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.
Filmography
all 43
Movies 33
TV Shows 10
self 1
The Road Dance (2022)
The Kindred (2021)
Artemis Fowl (2020)
All Is True (2018)
National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2013)
Flat Lake (2012)
The Raven (2012)
Young James Herriot (2011)
Retreat (2011)
Princess Ka'iulani (2010)
Within the Whirlwind (2009)
Extraordinary Rendition (2007)
The Magic Flute (2006)
As You Like It (2006)
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
The Rocket Post (2004)
New Tricks (2004)
Strictly Sinatra (2001)
Schneider's 2nd Stage (2001)
Rebus (2000)
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
Monsignor Renard (2000)
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
Hamish Macbeth (1995)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
Wycliffe (1994)
Grushko (1994)
Demob (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Swan Song (1992)
Paper Mask (1990)
Discovering Hamlet (1990)
Henry V (1989)
The Picnic (1989)
Eurocops (1988)
The Interrogation of John (1987)
EastEnders (1985)
Local Hero (1983)
Objects of Affection (1982)
Andrina (1981)
The Good Time Girls (1981)
Death Watch (1980)
A Sense of Freedom (1979)
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GenderMale
Birthday1956-03-06 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceGolspie, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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