🎬Kevin McNally

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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Bottom: Exposed (2024)	Self	-	-
2	Apartment 7A (2024)	Roman Castevet		6.5
3	Robert the Bruce (2019)	Old Sean		1
4	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)	Joshamee Gibbs		6.8
5	Macbeth Unhinged (2016)	Duncan	-	-
6	The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)	Major MacMahon		7.4
7	Legend (2015)	Harold Wilson		6.5
8	Bounty Killer (2013)	Daft Willy		6.6
9	The Challenger Disaster (2013)	Lawrence Mulloy		7.4
10	Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)	Harold Smith		7
11	The Raven (2012)	Maddux		6.3
12	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)	Joshamee Gibbs		6.8
13	Valkyrie (2008)	Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler		7.3
14	Tu£sday (2008)	Jerry	-	-
15	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Oscars 2008	Gibbs		7.2
16	The Murder of Princess Diana (2007)	Charles Davis	-	-
17	Scoop (2006)	Mike Tinsley		6.3
18	Irish Jam (2006)	Lord Hailstock	-	-
19	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Oscars 2007	Gibbs		7.3
20	Dead Fish (2005)	Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)	-	-
21	De-Lovely (2004)	Gerald Murphy		6
22	The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Oscars 2005	Buquet		7.3
23	Johnny English (2003)	Prime Minister		6.1
24	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Top 100 by FilmGator	Joshamee Gibbs		7.9
25	High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)	Mason	-	-
26	Conspiracy (2001)	Martin Luther		7
27	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)	Walter Harris (archive footage)		6
28	Entrapment (1999)	Haas		6.6
29	Sliding Doors (1998)	Paul		7.2
30	Spice World (1997)	Policeman		5.5
31	Abraham (1993)	Nahor	-	-
32	Stalin (1992)	Kirov	-	-
33	Jekyll & Hyde (1990)	Sergeant Hornby	-	-
34	Cry Freedom (1987)	Ken		6.5
35	The Berlin Affair (1985)	Heinz von Hollendorf		6
36	The Long Good Friday (1980)	Irish Youth		7.3
37	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)	HMS Ranger Crewman		6.9