Paul McGann

Born 1959-11-14 (age 66) Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK

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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.

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Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Known For

Alien³

Alien³

1992

as Golic

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1993

as Girard / Jussac

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

2002

as David Talbot

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987

as Lieutenant Price

Withnail & I

Withnail & I

1987

as ...& I

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1996

as The Doctor

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Lesbian Vampire Killers

2009

as Vicar

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Arthur Wright

Good Behaviour

Good Behaviour

2026

as Richard

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015

as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)

The Marbles

The Marbles

2025

as Lord Byron (voice)

Downtime

Downtime

1997

as Rob

The Rainbow

The Rainbow

1989

as Anton Skrebensky

The Undertaker

The Undertaker

2023

as Arthur

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

1996

as Potemkin

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)

The 9/11 Surfer

The 9/11 Surfer

2011

as Narrator

Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

as Lieutenant Bush

Tiger Island

2012

as Narrator