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Paul McGann

Paul John McGann (born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial The Monocled Mutineer (1986), then starred in the dark comedy Withnail and I (1987), which was a critical success and developed a cult following. McGann later became more widely known for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film. He is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the series Hornblower.

English
Filmography

Luther

2010
as Mark North

Doctor Who

1963
as The Eighth Doctor

Forgotten

1999
as Ben Turner

Give us a Break

1983
as Mo Morris

Doctor Who: Shada

2003
as Doctor Who

Zero Hour

2004
as Narrator

True Dare Kiss

2007
as Nash McKinnon

Shark (2015)

2015
as Himself - Narrator

Wildest Indochina

2014
as Narrator

Wildest Middle East

2014
as Narrator

Doctor Who (Big Finish)

1999
as The Doctor (8th)

Tripping Over

2006
as Jeremy

Our Mutual Friend

1998
as Eugene Wrayburn

Foreign Legion - Tougher Than the Rest

2007
as Narrator

Wildest Islands

2012
as Narrator

Nice Town

1992
as Joe Thompson

Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures

1999
as The Doctor

The Hanging Gale

1995
as Liam Phelan

The Monocled Mutineer

1986
as Percy Toplis

A Mother's Son

2012
as David

Nature Boy

2000
as Steve Witton

Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures

2007
as The Doctor

Hornblower

1998
as Lt. William Bush

Victorian Sensations

2019
as Presenter

Collision

2009
as Richard Reeves

Annika (2021)

2021
as Dr. Jake Strathearn

Director

Episode Jimmy McGovern's Moving On
Passengers 		2016
Episode Jimmy McGovern's Moving On
Zero 		2016

Guest Star

Episode Tribal Wives
Gabon 		2010
Episode Tribal Wives
Mexico 		2010
Episode Predator CSI
Bodiless Bear 		2006
Episode Tribal Wives
Papua New Guinea 		2010
Episode Tribal Wives
Thailand 		2010
Episode Tribal Wives
Ethiopia 		2010
Episode Tribal Wives
Mentawai, Indonesia 		2008
Episode Agatha Christie's Poirot
Sad Cypress 		2003
Episode Luther
Episode 3 		2019
Episode Natural World
France: The Wild Side 		2014
Episode Doctor Who (2005)
The Power of the Doctor 		2022
Episode Luther
Episode 4 		2019
Episode Theatre Night
The Importance of Being Earnest 		1988
Episode Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Episode 1 		2021
Episode Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Episode 2 		2021
Episode Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Episode 3 		2021
Episode Doctor Who
A Mystery in Cambridge (1) 		2003
Episode Agatha Christie's Marple
Sleeping Murder 		2006
Episode Sky Documentaries
The Petrol Age 		2012
Episode Tribal Wives
Kuna Tribe, Panama 		2008
Episode Tribal Wives
Waorani Tribe, Ecuador 		2008
Episode ITV Drama
If I Had You 		2006
Episode Tribal Wives
Afar Tribe, Ethiopia 		2008
Episode Secret History
The Queen's Lost Cousin 		2015
Episode Doctor Who (2005)
The Night of the Doctor 		2013
Episode Tribal Wives
Himba Tribe, Namibia 		2008
Episode Luther
Episode 1 		2010
Episode Tribal Wives
Maasai, Tanzania 		2008
Episode Tribal Wives
Turkey 		2010