Jimmy Yuill

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

Birth Location Golspie, Scotland
Born 1956-01-01

Movies

The Road Dance as Doctor Connolly
2022
The Kindred as Robert
2021
Artemis Fowl as Fisherman (Time Freeze)
2020
All Is True as Edward Woolmer
2018
National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, general in the King's army
2013
Flat Lake as Murdo Strachen
2012
The Raven as Captain Eldridge
2012
Retreat as Doug
2011
Princess Ka'iulani as Archie Cleghorn
2010
2009
Extraordinary Rendition as University Dean
2007
The Magic Flute as Queen's Commander
2006
As You Like It as Corin
2006
Ladies in Lavender as Constable Timmins
2004
The Rocket Post as James MacLeod
2004
Strictly Sinatra as Rod Edmunds
2001
Schneider's 2nd Stage as Detective Chief Inspector
2001
Love's Labour's Lost as Constable Dull
2000
1994
Grushko as Chazov
1994
Much Ado About Nothing as Friar Francis
1993
Paper Mask as Alec Moran
1990
Discovering Hamlet as Himself / Guildenstern
1990
Henry V as Jamy
1989
The Picnic as Man at Dyke
1989
The Interrogation of John as Det. Sgt. Chandler
1987
Local Hero as Iain
1983
Andrina as Stanley
1981
The Good Time Girls as Finlayson
1981
A Sense of Freedom as Dunkie
1979

Movies

In the Bleak Midwinter Original Music Composer
1995
Swan Song Original Music Composer
1992