Person · Actor · Active since 1982
Paul McGann
b. 1959, Kensington
British actor, born in Kensington. Appeared in nine films on this site, including Empire of the Sun (1987), Alien 3 (1992) and Queen of the Damned (2002).
He is known for starring in the 1987 black comedy film Withnail and I, and for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 television film Doctor Who; he reprised the role from 2001 in licensed audio dramas, as well as on screen in 2013 and 2022.
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His other television credits include The Hanging Gale (1995) and Luther (2010–2019), while his film work includes The Rainbow (1989), Alien 3 (1992) and Queen of the Damned (2002).
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Films in this guide
Best known
- Empire of the Sun 1987actor, as Lieutenant Price
- Alien 3 1992actor
- Queen of the Damned 2002actor
- The Three Musketeers 1993actor, as Girard and Jussac
- Withnail and I 1987actor
- FairyTale: A True Story 1997actor
1980s
- Empire of the Sun (1987)actor, as Lieutenant Price
- Withnail and I (1987)actor
- The Rainbow (1989)actor
1990s
- Afraid of the Dark (1991)actor
- Alien 3 (1992)actor
- The Three Musketeers (1993)actor, as Girard and Jussac
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997)actor