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Paul McGann

Born 1959-11-14

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.

Known for

Alien³ 1992 · 6.4 Queen of the Damned 2002 · 5.3 The Three Musketeers 1993 · 6.4 Withnail and I 1987 · 7.5 Vampire Killers 2009 · 5.1 Doctor Who: The Movie 1996 · 6.3 FairyTale: A True Story 1997 · 6.5 Hornblower: Mutiny 2001 · 8.1 Horatio Hornblower: Retribution 2001 · 8.1 Hornblower: Loyalty 2003 · 8.0 The Rainbow 1989 · 6.3 Codebreaker 2012 · 7.0 Paper Mask 1990 · 6.6 The Undertaker 2023 · 5.6 Doctor Who Am I 2022 · 6.2 Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeover 2007 · 7.2 Mia and the Dragon Princess 2023 · 3.8 The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On 2019 · 7.1 Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack 2016 Death of an Idealist 2005