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 (a
role he has since reprised in more than 70 audio dramas and the 2013
mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor"). He is also known for playing
Lieutenant William Bush in the series Hornblower.Paul John McGann was
born in Liverpool on 14 November 1959, into a Roman Catholic family of
Irish origin. His mother, Claire, was a teacher, and his father was a
metallurgist. His cousin, Ritchie Routledge, was in the 1960s band The
Cryin' Shames. He has an older brother, Joe, and three younger
siblings: brothers Mark and Stephen and sister Clare. All three of his
brothers are also actors and the four of them played brothers in the
1995 TV serial The Hanging Gale. Stephen is noted for playing Doctor
Turner in Call the Midwife. The same year, McGann also played Grigori
Potemkin in the television film Catherine the Great alongside Mark and
Stephen.
Paul McGann Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter
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