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

The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford 2026 ★ 6.0
Artemis Fowl 2020 ★ 5.5
Guilt 2019 ★ 6.6
Shetland 2013 ★ 7.5
The Raven 2012 ★ 6.3
Going Postal 2010 ★ 7.2
New Tricks 2004 ★ 7.3
Ladies in Lavender 2004 ★ 6.5
The Afternoon Play 2003 ★ 6.5
Murphy's Law 2001 ★ 7.6
Rebus 2000 ★ 6.9
Love's Labour's Lost 2000 ★ 5.5
Psychos 1999 ★ 7.3
Hamish Macbeth 1995 ★ 7.7
Wycliffe 1994 ★ 6.8
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994 ★ 6.4
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 ★ 7.0
A Touch of Frost 1992 ★ 7.5
Henry V 1989 ★ 7.1
Eurocops 1988 ★ 6.5
ScreenPlay 1986 ★ 6.0
EastEnders 1985 ★ 4.2
Screen Two 1985 ★ 7.1
Local Hero 1983 ★ 6.8