Born in Liverpool, England Paul McGann was 17 when he successfully auditioned for a place on the acting course at RADA. His breakthrough role was in the short-lived 1983 series Give Us a Break. In the television production of The Hanging Gale he acted alongside his older brother Joe, and two younger brothers Mark and Stephen.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Bookish (2025)
Guest starring as Mr Kind
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Such Devoted Sisters - Part Two (Jul 16, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: Such Devoted Sisters - Part One (Jul 16, 2025)
McDonald & Dodds (2020)
Guest starring as Archie Addington
- Episode 3x02: A Billion Beats (Jun 26, 2022)
Wildest Islands of Indonesia (2016)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Dragon's Domain (Dec 25, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Secret Worlds (Dec 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Volcano Nation (Dec 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Islands of the Monsoon (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Kingdom of Giants (Nov 27, 2016)
China: Between Clouds and Dreams (2016)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: For a Better Future (Dec 3, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Silent Spring (Nov 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: From Death Comes Life (Nov 19, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Local Heroes (Nov 12, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: A Letter from Russia (Nov 5, 2016)
Wildest Middle East (2014)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Jordan: Nature's Furnace (Dec 30, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Caspian: The Hidden Cradle (Dec 23, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Arabia: Land of Illusion (Dec 16, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Turkey: Life on the Edge (Dec 9, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Egypt: Survivors of the Sands (Dec 2, 2014)
Wildest Indochina (2014)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: China - Secret Garden (Jun 12, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Vietnam - Phoenix from the Ashes (Jun 12, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Cambodia - Water Kingdom (Jun 12, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Thailand - Nature's Survivors (Jun 12, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Malaysia - Freaks of Nature (Jun 12, 2014)
Ripper Street (2012)
Guest starring as Stanley Bone
- Episode 1x04: The Good of This City (Jan 20, 2013)
The Bletchley Circle (2012)
Guest starring as John Richards
- Episode 2x01: Blood on Their Hands, Part 1 (Jan 6, 2014)
Wildest Latin America (2012)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Patagonia (Jul 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: The Pantanal (Jun 26, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Amazon (Jun 5, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Andes (Jun 2, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Venezuela (May 24, 2012)
Wildest Islands (2012)
Starring as Narrator
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Falkland Islands: Penguin Paradise (Jan 26, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: The Philippines: Islands of Mystery (Jan 19, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Vancouver Island: Rivers of Life (Jan 12, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: Amazon River Islands: The Floating Forest (Jan 5, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Japan: Islands of Extremes (Sep 9, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Hebrides (Apr 2, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Sri Lanka: Monsoon Island (Mar 26, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Galapagos: Darwin's Eden (Mar 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Caribbean: Wild Side of Paradise (Mar 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Zanzibar. Land of Giants (Mar 5, 2012)
Living the Life (2011)
Guest starring as Paul McGann
- Episode 1x10: Paul McGann in conversation with Charles Dance (Jan 22, 2012)
Luther (2010)
Starring as Mark North
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jun 21, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jun 14, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Jun 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Jun 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (May 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (May 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (May 11, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (May 4, 2010)
Guest starring as Mark North
(2 episodes)
Air Medics (2008)
Starring as Narrator
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Crash (Aug 7, 2009)
- Episode 1x07: A Long Weekend (Jul 31, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: Biker Country (Jul 20, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: Kids In Danger (Jul 10, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: Killer Country (Jul 3, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Stranded (Jun 26, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: Frontline Doctors (Jun 19, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Braving the Storm (Apr 17, 2009)
- Episode S01 Special: The Golden Hour (Oct 22, 2008)
Doctor Who (2005)
Starring as The Eighth Doctor
Guest starring as The Eighth Doctor
- Episode S13 Special: The Power of the Doctor (Oct 23, 2022)
Guest starring as Paul McGann
- Episode S07 Special: The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (Nov 23, 2013)
Cathedral (2005)
Starring as Narrator
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Fire at York (Jan 31, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh (Jan 24, 2005)
- Episode 1x03: Flood at Winchester (Jan 17, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: Redemption at Lincoln (Jan 10, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: Murder at Canterbury (Jan 3, 2005)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Guest starring as Dickie Erskine
- Episode 2x01: Sleeping Murder (Feb 5, 2006)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Paul McGann
- Episode 21x127: 09/03/17 - Paul McGann, Gok Wan (Mar 9, 2017)
Holby City (1999)
Starring as John Gaskell
(40 episodes)
- Episode 20x47: One of Us (Nov 20, 2018)
- Episode 20x46: Report to the Mirror, Part Two (Nov 13, 2018)
- Episode 20x45: Report to the Mirror, Part One (Nov 6, 2018)
- Episode 20x42: Stains (Oct 16, 2018)
- Episode 20x41: The Three Musketeers (Oct 9, 2018)
- Episode 20x40: Inscrutable (Oct 2, 2018)
- Episode 20x39: Undoing (Sep 25, 2018)
- Episode 20x38: One Man and His God (Sep 18, 2018)
- Episode 20x37: All Lies Lead To The Truth (Sep 11, 2018)
- Episode 20x36: Keep Your Friends Close (Sep 4, 2018)
- Episode 20x34: All Business (Aug 21, 2018)
- Episode 20x33: Bargaining (Aug 14, 2018)
- Episode 20x32: Bygones (Aug 8, 2018)
- Episode 20x30: Two for Joy (Jul 24, 2018)
- Episode 20x29: The Friend Zone (Jul 17, 2018)
- Episode 20x28: Into the Light (Jul 11, 2018)
- Episode 20x26: Fallen Idol (Jun 27, 2018)
- Episode 20x25: Primum Non Nocere, Part Two (Jun 20, 2018)
- Episode 20x24: Primum Non Nocere, Part One (Jun 12, 2018)
- Episode 20x23: None but the Brave (Jun 5, 2018)
- Episode 20x20: Blind Spot (May 15, 2018)
- Episode 20x19: Bubble Wrap (May 8, 2018)
- Episode 20x16: New Ain't All It's Cracked Up To Be (Apr 17, 2018)
- Episode 20x15: Tate Gallery (Apr 10, 2018)
- Episode 20x14: Tete a Tate (Apr 3, 2018)
- Episode 20x13: No Matter Where You Go, There You Are – Part Two (Mar 27, 2018)
- Episode 20x12: No Matter Where You Go, There You Are – Part One (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 20x11: The l Word (Mar 13, 2018)
- Episode 20x10: Square One (Mar 6, 2018)
- Episode 20x09: Ache (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 20x07: Precipice (Feb 13, 2018)
- Episode 20x06: Not Your Home Now (Feb 7, 2018)
- Episode 20x05: One Day at a Time (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 20x04: Hanssen is as Hanssen Does (Jan 23, 2018)
- Episode 20x03: There by the Grace of... (Jan 16, 2018)
- Episode 20x02: Ready or Not (Jan 9, 2018)
- Episode 19x64: Always Forever (Dec 19, 2017)
- Episode 19x63: We Need to Talk About Fredrik (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 19x62: Group Animal, Part Two (Dec 7, 2017)
- Episode 19x61: Group Animal, Part One (Dec 5, 2017)
Horatio Hornblower (1998)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Bush
- Episode 2001-03-25: Hornblower: Retribution (Mar 25, 2001)
Nice Town (1992)
Starring as Joe Thompson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Idyll (Dec 2, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Unto Us a Child is Born (Nov 25, 1992)
- Episode 1x01: Immaculate Conception (Nov 18, 1992)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Guest starring as Dr. Peter Lord
- Episode 9x02: Sad Cypress (Dec 26, 2003)
Give Us a Break (1983)
Starring as Mo Morris
(8 episodes)
- Episode S01 Special: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle (Dec 31, 1984)
- Episode 1x07: Right Bad Company (Nov 3, 1983)
- Episode 1x06: Business is Business (Oct 27, 1983)
- Episode 1x05: One Good Stroke Deserves Another (Oct 20, 1983)
- Episode 1x04: When It Rains It Pours (Oct 13, 1983)
- Episode 1x03: Streetwise and Nancy Free (Oct 6, 1983)
- Episode 1x02: A Flagpole Painter from Liverpool (Sep 29, 1983)
- Episode 1x01: Heaven Sent (Sep 22, 1983)
Doctor Who (1963)
Starring as The Eighth Doctor
- Episode S26 Special: Doctor Who: The Movie (May 12, 1996)
Panorama (1953)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 2016-09-26: Aleppo: Life Under Siege (Sep 26, 2016)