Born 1959 (age 66) · Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
Appears in 169 titles

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.

Filmography

Alien³
6.4
Alien³
1992
as Golic
Empire of the Sun
7.5
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Lieutenant Price
Queen of the Damned
6.1
Queen of the Damned
2002
as David Talbot
The Three Musketeers
6.4
The Three Musketeers
1993
as Girard / Jussac
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
8.2
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Withnail & I
7.3
Withnail & I
1987
as ...& I
Lesbian Vampire Killers
5.2
Lesbian Vampire Killers
2009
as Vicar
Doctor Who
6.2
Doctor Who
1996
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
7.4
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8.0
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
FairyTale: A True Story
6.4
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
as Arthur Wright
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
8.0
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor
B&B
6.3
B&B
2017
as Josh
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Hornblower: Mutiny
7.4
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
as Lieutenant Bush
Hornblower: Retribution
7.3
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
as Lt. Bush
Hornblower: Loyalty
7.2
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Lieutenant Bush
Hornblower: Duty
7.3
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Lieutenant Bush
The Rainbow
5.6
The Rainbow
1989
as Anton Skrebensky
Afraid of the Dark
5.5
Afraid of the Dark
1991
as Tony