Kevin McNally
McNally in 2017
Born
Kevin Robert McNally

Bristol, England
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, Screenwriter
Years active1976–present
Spouse
(m. 2011)
Children3[1]

Kevin Robert McNally, often credited as Kevin R. McNally, is an English actor and writer. He began his acting career in the BBC TV adaptation of I, Claudius (1976), but is best known for portraying Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Early life and education

McNally was born in Bristol.[2]

McNally spent his early years in Birmingham, attending Redhill Junior School in Hay Mills and Mapledene Junior School (now Mapledene Primary School) in Sheldon. He went to Central Grammar School for Boys on Gressel Lane in Tile Cross.[3]

Career

McNally in 2006

McNally's first professional acting work, at age 16, was at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1973 he received a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where, in 1975, he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal.[4]

In 1976, he appeared in BBC's I, Claudius and, in 1977, was a regular in the second series of Poldark playing Drake Carne, younger brother of Demelza Poldark. From 1991 to 1994, he wrote nine episodes of Minder, under the pseudonym Kevin Sperring, with writing partner Bernard Dempsey. He also wrote two episodes of Boon, and two episodes of Lock, Stock with Dempsey.

McNally played Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He is one of only three actors who appear in all five films,[5] and reprised the role in Kingdom Hearts III, making him the only actor from the film series to reprise a role in Kingdom Hearts.[6] He also reprised the role in 2021 for Sea of Thieves' "A Pirate's Life" Tall Tale series.

Along with fellow British actors Ian McNeice and Kenneth Branagh, McNally appeared in two Second World War films, Valkyrie and Conspiracy, that depict behind the scenes activities of high-ranking officials in Nazi Germany.

In 2011, he was cast in the American television series Supernatural as Frank.[7] In 2012, he performed as a voice actor for the best selling videogame Assassin's Creed III, providing the likeness and voice of the character of Robert Faulkner. In 2013, he began working on a science-fiction animation project, Starship Goldfish.

In 2014, he played the lead role in re-recorded radio plays of five lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour for BBC Radio 4.[8] Following this, a further video episode was re-recorded and broadcast on BBC Four as part of the Lost Sitcoms series.[9]

From 2014 to 2017, McNally played Judge Richard Woodhull of Setauket, Long Island, in the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies. In July 2019, he guest-starred as Inspector Grandjean in Season 2, Episode 1 of Amazon's mystery series Maigret.

In 2019, McNally portrayed Captain Mainwaring in a series of re-enactments of otherwise lost episodes of the sitcom Dad's Army.[10]

Personal life

McNally was in a relationship with actress Stevie Harris and they have two children together.[11]

He met actress Phyllis Logan in 1994, and they married in 2011. Their son was born in 1996.[12] In 2013 the family lived in Chiswick.[13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole[14]
1977The Spy Who Loved MeHMS Ranger Crewman
1980The Long Good FridayIrish Youth
1982EnigmaBruno
1985Not Quite ParadisePete
The Berlin AffairHeinz von Hollendorf
1987Cry FreedomKen Robertson
1990Jekyll & HydeSergeant Hornby
1992StalinSergey Kirov
1997Spice WorldPoliceman
1998Sliding DoorsPaul
1999EntrapmentHaas
2000When the Sky FallsTom Hamilton
2001ConspiracyMartin Luther
High Heels and Low LifesMason
2003Johnny EnglishPrime Minister
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJoshamee Gibbs
2004De-LovelyGerald Murphy
The Phantom of the OperaJoseph Buquet
2005Irish JamLord Hailstock
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestJoshamee Gibbs
ScoopMike Tinsley
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndJoshamee Gibbs
2008TuesdayJerry
ValkyrieCarl Goerdeler
2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesJoshamee Gibbs
2012Hamilton: In the Interest of the NationHarold Smith
The RavenHenry Maddux
2013Bounty KillerDaft Willy
2014 500 Miles North Groundsman
2015LegendHarold Wilson
The Man Who Knew InfinityPercy Alexander MacMahon
2016 Macbeth Unhinged Duncan
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesJoshamee Gibbs
2019 Robert the Bruce Sean
2021 Decrypted Colonel Pike
2021 Painted Beauty Det. Greene

Television

YearTitleRole[15]
1976I, ClaudiusCastor
Survivors (Parasites)Jeff Kane
1977The Duchess of Duke Street (A Lesson in Manners)Tom Prince
PoldarkDrake Carne
Crown Court ("Street Gang")Paul Adams
1978The Devil's CrownHenry the Young King
1981MasadaNorbanus
1982 Praying Mantis Bernard
1984DianaJan
Doctor Who (The Twin Dilemma)Hugo Lang
1987CasualtyTom Bennod
1988The ContractJohnny Donahue
1989Hard CasesRichard Pearce
1991Bottom (Smells)Sex shop owner
1992The Common PursuitStuart Thorne
1993Full StretchBaz Levick
1995A Bit of Fry & LaurieHimself/Various
GhostsCraig Byatt
1997UnderworldMr Jezzard
1997–1999DadAlan Hook
1999Rab C. Nesbitt (Commons[16])MP Tony Welthorpe
Midsomer Murders (Blood Will Out)Orville Tudway[17]
2000The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesWalter Burton Harris
2002ShackletonCaptain Frank Worsley
SpooksRobert Osborne
BedtimeSimon
2005BloodlinesJames Hopkin
2007Life on MarsSupt. Harry Woolf
The Minister of DivineWesley
The Murder of Princess DianaCharles Davis
2009DemonsMr Tibbs
MargaretKenneth Clarke
Wuthering HeightsMr Earnshaw
Law & Order: UKHarry Morgan
2010New Tricks (Left Field)Fred Blackledge
Agatha Christie's Marple (The Blue Geranium)Inspector Sumerset
Midsomer Murders (The Noble Art)Gerald Farquaharson
2011CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Freaks & Geeks)Major Willie
2011–2012Supernatural (Slash Fiction)
(Adventures in Babysitting)
(The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo)
Frank Devereaux
Downton AbbeyHorace Bryant
2012Burn Notice (Odd Man Out)James Vanek
2013The Challenger DisasterLawrence Mulloy
The MillMr. Timperley
Starship GoldfishGhostworth
2014–2017Turn: Washington's SpiesRichard Woodhull
201424: Live Another Day (Day 9: 10:00PM – 11:00AM)Russian agent
2015Count Arthur StrongErnest
2016Lost Sitcoms: Hancock's Half HourTony Hancock
Designated SurvivorHarris Cochrane
2017Maigret's Night at the CrossroadsInspector Grandjean
2018The Good FightFranz Mendelssohn
UnforgottenJames Hollis
The OutpostThe Smith
The ABC MurdersInspector Japp
Das BootGreenwood senior
2019Dad's Army: The Lost EpisodesCaptain Mainwaring
Catherine the GreatCount Alexei Orlov
2020The CrownBernard Ingham
2021Doctor Who (Village of the Angels, Survivors of the Flux, The Vanquishers)Professor Eustacius Jericho
2022The Wingfeather SagaPodo (voice)
2023StonehouseHarold Wilson
TBA Miss Austen TBA[18]

Other television credits include: Z-Cars, The Bill, Casualty, The New Statesman and Murder Most Horrid. McNally also co wrote several episodes of the television series Minder and Boon in the 1980s.

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestJoshamee Gibbs
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndJoshamee Gibbs
2007Pirates of the Caribbean OnlineJoshamee Gibbs
2011Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video GameJoshamee Gibbs
2012Assassin's Creed IIIRobert Faulkner
2013Disney InfinityJoshamee Gibbs
2019Kingdom Hearts IIIJoshamee GibbsCredited as "Kevin R. McNally"[19]
2021Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's LifeJoshamee Gibbs[20]

Selected stage roles

TitleRoleTheatreNotes
King Lear[21] King LearShakespeare's Globeopposite Saskia Reeves, Burt Caesar
HamletClaudiusDonmar at Wyndham's Theatreopposite Jude Law, Ron Cook and Penelope Wilton
IvanovLebedevDonmar at Wyndham's Theatreopposite Kenneth Branagh, Malcolm Sinclair and Gina McKee
Nominated – Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Boeing BoeingBernardComedy Theatre
The Lady in the VanAlan Bennett 2Queen's Theatreopposite Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett
NakedGrottiAlmeida Theatreopposite Juliette Binoche
Dead FunnyRichardSavoy Theatre
The Iceman ComethParittNational Theatre

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  4. "Mr Timperly (Kevin McNally)". The Mill. Channel 4. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
  5. "AN INTERVIEW WITH...KEVIN MCNALLY". joshgill.wordpress.com. 6 May 2011.
  6. "Star-Studded Voice Cast Unveiled For Disney And Square Enix's KINGDOM HEARTS III". PR Newswire. 26 September 2018.
  7. Jeffery, Morgan (31 August 2011). "Kevin McNally lands 'Supernatural' role". Digital Spy.
  8. "The Missing Hancocks". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. "Lost Sitcoms – Hancock's Half Hour". BBC Four. 8 September 2016.
  10. "Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst to star in new Dad's Army". comedy.co.uk. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. "How Downton's unlikely lovebird proved you're never too old for marriage".
  12. "Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan's Lorraine interview interrupted by husband in his dressing gown". Ebene Magazine. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. Lawrence, Janie (29 October 2012). "I'll stay in Downton Abbey as long as I can says Phyllis Logan". Daily Express. UK. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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  16. "BBC". BBC Two – Rab C. Nesbitt, Series 8, Commons. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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  18. Rice, Lynette (7 December 2023). "'Miss Austen': Keeley Hawes & Rose Leslie Join TV Adaptation For Masterpiece". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  19. "STAR-STUDDED VOICE CAST UNVEILED FOR DISNEY AND SQUARE ENIX'S KINGDOM HEARTS III". Square Enix Press Center. 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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  21. Billington, Michael (17 August 2017). "King Lear review – poverty-stricken Shakespeare puts spotlight on homeless". The Guardian.
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