Kevin McNally
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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.
Known for
Credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
as Joshamee Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
as Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Joshamee Gibbs
Entrapment (1999)
as Haas
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
as Joshamee Gibbs
Legend (2015)
as Harold Wilson
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
as HMS Ranger Crewman
Valkyrie (2008)
as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Buquet
Johnny English (2003)
as Prime Minister
Scoop (2006)
as Mike Tinsley
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
as Major MacMahon
Reflections (—)
as Sid
The Long Good Friday (1980)
as Irish Youth
Bloody Fury (2023)
as Bloody Fury (voice)
Fudge Sundae (2025)
as David
Bottom: Exposed (2024)
as Self
Sliding Doors (1998)
as Paul
The Raven (2012)
as Maddux
Apartment 7A (2024)
as Roman Castevet
Frayed (2025)
as George
The Smiths (1995)
as Clive Smith
New George (—)
as Francis
Plaster (—)
as Edward Perry
Spice World (1997)
as Policeman
Conspiracy (2001)
as Martin Luther
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Self
Commitments (1982)
as Hugh
Cry Freedom (1987)
as Ken
Number Six (1995)
as Jack Taylor
Musketeer (2022)
as Porthos
The Devil Is In The Detail (—)
as Apollyon
Robert the Bruce (2019)
as Old Sean
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2017)
as Lear
The Chester Mystery Plays (1976)
Actor
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
as Mason
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
as Harold Smith
Death on the Dearborn (—)
as Sheriff Wilson
The Robbie Coltrane Special (1989)
as Self
You Really Got Me (2021)
as Older James
The Bad Sister (1983)
as Tony
The Precious Blood (1996)
as Billy McVea
Bounty Killer (2013)
as Daft Willy
De-Lovely (2004)
as Gerald Murphy
Abraham (1993)
as Nahor
On Your Behalf (2022)
as Detective McHendry
Stalin (1992)
as Kirov
The Berlin Affair (1985)
as Heinz von Hollendorf
The Challenger Disaster (2013)
as Lawrence Mulloy
Enigma (1982)
as Bruno
When the Sky Falls (2000)
as Tom Hamilton
Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
as Sergeant Hornby
The Murder of Princess Diana (2007)
as Charles Davis
Dead Fish (2005)
as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994)
as Tommy O'Neill
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
as Walter Harris (archive footage)
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things (2013)
as Self
Irish Jam (2006)
as Lord Hailstock
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins (2025)
as Podo Helmer (voice)
Curse of the Macbeths (2022)
as Duncan
Crust (2003)
as Bill Simmonds
Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
as Jake Leach
Tu£sday (2008)
as Jerry
Decrypted (2021)
as Colonel Pike
Poe (2011)
as Kyle Kilpatrick
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984)
as Hugo Lang
Thin Air (1988)
as Mark Gentian
A Masculine Ending (1992)
as Andrew Gardner
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful (2023)
as Self
Margaret (2009)
as Kenneth Clarke
Painted Beauty (2021)
as Det. Greene
Not Quite Paradise (1985)
as Pete
Where the Heart Is (1979)
as Paul
The Paradise Run (1976)
as Johnny
Return to Blood River (1994)
as Terry
Praying Mantis (1985)
as Bernard
Murder East - Murder West (1990)
as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
Common Pursuit (1992)
Actor
The Hangover (1989)
as Colin
Marked (2014)
as Brian Cruft
Macbeth Unhinged (2016)
as Duncan
Largo (2025)
as Angus
Dream Baby (1989)
as Slick
1946 (2014)
as Karl