Portrait of Kevin McNally

Acting

Kevin McNally

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 2025 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for I, Claudius
I, Claudius
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kevin McNally Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4
  • Sports
    0.1, average 0.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • British Crime Comedy 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

155
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Reflections
Reflections

as Sid

Plaster
Plaster

as Edward Perry

New George
New George

as Francis

The Devil Is In The Detail
The Devil Is In The Detail

as Apollyon

Death on the Dearborn
Death on the Dearborn

as Sheriff Wilson

Pirates of the Caribbean: Secrets of the Lamp
Pirates of the Caribbean: Secrets of the Lamp

Thanks

2020s

19 titles · average score 65
Well Being
Well Being (2026)

Director

Miss Austen
Miss Austen (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mr. Austen

Largo
Largo (2025)

as Angus

Apartment 7A
Apartment 7A (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as Roman Castevet

Stonehouse
Stonehouse (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Harold Wilson

Bloody Fury
Bloody Fury (2023)

as Bloody Fury (voice)

The Wingfeather Saga
The Wingfeather Saga (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Podo Helmer (voice)

Musketeer
Musketeer (2022)

as Porthos

On Your Behalf
On Your Behalf (2022)

as Detective McHendry

You Really Got Me
You Really Got Me (2021)

as Older James

Decrypted
Decrypted (2021)
GoodWatch score 44

as Colonel Pike

Alex Rider
Alex Rider (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Max Grendel

2010s

32 titles · average score 68
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Alexei Orlov

Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Capt. George Mainwaring

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

as Joshamee Gibbs

King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2017)

as Lear

The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as Major MacMahon

Power Monkeys
Power Monkeys (2016)

TV show · as Spencer

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Bernard Ingham

The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lawrence Mulloy

The Raven
The Raven (2012)
GoodWatch score 45

as Maddux

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Joshamee Gibbs

Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Horace Bryant

2000s

33 titles · average score 63
Tu£sday
Tu£sday (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jerry

The Murder of Princess Diana
The Murder of Princess Diana (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

as Charles Davis

Scoop
Scoop (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mike Tinsley

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Frank Devereaux (voice) / Frank Devereaux

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Professor Jericho

Bloodlines
Bloodlines (2005)

TV show · as James Hopkin

De-Lovely
De-Lovely (2004)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gerald Murphy

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Joshamee Gibbs

Shackleton
Shackleton (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Frank Worsley

High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mason

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Russian Agent

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Steven Watt

1990s

27 titles · average score 66
Entrapment
Entrapment (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

as Haas

Dad
Dad (1997)

TV show · as Alan Hook

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Orville Tudway / Gerald Farquaharson

Underworld
Underworld (1997)

TV show

The Precious Blood
The Precious Blood (1996)

as Billy McVea

Frontiers
Frontiers (1996)

TV show · as Supt. Graham Kirsten

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Professor Peter Cherry

Full Stretch
Full Stretch (1993)

TV show · as Baz Levick

Abraham
Abraham (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nahor

Bottom
Bottom (1991)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Sex Shop Assistant

Tygo Road
Tygo Road (1990)

TV show · as Adam Hartley

Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sergeant Hornby

1980s

25 titles · average score 67
Dream Baby
Dream Baby (1989)

as Slick

A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

The Contract
The Contract (1988)

TV show · as Johnny Donoghue

Thin Air
Thin Air (1988)

TV show · as Mark Gentian

Thin Air
Thin Air (1988)

as Mark Gentian

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Tom Bennod

The Berlin Affair
The Berlin Affair (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

as Heinz von Hollendorf

Not Quite Paradise
Not Quite Paradise (1985)

as Pete

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Tommy O'Neill / Terry

The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister (1983)

as Tony

Commitments
Commitments (1982)

as Hugh

The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Irish Youth

1970s

9 titles · average score 79
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Richards

Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1979)

as Paul

The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as HMS Ranger Crewman

I, Claudius
I, Claudius (1976)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Castor

The Paradise Run
The Paradise Run (1976)

as Johnny

The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Tom Prince

Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain (1976)

TV show · as Johnny

Poldark
Poldark (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Drake Carne

Survivors
Survivors (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Jeff Kane

1960s

4 titles · average score 69
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Paul

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Hugo Lang

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show