Paul McGann
Known for ActingBorn 1959-11-14Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK
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 · as Golic
The Three Musketeers
1993 · as Girard / Jussac
Empire of the Sun
1987 · as Lieutenant Price
Queen of the Damned
2002 · as David Talbot
Withnail & I
1987 · as ...& I
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 · as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Doctor Who
1996 · as The Doctor
Lesbian Vampire Killers
2009 · as Vicar
Dealers
1989 · as Daniel Pascoe
Lie with Me
2004 · as Gerry Henson
The Big Night In
2020 · as Self
Star Trek Story
1996 · as Self - Commentary (voice)
FairyTale: A True Story
1997 · as Arthur Wright
The Marbles
2025 · as Lord Byron (voice)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 · as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
Tree of Hands
1989 · as Barry
The Undertaker
2023 · as Arthur
Catherine the Great
1996 · as Potemkin