Cast & creator
Kevin McNally
Best known for Supernatural, Supernatural, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: Kevin R. McNally, Kevin Sperring, Kevin Robert McNally
88
film credits
88
television credits
171
1962–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (176)
Showing 176 of 176 credits
Supernatural
Frank Devereaux
2005Supernatural
Frank Devereaux (voice)
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Steven Watt
2000
Midsomer Murders
Orville Tudway
1997Midsomer Murders
Gerald Farquaharson
1997
24
Russian Agent
2001
Doctor Who
Professor Jericho
2005
Doctor Who
Hugo Lang
1963
The Crown
Bernard Ingham
2016
Casualty
Tom Bennod
1986
Silent Witness
Professor Peter Cherry
1996
American Idol
Self
2002
The Good Fight
Franz Mendelssohn
2017
Last Man Standing
2011
Downton Abbey
Horace Bryant
2010
Minder
Richards
1979Minder
Writer
1979
Burn Notice
James Vanek
2007
Screen Two
Stuart Thorn
1985Screen Two
Tommy O'Neill
1985Screen Two
Billy McVea
1985Screen Two
Terry
1985
Spooks
Robert Osborne
2002
BBC Play of the Month
1965
ITV Playhouse
Paul
1967
Designated Survivor
Harris Cochrane
2016
Z-Cars
1962
New Tricks
Fred Blackledge
2004
Endeavour
Kenny / Superintendent Jolliphant
2013
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Gibbs
2007Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Gibbs
2006
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Joshamee Gibbs
2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Joshamee Gibbs
2011
Unforgotten
James Hollis
2015
Fleabag
Older Man
2016
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Joshamee Gibbs
2017
TURN: Washington's Spies
Judge Richard Woodhull
2014
Beyond Paradise
George Ellis
2023
Alex Rider
Max Grendel
2020
Das Boot
Jack Greenwood
2018Das Boot
Greenwood Senior
2018
The Outpost
The Blacksmith
2018
The Duchess of Duke Street
Tom Prince
1976
I, Claudius
Castor
1976
Poldark
Drake Carne
1975
Murder Most Horrid
Insp Turner
1991Murder Most Horrid
Mr Bogleby
1991
The Spy Who Loved Me
HMS Ranger Crewman
1977
Johnny English
Prime Minister
2003
Entrapment
Haas
1999
Life on Mars
Harry Woolf
2006
The Phantom of the Opera
Buquet
2004
The New Statesman
Colonel Gromyko
1987
Bottom
Sex Shop Assistant
1991
Survivors
Jeff Kane
1975
Legend
Harold Wilson
2015
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Valkyrie
Carl-Friedrich Goerdeler
2008
Masada
Norbanus
1981
Diana
Jan Leigh
1984
Catherine the Great
Alexei Orlov
2019
Miss Austen
Mr. Austen
2025
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Major MacMahon
2016
The ABC Murders
Inspector Japp
2018
This Morning
Self
1988
The Wingfeather Saga
Podo Helmer (voice)
2022
Sliding Doors
Paul
1998
The Long Good Friday
Irish Youth
1980
Wuthering Heights
Mr Earnshaw
2009
Apartment 7A
Roman Castevet
2024
Shackleton
Frank Worsley
2002
Lock, Stock...
Writer
2000
Demons
2009
Stonehouse
Harold Wilson
2023
Thin Air
Mark Gentian
1988
Chiller
Jack Taylor
1995
Scoop
Mike Tinsley
2006
Abraham
Nahor
1993
Cry Freedom
Ken
1987
Ghosts
Craig Byatt
1995
The Raven
Maddux
2012
Spice World
Policeman
1997
Count Arthur Strong
Ernest
2013
Robert the Bruce
Old Sean
2019
Room at the Top
Mr. Brown
2012
Plays for Britain
Johnny
1976
Conspiracy
Martin Luther
2001
The Mill
Mr. Timperley
2013
Dad
Alan Hook
1997
Bedtime
Simon
2001
The Contract
Johnny Donoghue
1988
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Lear
2017
Movie Connections
Self
2007
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
Underworld
1997
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Harold Smith
2012
Bounty Killer
Daft Willy
2013
High Heels and Low Lifes
Mason
2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Walter Harris (archive footage)
2000
Abraham
Nahor
1993
Power Monkeys
Spencer
2016
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Self
2013Full Stretch
Baz Levick
1993
New George
Francis
Big Top
Dad
2009
According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
Self
2006
Reflections
Sid
De-Lovely
Gerald Murphy
2004Hard Cases
Richard Pearce
1988
The Berlin Affair
Heinz von Hollendorf
1985
The Smiths
Clive Smith
1995
Stalin
Kirov
1992
Bottom: Exposed
Self
2024
The Challenger Disaster
Lawrence Mulloy
2013
Fudge Sundae
David
2025Frontiers
Supt. Graham Kirsten
1996Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn
Bill
1980
Bloody Fury
Bloody Fury (voice)
2023
Well Being
Director
2026
Act of Will
Vincent Crowther
1989
When the Sky Falls
Tom Hamilton
2000
Enigma
Bruno
1982
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Hugo Lang
1984
Plaster
Edward Perry
The Robbie Coltrane Special
Self
1989
Bloodlines
James Hopkin
2005
Dead Fish
Frank Rosenheim (as Kevin R. McNally)
2005
Commitments
Hugh
1982
Jekyll & Hyde
Sergeant Hornby
1990
The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins
Podo Helmer (voice)
2025Murder East - Murder West
Regine's Boyfriend in the East
1990
Exterminate
Director
2023
Frayed
George
2025
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976The Hard Word
Nigel Wood
1983
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Self
2023
Curse of the Macbeths
Duncan
2022
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Tommy O'Neill
1994
Death on the Dearborn
Sheriff Wilson
Tygo Road
Adam Hartley
1990
Musketeer
Porthos
2022
Irish Jam
Lord Hailstock
2006
Eleven Men Against Eleven
Jake Leach
1995
The Murder of Princess Diana
Charles Davis
2007
Decrypted
Colonel Pike
2021
You Really Got Me
Older James
2021A Brother's Tale
Bonny Taylor
1983
A Masculine Ending
Andrew Gardner
1992
Not Quite Paradise
Pete
1985
Return to Blood River
Terry
1994
Pirates of the Caribbean: Secrets of the Lamp
Thanks
Number Six
Jack Taylor
1995
The Bad Sister
Tony
1983
Painted Beauty
Det. Greene
2021
On Your Behalf
Detective McHendry
2022The Devil Is In The Detail
Apollyon
Where the Heart Is
Paul
1979
Praying Mantis
Bernard
1982
Margaret
Kenneth Clarke
2009
Dream Baby
Slick
1989
Common Pursuit
1992Poe
Kyle Kilpatrick
2011
Thin Air
Mark Gentian
1988
Up Rising
2000
Tu£sday
Jerry
2008
The Precious Blood
Billy McVea
1996
The Paradise Run
Johnny
1976
Crust
Bill Simmonds
20031946
Karl
2014
The Hangover
Colin
1989Marked
Brian Cruft
2014Macbeth Unhinged
Duncan
2016
Largo
Angus
2025