Kevin McNally
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Kevin McNally (born 27 April 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003–2017). He grew up in Birmingham where he attended Redhill and Mapledene Junior schools and Central Grammar School for Boys. At the age of 16, he got his first job at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A year later he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1975 he won the Best Actor Bancroft Gold Medal for his stage performance. McNally's most notable stage performances in London's West End include his appearance as Alan Bennett opposite Maggie Smith in 'The Lady in the Van' and opposite Juliette Binoche in 'Naked'. He also starred as Richard in Terry Johnson's 'Dead Funny' at the Savoy Theatre. Since 1976 McNally has been involved in numerous TV productions beginning with his portrayal of the Roman ruler Castor, son of Tiberius, in the acclaimed BBC history series I, Claudius (1976) and his portrayal of Drake Carne in the popular series Poldark (1975). His career on television ascended after his work in Masada (1981) and in the cult TV series Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984). During the 1980s and 1990s McNally established himself as a reputable and versatile actor on both the British and American TV. He played a broad variety of leading and supporting characters ranging from the Soviet politician Kirov in Stalin (1992) to homicide detective Jack Taylor in Chiller (1995), and from an insecure son, Alan Hook, in TV series Dad (1997) to a convicted murderer James Hopkin in Bloodlines (2005). His portrayal of Frank Worsley in Shackleton (2002) as well as the role of Harry Woolf in Life on Mars (2006) are among his best known works for television. Between 2011 - 2012 he appeared in three episodes of Downton Abbey as Horrace Bryant. In 1977 McNally made his big screen debut as HMS Ranger Crewman in the James Bond adventure The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). After having played bit parts in more than twenty feature films, McNally shot to international fame as pirate Joshamee Gibbs, his best known film role, in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). He returned in the role Joshamee Gibbs in the third installment of the 'Pirates' franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). Kevin McNally has been enjoying a happy family life with Scottish actress Phyllis Logan and his two children. He resides with his family in Chiswick, London, England.
Known for
Credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
as Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
as Joshamee Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Joshamee Gibbs
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
as Joshamee Gibbs
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
as HMS Ranger Crewman
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Buquet
Johnny English (2003)
as Prime Minister
Entrapment (1999)
as Haas
Legend (2015)
as Harold Wilson
Valkyrie (2008)
as Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
as Major MacMahon
Apartment 7A (2024)
as Roman Castevet
Sliding Doors (1998)
as Paul
The Long Good Friday (1980)
as Irish Youth
Cry Freedom (1987)
as Ken
The Raven (2012)
as Maddux
Scoop (2006)
as Mike Tinsley
Robert the Bruce (2019)
as Old Sean
Spice World (1997)
as Policeman
Conspiracy (2001)
as Martin Luther
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
as Harold Smith
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2017)
as Lear
Bounty Killer (2013)
as Daft Willy
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things (2013)
as Self
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
as Mason
New George (—)
as Francis
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Self
Abraham (1993)
as Nahor
The Challenger Disaster (2013)
as Lawrence Mulloy
The Berlin Affair (1985)
as Heinz von Hollendorf
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
as Walter Harris (archive footage)
Stalin (1992)
as Kirov
De-Lovely (2004)
as Gerald Murphy
Reflections (—)
as Sid
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (1984)
as Hugo Lang
Bloody Fury (2023)
as Bloody Fury (voice)
The Smiths (1995)
as Clive Smith
The Robbie Coltrane Special (1989)
as Self
The Chester Mystery Plays (1976)
Actor
Dead Fish (2005)
as Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
Fudge Sundae (2025)
as David
Enigma (1982)
as Bruno
Plaster (—)
as Edward Perry
Bottom: Exposed (2024)
as Self
All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994)
as Tommy O'Neill
Death on the Dearborn (—)
as Sheriff Wilson
When the Sky Falls (2000)
as Tom Hamilton
Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
as Sergeant Hornby
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful (2023)
as Self
Curse of the Macbeths (2022)
as Duncan
Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
as Jake Leach
The Murder of Princess Diana (2007)
as Charles Davis
Frayed (2025)
as George
Irish Jam (2006)
as Lord Hailstock
Murder East - Murder West (1990)
as Regine's Boyfriend in the East
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins (2025)
as Podo Helmer (voice)
Musketeer (2022)
as Porthos
Return to Blood River (1994)
as Terry
Commitments (1982)
as Hugh
You Really Got Me (2021)
as Older James
Thin Air (1988)
as Mark Gentian
Painted Beauty (2021)
as Det. Greene
A Masculine Ending (1992)
as Andrew Gardner
Decrypted (2021)
as Colonel Pike
The Precious Blood (1996)
as Billy McVea
The Bad Sister (1983)
as Tony
Number Six (1995)
as Jack Taylor
Where the Heart Is (1979)
as Paul
Not Quite Paradise (1985)
as Pete
Margaret (2009)
as Kenneth Clarke
Praying Mantis (1982)
as Bernard
Common Pursuit (1992)
Actor
Tu£sday (2008)
as Jerry
On Your Behalf (2022)
as Detective McHendry
Dream Baby (1989)
as Slick
The Paradise Run (1976)
as Johnny
The Devil Is In The Detail (—)
as Apollyon
Poe (2011)
as Kyle Kilpatrick
The Hangover (1989)
as Colin
Macbeth Unhinged (2016)
as Duncan
Marked (2014)
as Brian Cruft
Crust (2003)
as Bill Simmonds
1946 (2014)
as Karl
Largo (2025)
as Angus