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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-01-01 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Golspie, Scotland

Jimmy Yuill

Biography:

Jimmy Yuill is an actor, born in 1959, in Golspie, Scotland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's films. His most recent work saw him play the Chief Constable in "The Raven"  along side John Cusack. Yuill was also the music composer for A Midwinter's Tale and Swan Song. Most of his acting work has been in theatre, although he has played police officers on television; he is best remembered for the character Doug Kersey in the British television show Wycliffe. In June 2006 Jimmy made his first appearance in EastEnders as the recurring character Victor Brown. In October 2007, Yuill took the lead in Sophocles' Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow. In 2010, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Performance for his role in a play adaption of the Testament of Cresseid by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland.

Known For

Acting

2022

The Road Dance as Doctor Connolly

2021

The Kindred as Robert

2020

Artemis Fowl as Fisherman (Time Freeze)

2019

Guilt as Albert

2018

All Is True as Edward Woolmer

2013

National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, general in the King's army
Shetland as Angus Wallace

2012

The Raven as Captain Eldridge
Flat Lake as Murdo Strachen

2011

2010

Princess Kaiulani as Archie Cleghorn

2009

2007

Extraordinary Rendition as University Dean

2006

The Magic Flute as Queen's Commander

2004

The Rocket Post as James MacLeod
Ladies in Lavender as Constable Timmins
New Tricks as George Milligan

2001

Schneider's 2nd Stage as Detective Chief Inspector
Strictly Sinatra as Rod Edmunds

2000

Love's Labour's Lost as Constable Dull
Rebus as Mickey

1995

Hamish Macbeth as Lachlan McCrae

1994

Grushko as Chazov
Wycliffe as DI Doug Kersey

1993

Much Ado About Nothing as Friar Francis

1990

Paper Mask as Alec Moran
Discovering Hamlet as Himself / Guildenstern

1989

The Picnic as Man at Dyke
Henry V as Jamy

1988

Eurocops as McCulloch

1987

The Interrogation of John as Det. Sgt. Chandler

1985

EastEnders as Victor Brown

1983

Local Hero as Iain

1982

Our Winnie as Charles
Cloud Howe as Sands

1981

Andrina as Stanley
The Good Time Girls as Finlayson

1980

Sound

1995

In the Bleak Midwinter as Original Music Composer

1992

Swan Song as Original Music Composer