Born 1956 (age 70) · Golspie, Scotland
Appears in 53 titles

Jimmy Yuill is an actor, born in 1959, in Golspie, Scotland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films. His most recent work saw him play the Chief Constable in "The Raven"  along side John Cusack. Yuill was also the music composer for A Midwinter's Tale and Swan Song. Most of his acting work has been in theatre, although he has played police officers on television; he is best remembered for the character Doug Kersey in the British television show Wycliffe. In June 2006 Jimmy made his first appearance in EastEnders as the recurring character Victor Brown. In October 2007, Yuill took the lead in Sophocles' Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow. In 2010, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Performance for his role in a play adaption of the Testament of Cresseid by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland.

Filmography

Artemis Fowl
5.5
Artemis Fowl
2020
as Fisherman (Time Freeze)
The Raven
6.3
The Raven
2012
as Captain Eldridge
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.4
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Greigori
Much Ado About Nothing
7.0
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
as Friar Francis
Henry V
7.1
Henry V
1989
as Jamy
Local Hero
6.8
Local Hero
1983
as Iain
Retreat
5.6
Retreat
2011
as Doug
All Is True
6.0
All Is True
2018
as Edward Woolmer
Ladies in Lavender
6.4
Ladies in Lavender
2004
as Constable Timmins
The Kindred
6.4
The Kindred
2021
as Robert
Death Watch
6.3
Death Watch
1980
As You Like It
5.8
As You Like It
2006
as Corin
Love's Labour's Lost
5.5
Love's Labour's Lost
2000
as Constable Dull
The Road Dance
6.7
The Road Dance
2022
as Doctor Connolly
Princess Kaiulani
5.7
Princess Kaiulani
2010
as Archie Cleghorn
The Magic Flute
6.4
The Magic Flute
2006
as Queen's Commander
Paper Mask
5.7
Paper Mask
1990
as Alec Moran
A Sense of Freedom
6.5
A Sense of Freedom
1985
as Dunkie
Within the Whirlwind
5.0
Within the Whirlwind
2009
as Siderov
The Rocket Post
5.4
The Rocket Post
2004
as James MacLeod