Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

68 · Born: Jan 1, 1956

Personal Details

Born Jan 1, 1956 Golspie, Scotland

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.

Career

2012
The Raven
The Raven as Captain Eldridge
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Flat Lake
Flat Lake as Murdo Strachen
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2011
Retreat
Retreat as Doug
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Young James Herriot
2010
Princess Ka'iulani
Princess Ka'iulani as Archie Cleghorn
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New Tricks
New Tricks as George Milligan
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2009
Within the Whirlwind
Within the Whirlwind as Siderov
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2007
Extraordinary Rendition
Extraordinary Rendition as University Dean
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Rebus
Rebus as Mickey
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2006
As You Like It
As You Like It as Corin
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EastEnders
EastEnders as Victor Brown
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2004
The Rocket Post
The Rocket Post as James MacLeod
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2001
Strictly Sinatra
Strictly Sinatra as Rod Edmunds
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2000
Monsignor Renard
Monsignor Renard
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1995
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth as Lachlan McCrae
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1994
Grushko
Grushko as Chazov
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Wycliffe
Wycliffe as DI Doug Kersey
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1993
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing as Friar Francis
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1990
Paper Mask
Paper Mask as Alec Moran
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1981
Play for Today
Play for Today as Finlayson
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1990
Discovering Hamlet