Paul McGann

Paul McGann

🎂 14th November 1959 (66 yrs) 📍 Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK

Known For

Alien³

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

Movies Featuring Paul McGann

The Marbles

The Marbles (2025)

as Lord Byron (voice)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)

as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show (2024)

as The Doctor
Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Churchill’s Forgotten War

Churchill’s Forgotten War (2024)

as Narrator (voice)
The Day of the Sun Dog

The Day of the Sun Dog (2023)

as Jaggers
The Undertaker

The Undertaker (2023)

as Arthur
Talking Doctor Who

Talking Doctor Who (2023)

as Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Mia and the Dragon Princess

Mia and the Dragon Princess (2023)

as Walsh
Doctor Who Am I

Doctor Who Am I (2022)

as Self
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor (2022)

as The Doctor
Swallow Your Dreams

Swallow Your Dreams (2022)

as James
The Big Night In

The Big Night In (2020)

as Self
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years (2019)

The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On

The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On (2019)

as Self
Swans: Mystery of the Missing

Swans: Mystery of the Missing (2019)

as Narrator (voice)
Picasso's Last Stand

Picasso's Last Stand (2018)

as Narrator
Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land

Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land (2018)

as Himself
Brakes

Brakes (2017)

as Peter
Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence

Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence (2017)

as Narrator (voice)
Nero's Sunken City

Nero's Sunken City (2017)

as Narrator (English Voice)
B&B

B&B (2017)

as Josh
Perplexed Music

Perplexed Music (2017)

as Man
Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack

Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack (2016)

as Narrator (Voice)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)

as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
China - Treasures of the Jade Empire

China - Treasures of the Jade Empire (2015)

as Narrator
Absence

Absence (2015)

as Man
No Image

The Other Prince William (2015)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden

Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden (2015)

as Narrator (voice)
Churchill: When Britain Said No

Churchill: When Britain Said No (2015)

as Narrator (voice)
Shark: Beneath the Surface

Shark: Beneath the Surface (2015)

as self, narrator
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace (2015)

as narrator
Super Powered Owls

Super Powered Owls (2015)

as Narrator
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story

The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story (2014)

as Himself
The Minister of Chance: Prologue

The Minister of Chance: Prologue (2014)

as Durian
Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race (2014)

as Narrator (Voice)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014)

as Self
France: The Wild Side

France: The Wild Side (2014)

as Narrator
Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius

Codebreaker Alan Turing Persecution Of A Genius (2014)

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road (2014)

as James Craven
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting (2014)

as Narrator
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)

as Self
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)

as The Doctor
JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence

JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence (2013)

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brady and Hindley: Possession

Brady and Hindley: Possession (2013)

as Narrator (voice)
Art Is...

Art Is... (2013)

as Lulu's Dad
Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
No Image

Tiger Island (2012)

as Narrator
SOS: The Titanic Inquiry

SOS: The Titanic Inquiry (2012)

as Sir Rufus Isaacs
Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape (2011)

as narrator
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time (2011)

No Image

Gadaffi and the IRA (2011)

as Narrator
The 9/11 Surfer

The 9/11 Surfer (2011)

as Narrator
The Day John Lennon Died

The Day John Lennon Died (2010)

as Narrator
No Image

Godard & Others (2010)

as Torrence
Lesbian Vampire Killers

Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)

as Vicar
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Fables of Forgotten Things

Fables of Forgotten Things (2008)

as Clarence
My Dad Was a Communist

My Dad Was a Communist (2008)

as Narrator
The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as Self - Narrator
Davros Connections

Davros Connections (2007)

as (archival audio)
Always Crashing in the Same Car

Always Crashing in the Same Car (2007)

as Bill Mackinnon
World of Compulsive Hoarders

World of Compulsive Hoarders (2007)

If I Had You

If I Had You (2006)

as Philip Andrews
Ghosts on the Underground

Ghosts on the Underground (2005)

as Narrator
The Orangutan King

The Orangutan King (2005)

as Narrator
Gypo

Gypo (2005)

as Paul
Kidnapped

Kidnapped (2005)

as Colonel MacNab
Daphne Ashbrook in the UK

Daphne Ashbrook in the UK (2005)

Death of an Idealist

Death of an Idealist (2005)

as Narrator
Lie with Me

Lie with Me (2004)

as Gerry Henson
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)

as Self
No Image

Listening (2003)

as Man
Otherworld

Otherworld (2003)

as King Matholwch (voice)
Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada (2003)

as The Doctor (voice)
Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty (2003)

as Lieutenant Bush
Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty (2003)

as Lieutenant Bush
The Biographer

The Biographer (2002)

as Andrew Morton
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned (2002)

as David Talbot
Blood Strangers

Blood Strangers (2002)

as DC David Ingram
My Kingdom

My Kingdom (2001)

as Dean
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story (2001)

as Self- Narrator
Hornblower: Retribution

Hornblower: Retribution (2001)

as Lt. Bush
Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)

as Lieutenant Bush
Hotel!

Hotel! (2001)

as Ben Carter
Withnail and Us

Withnail and Us (1999)

as Self
The Dance of Shiva

The Dance of Shiva (1998)

as Captain Greville
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

as Arthur Wright
Downtime

Downtime (1997)

as Rob
Star Trek Story

Star Trek Story (1996)

as Self - Commentary (voice)
Doctor Who

Doctor Who (1996)

as The Doctor
Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great (1996)

as Potemkin
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary (1996)

as Self
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away (1996)

as Chris Ryan
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1996)

as Bassanio
The Hanging Gale

The Hanging Gale (1995)

as Liam Phelan
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1993)

as Girard / Jussac
Alien³

Alien³ (1992)

as Golic
Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark (1991)

as Tony
Paper Mask

Paper Mask (1990)

as Matthew Harris
Drowning in the Shallow End

Drowning in the Shallow End (1990)

as Colin
The Monk

The Monk (1990)

as Father Lorenzo Rojas
Dealers

Dealers (1989)

as Daniel Pascoe
The Rainbow

The Rainbow (1989)

as Anton Skrebensky
Streets of Yesterday

Streets of Yesterday (1989)

as Joseph
Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands (1989)

as Barry
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1988)

as John Worthing
Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun (1987)

as Lieutenant Price
Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans (1987)

as Giovanni Cariani
Withnail & I

Withnail & I (1987)

as ...& I
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (1984)

as Mo Morris
Gaskin

Gaskin (1983)

as Graham Gaskin
Whistling Wally

Whistling Wally (1982)

as Norman