Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1956-01-01 (Age: 70)
Place of Birth
Golspie, Scotland
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.
Filmography (33)
The Road Dance
2022
The Kindred
2021
Artemis Fowl
2020
All Is True
2018
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2013Flat Lake
2012
The Raven
2012
Retreat
2011
Princess Kaiulani
2010
Within the Whirlwind
2009Extraordinary Rendition
2007
The Magic Flute
2006
As You Like It
2006
Ladies in Lavender
2004
