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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
- Good Behaviour — Richard2026
- Triesverse: Cataclysm — The Doctor2026
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- The Marbles — Lord Byron (voice)2025
- Bookish — Mr. Kind2025
- Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (8) (archive footage)2024
- Churchill’s Forgotten War — Narrator (voice)2024
- Mia and the Dragon Princess — Walsh2023
- The Day of the Sun Dog — Jaggers2023
- The Undertaker — Arthur2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1959-11-14 ) 14 November 1959 (age 66) , Kensington, Liverpool , England
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Spouse
- Annie Milner ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2006 )
- Children
- Joseph McGann Jake McGann
- Relatives
- Joe McGann (brother) Mark McGann (brother) Stephen McGann (brother) Heidi Thomas (sister-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Paul McGann 2015.jpg
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- Commons category
- Paul McGann
- date of birth
- 1959-11-14
- unmarried partner
- Susannah Harker
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul John McGann (/məˈɡæn/ mə-GAN; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial The Monocled Mutineer (1986), and subsequently starred in the black comedy film Withnail and I (1987), which became a cult classic. He became more widely known for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 television film Doctor Who, reprising the role from 2001 in licensed audio dramas, as well as on screen in 2013 and 2022. He is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the television film series Hornblower (1998–2003).
Early life
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