Paul McGann
ActingBorn Nov 14, 1959
Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Known For
Swans: Mystery of the Missing
movie2019
The Orangutan King
movie2005
Swallow Your Dreams
movie2022
Daphne Ashbrook in the UK
movie2005
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
movie2015
Secrets of the Castle
tv2014
The Dance of Shiva
movie1998
Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden
movie2015
The Biographer
movie2002
The Big Night In
movie2020
Wildest Middle East
tv2014
China - Treasures of the Jade Empire
movie2015
Filmography
2026Good Behaviouras Richardmovie2025The Marblesas Lord Byron (voice)movie2025Bookishas Mr. Kindtv2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)movie2024Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Showas The Doctormovie2024Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (8) (archive footage)movie2024Churchill’s Forgotten Waras Narrator (voice)movie2023The Day of the Sun Dogas Jaggersmovie2023The Undertakeras Arthurmovie2023Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)movie2023Mia and the Dragon Princessas Walshmovie2022Doctor Who Am Ias Selfmovie2022Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctoras The Doctormovie2022Swallow Your Dreamsas Jamesmovie2022Anneas Malcolm Thornton MPtv2021Annikaas Jake Strathearntv2021Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the Worldas Self - Narratortv2020The Big Night Inas Selfmovie2020McDonald & Doddsas Archie Addingtontv2019The Doctors: The Paul McGann Yearsmovie2019Victorian Sensationsas Self - Presentertv2019The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes Onas Selfmovie2019Swans: Mystery of the Missingas Self - Narrator (voice)movie2018Picasso's Last Standas Narratormovie2018Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Landas Himselfmovie2017Brakesas Petermovie2017Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidenceas Narrator (voice)movie2017Nero's Sunken Cityas Narrator (English Voice)movie2017B&Bas Joshmovie2017Wildest Europeas Narratortv2017Perplexed Musicas Manmovie2016Wildest Islands of Indonesiaas Narratortv2016China: Between Clouds and Dreamsas Commissioning Editortv2016Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attackas Narrator (Voice)movie2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)movie2015China - Treasures of the Jade Empireas Narratormovie2015Absenceas Manmovie2015The Other Prince Williamas Self - Narrator (voice)movie2015Finding Babylon's Hanging Gardenas Narrator (voice)movie2015Churchill: When Britain Said Noas Narrator (voice)movie2015Shark: Beneath the Surfaceas self, narratormovie2015Sharkas Himself - Narratortv2015Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peaceas narratormovie2015Super Powered Owlsas Narratormovie2015Wild Sri Lankaas Paul McGanntv2014Wildest Middle Eastas Narratortv2014The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Storyas Himselfmovie2014Secrets of the Castleas Narrator (Voice)tv2014The Minister of Chance: Prologueas Durianmovie2014Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Raceas Narrator (Voice)movie2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davisonas Selfmovie2014Wildest Indochinaas Narrator (voice)tv2014France: The Wild Sideas Narratormovie2014Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Geniusmovie2014A Little Place Off the Edgware Roadas James Cravenmovie2014The Musketeersas Saint Pierretv2014Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Paintingas Narratormovie2013The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Selfmovie2013Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)movie2013Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctoras The Doctormovie2013JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidenceas Himself - Narrator (voice)movie2013Brady and Hindley: Possessionas Narrator (voice)movie2013Art Is...as Lulu's Dadmovie2013Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisitedas Selftv2012Wildest Islandsas Narratortv2012Ripper Streetas Stanley Bonetv2012Britain's Greatest Codebreakeras Himself - Narrator (voice)movie2012The Bletchley Circleas John Richardstv2012A Mother's Sonas Davidtv2012Tiger Islandas Narratormovie2012Wildest Latin Americaas Self - Narrator (voice)tv2012SOS: The Titanic Inquiryas Sir Rufus Isaacsmovie2011Digging The Great Escapeas narratormovie2011Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Timemovie2011Gadaffi and the IRAas Narratormovie2011The 9/11 Surferas Narratormovie2010The Day John Lennon Diedas Narratormovie2010Godard & Othersas Torrencemovie2010Lutheras Mark Northtv2009Collisionas Richard Reevestv