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)
Golic
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Girard / Jussac
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Lieutenant Price
Queen of the Damned
(2002)
David Talbot
The Rainbow
(1989)
Anton Skrebensky
Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City
(2024)
Self (Archive Footage)
Doctor Who
(1996)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Lesbian Vampire Killers
(2009)
Vicar
Withnail & I
(1987)
...& I
FairyTale: A True Story
(1997)
Arthur Wright
Hornblower: Mutiny
(2001)
Lieutenant Bush
Paper Mask
(1990)
Matthew Harris
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
(2013)
Himself
Dealers
(1989)
Daniel Pascoe
Full Filmography
Acting
Whistling Wally
(1982)
Norman
Gaskin
(1983)
Graham Gaskin
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
(1984)
Mo Morris
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1986)
John Worthing
Withnail & I
(1987)
...& I
Cariani and the Courtesans
(1987)
Giovanni Cariani
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Lieutenant Price
The Rainbow
(1989)
Anton Skrebensky
Dealers
(1989)
Daniel Pascoe
Streets of Yesterday
(1989)
Joseph
Tree of Hands
(1989)
Barry
Paper Mask
(1990)
Matthew Harris
The Monk
(1990)
Father Lorenzo Rojas
Drowning in the Shallow End
(1990)
Colin
Afraid of the Dark
(1991)
Tony
Alien³
(1992)
Golic
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Girard / Jussac
The Hanging Gale
(1995)
Liam Phelan
The One That Got Away
(1996)
Chris Ryan
Doctor Who
(1996)
The Doctor
Catherine the Great
(1996)
Potemkin
The Merchant of Venice
(1996)
Bassanio
Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
(1996)
Self
Star Trek Story
(1996)
Self - Commentary (voice)
Downtime
(1997)
Rob
FairyTale: A True Story
(1997)
Arthur Wright
The Dance of Shiva
(1998)
Captain Greville
Withnail and Us
(1999)
Self
Hornblower: Mutiny
(2001)
Lieutenant Bush
My Kingdom
(2001)
Dean
Hornblower: Retribution
(2001)
Lt. Bush
Hotel!
(2001)
Ben Carter
Queen of the Damned
(2002)
David Talbot
Blood Strangers
(2002)
DC David Ingram
The Biographer
(2002)
Andrew Morton
Hornblower: Loyalty
(2003)
Lieutenant Bush
Hornblower: Duty
(2003)
Lieutenant Bush
Doctor Who: Shada
(2003)
The Doctor (voice)
Listening
(2003)
Man
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
(2003)
Self
Otherworld
(2003)
King Matholwch (voice)
Lie with Me
(2004)
Gerry Henson
Gypo
(2005)
Paul
Ghosts on the Underground
(2005)
Narrator
Kidnapped
(2005)
Colonel MacNab
The Orangutan King
(2005)
Narrator
Daphne Ashbrook in the UK
(2005)
Death of an Idealist
(2005)
Narrator
If I Had You
(2006)
Philip Andrews
Always Crashing in the Same Car
(2007)
Bill Mackinnon
World of Compulsive Hoarders
(2007)
Davros Connections
(2007)
(archival audio)
Fables of Forgotten Things
(2008)
Clarence
My Dad Was a Communist
(2008)
Narrator
Lesbian Vampire Killers
(2009)
Vicar
Godard & Others
(2010)
Torrence
The Day John Lennon Died
(2010)
Narrator
The 9/11 Surfer
(2011)
Narrator
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
(2011)
Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
(2012)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
SOS: The Titanic Inquiry
(2012)
Sir Rufus Isaacs
Tiger Island
(2012)
Narrator
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
(2013)
Himself
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence
(2013)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Art Is...
(2013)
Lulu's Dad
Brady and Hindley: Possession
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
(2014)
Narrator (Voice)
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
(2014)
Himself
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
(2014)
Narrator
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
(2014)
Self
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
(2014)
James Craven
Absence
(2015)
Man
The Other Prince William
(2015)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Finding Babylon's Hanging Garden
(2015)
Narrator
China - Treasures of the Jade Empire
(2015)
Narrator
Churchill: When Britain Said No
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Super Powered Owls
(2015)
Narrator
Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack
(2016)
Narrator (Voice)
Brakes
(2017)
Peter
B&B
(2017)
Josh
Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Perplexed Music
(2017)
Man
Nero's Sunken City
(2017)
Narrator (English Voice)
Picasso's Last Stand
(2018)
Narrator
Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land
(2018)
Himself
The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
(2019)
Self
Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann
(2019)
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
(2019)
Swans: Mystery of the Missing
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who Am I
(2022)
Self
Swallow Your Dreams
(2022)
James
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
(2022)
The Doctor (8)
Mia and the Dragon Princess
(2023)
Walsh
The Day of the Sun Dog
(2023)
Jaggers
The Undertaker
(2023)
Arthur
Talking Doctor Who
(2023)
Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City
(2024)
Self (Archive Footage)