Kevin McNally
Acting • Born 1956-04-27
Biography
Kevin McNally (born 27 April 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003–2017). He grew up in Birmingham where he attended Redhill and Mapledene Junior schools and Central Grammar School for Boys. At the age of 16, he got his first job at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A year later he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1975 he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal for his stage performance. McNally's most notable stage performances in London's West End include his appearance as Alan Bennett opposite Maggie Smith in 'The Lady in the Van' and opposite Juliette Binoche in 'Naked'. He also starred as Richard in Terry Johnson's 'Dead Funny' at the Savoy Theatre. Since 1976 McNally has been involved in numerous TV productions beginning with his portrayal of the Roman ruler Castor, son of Tiberius, in the acclaimed BBC history series I, Claudius (1976) and his portrayal of Drake Carne in the popular series Poldark (1975). His career on television ascended after his work in Masada (1981) and in the cult TV series Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984). During the 1980s and 1990s McNally established himself as a reputable and versatile actor on both the British and American TV. He played a broad variety of leading and supporting characters ranging from the Soviet politician Kirov in Stalin (1992) to homicide detective Jack Taylor in Chiller (1995), and from an insecure son, Alan Hook, in TV series Dad (1997) to a convicted murderer James Hopkin in Bloodlines (2005). His portrayal of Frank Worsley in Shackleton (2002) as well as the role of Harry Woolf in Life on Mars (2006) are among his best known works for television. Between 2011 - 2012 he appeared in three episodes of Downton Abbey as Horrace Bryant. In 1977 McNally made his big screen debut as HMS Ranger Crewman in the James Bond adventure The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). After having played bit parts in more than twenty feature films, McNally shot to international fame as pirate Joshamee Gibbs, his best known film role, in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). He returned in the role Joshamee Gibbs in the third installment of the 'Pirates' franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). Kevin McNally has been enjoying a happy family life with Scottish actress Phyllis Logan and his two children. He resides with his family in Chiswick, London, England.
Filmography
159 credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Movie • 2003
Joshamee Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Movie • 2006
Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Movie • 2007
Gibbs
Scoop
Movie • 2006
Mike Tinsley
High Heels and Low Lifes
Movie • 2001
Mason
Valkyrie
Movie • 2008
Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
Entrapment
Movie • 1999
Haas
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Movie • 2011
Joshamee Gibbs
Abraham
Movie • 1993
Nahor
Enigma
Movie • 1982
Bruno
Not Quite Paradise
Movie • 1985
Pete
Johnny English
Movie • 2003
Prime Minister
Irish Jam
Movie • 2006
Lord Hailstock
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
Movie • 2006
Self
The Long Good Friday
Movie • 1980
Irish Youth
De-Lovely
Movie • 2004
Gerald Murphy
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Movie • 1994
Tommy O'Neill
You Really Got Me
Movie • 2021
Older James
Tu£sday
Movie • 2008
Jerry
Dead Fish
Movie • 2005
Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
The Raven
Movie • 2012
Maddux
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Movie • 2012
Harold Smith
Reflections
Movie
Sid
The Berlin Affair
Movie • 1985
Heinz von Hollendorf
The Murder of Princess Diana
Movie • 2007
Charles Davis
Bounty Killer
Movie • 2013
Daft Willy
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Movie • 2000
Walter Harris (archive footage)
The Paradise Run
Movie • 1976
Johnny
Apartment 7A
Movie • 2024
Roman Castevet
Curse of the Macbeths
Movie • 2022
Duncan
1946
Movie • 2014
Karl
The Challenger Disaster
Movie • 2013
Lawrence Mulloy
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Movie • 2017
Joshamee Gibbs
Common Pursuit
Movie • 1992
On Your Behalf
Movie • 2022
Detective McHendry
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Movie • 2016
Major MacMahon
Margaret
Movie • 2009
Kenneth Clarke
Legend
Movie • 2015
Harold Wilson
Bloody Fury
Movie • 2023
Bloody Fury (voice)
Where the Heart Is
Movie • 1979
Paul
Conspiracy
Movie • 2001
Martin Luther
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Movie • 2023
Self
Bottom: Exposed
Movie • 2024
Self
Thin Air
Movie • 1988
Mark Gentian
A Masculine Ending
Movie • 1992
Andrew Gardner
Cry Freedom
Movie • 1987
Ken
Praying Mantis
Movie • 1982
Bernard
The Spy Who Loved Me
Movie • 1977
HMS Ranger Crewman
Murder East - Murder West
Movie • 1990
Regine's Boyfriend in the East
Macbeth Unhinged
Movie • 2016
Duncan
Jekyll & Hyde
Movie • 1990
Sergeant Hornby
Eleven Men Against Eleven
Movie • 1995
Jake Leach
Dream Baby
Movie • 1989
Slick
Spice World
Movie • 1997
Policeman
Sliding Doors
Movie • 1998
Paul
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Movie • 2017
Lear
Stalin
Movie • 1992
Kirov
The Bad Sister
Movie • 1983
Tony
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Movie • 2013
Self
When the Sky Falls
Movie • 2000
Tom Hamilton
The Precious Blood
Movie • 1996
Billy McVea
Crust
Movie • 2003
Bill Simmonds
Return to Blood River
Movie • 1994
Terry
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Movie • 1984
Hugo Lang
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie • 2004
Buquet
Commitments
Movie • 1982
Hugh
Robert the Bruce
Movie • 2019
Old Sean
The Hangover
Movie • 1989
Colin
Marked
Movie • 2014
Brian Cruft
Poe
Movie • 2011
Kyle Kilpatrick
Largo
Movie • 2025
Angus
Painted Beauty
Movie • 2021
Det. Greene
Frayed
Movie • 2025
George
Musketeer
Movie • 2022
Porthos
The Smiths
Movie • 1995
Clive Smith
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins
Movie • 2025
Podo Helmer
Fudge Sundae
Movie • 2025
David
The Robbie Coltrane Special
Movie • 1989
Self
Decrypted
Movie • 2021
Colonel Pike
Plaster
Movie
Edward Perry
Demons
Movie • 2009
Mr. Tibbs
The Chester Mystery Plays
Movie • 1976
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Orville Tudway
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Murder Most Horrid
TV • 1991
Inspector Turner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Steven Watt
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Hugo Lang
Z-Cars
TV • 1962
Das Boot
TV • 2018
Jack Greenwood
Life on Mars
TV • 2006
Harry Woolf
Spooks
TV • 2002
Robert Osborne
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
Bottom
TV • 1991
Sex Shop Assistant
Survivors
TV • 1975
Jeff Kane
Demons
TV • 2009
Wuthering Heights
TV • 2009
Mr Earnshaw
Dad
TV • 1997
Alan Hook
Shackleton
TV • 2002
Frank Worsley
Movie Connections
TV • 2007
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV • 2007
Self
Bedtime
TV • 2001
Simon
Pebble Mill
TV • 1991
Self
Big Top
TV • 2009
Dad
Underworld
TV • 1997
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
TV • 1994
Unforgotten
TV • 2015
James Hollis
Up Rising
TV • 2000
The Outpost
TV • 2018
The Blacksmith
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
TV • 1989
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
James Vanek
Murder Most Horrid
TV • 1991
Mr. Bogleby
The Mill
TV • 2013
Mr. Timperley
Tygo Road
TV • 1990
Adam Hartley
Room at the Top
TV • 2012
Mr. Brown
Last Man Standing
TV • 2011
New Tricks
TV • 2004
Fred Blackledge
TURN: Washington's Spies
TV • 2014
Judge Richard Woodhull
Power Monkeys
TV • 2016
Spencer
Count Arthur Strong
TV • 2013
Ernest
Minder
TV • 1979
Richards
Designated Survivor
TV • 2016
Harris Cochrane
Casualty
TV • 1986
Tom Bennod
I, Claudius
TV • 1976
Castor
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Frank Devereaux
Downton Abbey
TV • 2010
Horace Bryant
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Frank Devereaux (voice)
Diana
TV • 1984
Jan (John) Leigh
Stonehouse
TV • 2023
Harold Wilson
The Contract
TV • 1988
Johnny Donoghue
Miss Austen
TV • 2025
Mr. Austen
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Franz Mendelssohn
Catherine the Great
TV • 2019
Alexei Orlov
The ABC Murders
TV • 2018
Inspector Japp
The New Statesman
TV • 1987
Colonel Gromyko
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Silent Witness
TV • 1996
Professor Peter Cherry
Full Stretch
TV • 1993
Baz Levick
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Professor Jericho
The Wingfeather Saga
TV • 2022
Podo Helmer
Fleabag
TV • 2016
Older Man
Das Boot
TV • 2018
Greenwood Senior
Alex Rider
TV • 2020
Max Grendel
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
Gerald Farquaharson
Endeavour
TV • 2013
Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Stuart Thorn
Bloodlines
TV • 2005
James Hopkin
The Crown
TV • 2016
Bernard Ingham
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Tommy O'Neill
Abraham
TV • 1994
Nahor
Frontiers
TV • 1996
Supt. Graham Kirsten
Hard Cases
TV • 1988
Richard Pearce
24
TV • 2001
Russian Agent
Masada
TV • 1981
Norbanus
Act of Will
TV • 1989
Vincent Crowther
Poldark
TV • 1975
Drake Carne
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Billy McVea
Chiller
TV • 1995
Jack Taylor
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV • 1976
Tom Prince