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Jimmy Yuill

Acting

Jimmy Yuill

EN, FR cinema · 37 credits

Born

1 January 1956 (age 70)

Birthplace

Golspie, Scotland

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

Filmography

The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford poster

The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

EN · 20266.9

as King Ergon

The Road Dance poster

The Road Dance

EN · 20226.7

as Doctor Connolly

The Kindred poster

The Kindred

EN · 20216.4

as Robert

Artemis Fowl poster

Artemis Fowl

EN · 20205.5

as Fisherman (Time Freeze)

All Is True poster

All Is True

EN · 20186.0

as Edward Woolmer

National Theatre Live: Macbeth poster

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

EN · 20136.9

as Banquo

The Raven poster

The Raven

EN · 20126.3

as Captain Eldridge

Flat Lake

2012

Flat Lake

EN · 2012Not rated

as Murdo Strachen

Retreat poster

Retreat

EN · 20115.6

as Doug

Going Postal 2in1 poster

Going Postal 2in1

EN · 2011Not rated

as Mr. Spools

Princess Kaiulani poster

Princess Kaiulani

EN · 20105.7

as Archie Cleghorn

Within the Whirlwind poster

Within the Whirlwind

EN · 20095.0

as Siderov

Extraordinary Rendition

2007

Extraordinary Rendition

EN · 20074.8

as University Dean

The Magic Flute poster

The Magic Flute

EN · 20066.3

as Queen's Commander

As You Like It poster

As You Like It

EN · 20065.8

as Corin

The Rocket Post poster

The Rocket Post

EN · 20045.4

as James MacLeod

Ladies in Lavender poster

Ladies in Lavender

EN · 20046.4

as Constable Timmins

Schneider's 2nd Stage

2001

Schneider's 2nd Stage

EN · 200110.0

as Detective Chief Inspector

Strictly Sinatra poster

Strictly Sinatra

EN · 20015.0

as Rod Edmunds

Love's Labour's Lost poster

Love's Labour's Lost

EN · 20005.6

as Constable Dull

In the Bleak Midwinter poster

In the Bleak Midwinter

EN · 19957.1

Original Music Composer

Grushko poster

Grushko

EN · 19947.5

as Chazov

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein poster

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

EN · 19946.4

as Greigori

Much Ado About Nothing poster

Much Ado About Nothing

EN · 19936.9

as Friar Francis

Swan Song

1992

Swan Song

EN · 19926.8

Original Music Composer

Paper Mask poster

Paper Mask

EN · 19905.6

as Alec Moran

Discovering Hamlet poster

Discovering Hamlet

EN · 19905.9

as Himself / Guildenstern

The Picnic poster

The Picnic

EN · 1989Not rated

as Man at Dyke

Henry V poster

Henry V

EN · 19897.1

as Jamy

Sales People from Hell poster

Sales People from Hell

EN · 1989Not rated

Actor

The Interrogation of John poster

The Interrogation of John

EN · 1987Not rated

as Det. Sgt. Chandler

A Sense of Freedom poster

A Sense of Freedom

EN · 19856.5

as Dunkie

Local Hero poster

Local Hero

EN · 19836.8

as Iain

Our Winnie poster

Our Winnie

EN · 1982Not rated

as Charles

Andrina poster

Andrina

EN · 19818.0

as Stanley

The Good Time Girls

1981

The Good Time Girls

EN · 1981Not rated

as Finlayson

Death Watch poster

Death Watch

FR · 19806.4

Actor