas John Gaskell1998FilmThe Dance of Shivaas Captain Greville1998TVHornbloweras William Bush1998TVOur Mutual Friendas Eugene Wrayburn1997FilmFairyTale: A True Storyas Arthur Wright1997FilmDowntimeas Rob1996TVTestament: The Bible in Animationas David (voice)1996FilmStar Trek Storyas Self - Commentary (voice)1996FilmDoctor Whoas The Doctor1996FilmCatherine the Greatas Potemkin1996FilmBidding Adieu: A Video Diaryas Self1996FilmThe One That Got Awayas Chris Ryan1996FilmThe Merchant of Veniceas Bassanio1995TVThe Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan1995FilmThe Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan1993FilmThe Three Musketeersas Girard / Jussac1992TVNice Townas Joe Thompson1992FilmAlien³as Golic1991FilmAfraid of the Darkas Tony1990FilmPaper Maskas Matthew Harris1990FilmDrowning in the Shallow Endas Colin1990FilmThe Monkas Father Lorenzo Rojas1989FilmDealersas Daniel Pascoe1989FilmThe Rainbowas Anton Skrebensky1989FilmStreets of Yesterdayas Joseph1989FilmTree of Handsas Barry1989TVAgatha Christie's Poirotas Dr. Peter Lord1988FilmThe Importance of Being Earnestas John Worthing1987FilmEmpire of the Sunas Lieutenant Price1987FilmCariani and the Courtesansas Giovanni Cariani1987FilmWithnail & Ias ...& I1986TVThe Monocled Mutineeras Percy Toplis1986TVSunday Premiereas Percy Toplis1986TVScreenPlayas Giovanni Cariani1985TVScreen Twoas Colin1984FilmGive Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Mo Morris1983TVNatural Worldas Narrator1983TVGive us a Breakas Mo Morris1983FilmGaskinas Graham Gaskin1982FilmWhistling Wallyas Norman1977TVFish1970TVPlay for Todayas Norman1964TVHorizonas Himself