Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

Personal information

Known for
Acting
Known credits
57
Gender
Male
Born
January 1, 1956
Place of birth
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.

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Movie
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The Raven
Movie
2012

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Movie
1994

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Much Ado About Nothing
Movie
1993

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Henry V
Movie
1989

Henry V

Movie · 1989

Local Hero
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1983

Local Hero

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