Paul McGann
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Paul McGann
Alien³
1992
Doctor Who
1996
Filmography
Acting (112)
2026
Triesverse: Cataclysmas The Doctor
2026
Good Behaviouras Richard
2025
The Marblesas Lord Byron (voice)
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.1
2024
Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
7.2
2024
Churchill’s Forgotten Waras Narrator (voice)
8.0
2023
The Day of the Sun Dogas Jaggers
2023
The Undertakeras Arthur
5.7
2023
Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
5.0
2023
Mia and the Dragon Princessas Walsh
6.3
2022
Doctor Who Am Ias Self
4.8
2022
Swallow Your Dreamsas James
10.0
2020
The Big Night Inas Self
9.0
2019
7.6
2019
Swans: Mystery of the Missingas Self - Narrator (voice)
10.0
2018
Picasso's Last Standas Narrator
2018
Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Landas Himself
2017
Perplexed Musicas Man
2017
Brakesas Peter
5.7
2017
Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidenceas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2017
Nero's Sunken Cityas Narrator (English Voice)
5.0
2017
B&Bas Josh
6.3
2016
Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attackas Narrator (Voice)
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
8.0
2015
China - Treasures of the Jade Empireas Narrator
8.7
2015
Absenceas Man
7.0
2015
The Other Prince Williamas Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Finding Babylon's Hanging Gardenas Narrator (voice)
9.0
2015
Churchill: When Britain Said Noas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2015
Shark: Beneath the Surfaceas self, narrator
2015
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peaceas narrator
10.0
2015
Super Powered Owlsas Narrator
2014
5.9
2014
The Minister of Chance: Prologueas Durian
2014
Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Raceas Narrator (Voice)
7.4
2014
France: The Wild Sideas Narrator
2014
A Little Place Off the Edgware Roadas James Craven
2014
8.5
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Self
7.8
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
8.2
2013
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctoras The Doctor
8.0
2013
JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidenceas Himself - Narrator (voice)
7.3
2013
Brady and Hindley: Possessionas Narrator (voice)
6.5
2013
Art Is...as Lulu's Dad
2012
Britain's Greatest Codebreakeras Himself - Narrator (voice)
6.0
2012
Tiger Islandas Narrator
2012
SOS: The Titanic Inquiryas Sir Rufus Isaacs
6.4
2011
Digging The Great Escapeas narrator
2011
Gadaffi and the IRAas Narrator
2011
The 9/11 Surferas Narrator
6.0
2010
The Day John Lennon Diedas Narrator
8.0
2010
Godard & Othersas Torrence
5.2
2009
Lesbian Vampire Killersas Vicar
5.2
2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
7.4
2008
Fables of Forgotten Thingsas Clarence
4.0
2008
My Dad Was a Communistas Narrator
2008
The Ties That Bind Usas Self - Narrator
2007
Davros Connectionsas (archival audio)
2007
Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeoveras Narrator
6.2
2007
Always Crashing in the Same Caras Bill Mackinnon
6.7
6.0
2006
If I Had Youas Philip Andrews
7.0
2005
Ghosts on the Undergroundas Narrator
6.3
2005
The Orangutan Kingas Narrator
10.0
2005
Gypoas Paul
5.3
10.0
2005
Death of an Idealistas Narrator
2003
7.8
2003
Listeningas Man
7.5
2003
Otherworldas King Matholwch (voice)
5.7
2003
Doctor Who: Shadaas The Doctor (voice)
7.3
2003
Hornblower: Dutyas Lieutenant Bush
7.3
2003
Hornblower: Loyaltyas Lieutenant Bush
7.3
2002
The Biographeras Andrew Morton
9.0
2002
Queen of the Damnedas David Talbot
6.1
2001
My Kingdomas Dean
5.5
2001
Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Storyas Self- Narrator
6.0
2001
Hornblower: Retributionas Lt. Bush
7.3
2001
Hornblower: Mutinyas Lieutenant Bush
7.4
2001
Hotel!as Ben Carter
5.2
1999
Withnail and Usas Self
6.4
1998
The Dance of Shivaas Captain Greville
9.0
1997
FairyTale: A True Storyas Arthur Wright
6.4
1997
Downtimeas Rob
7.0
1996
Star Trek Storyas Self - Commentary (voice)
1.2
1996
Doctor Whoas The Doctor
6.2
1996
Catherine the Greatas Potemkin
5.6
1996
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diaryas Self
7.5
1996
The One That Got Awayas Chris Ryan
6.4
1996
The Merchant of Veniceas Bassanio
5.5
1995
The Hanging Galeas Liam Phelan
1993
The Three Musketeersas Girard / Jussac
6.4
1992
Alien³as Golic
6.4
1992
Afraid of the Darkas Tony
5.7
1990
Paper Maskas Matthew Harris
5.6
1990
Drowning in the Shallow Endas Colin
7.0
1990
The Monkas Father Lorenzo Rojas
3.2
1989
Dealersas Daniel Pascoe
5.6
1989
The Rainbowas Anton Skrebensky
5.7
1989
Streets of Yesterdayas Joseph
7.5
1989
Tree of Handsas Barry
8.0
1988
The Importance of Being Earnestas John Worthing
5.4
1987
Empire of the Sunas Lieutenant Price
7.5
1987
Cariani and the Courtesansas Giovanni Cariani
7.0
1987
Withnail & Ias ...& I
7.2
1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscleas Mo Morris
1983
Gaskinas Graham Gaskin
5.0
1982
Whistling Wallyas Norman