Acting
Jimmy Yuill
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
The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford
Film · 2026
The Road Dance
Film · 2022
The Kindred
Film · 2021
Artemis Fowl
Film · 2020
Guilt
Series · 2019
All Is True
Film · 2018
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Film · 2013
Shetland
Series · 2013
The Raven
Film · 2012
Flat Lake
Film · 2012
Retreat
Film · 2011
Going Postal 2in1
Film · 2011
Young James Herriot
Series · 2011
Princess Kaiulani
Film · 2010
Going Postal
Series · 2010
Within the Whirlwind
Film · 2009
Extraordinary Rendition
Film · 2007
The Magic Flute
Film · 2006
As You Like It
Film · 2006
The Rocket Post
Film · 2004
Ladies in Lavender
Film · 2004
New Tricks
Series · 2004
The Afternoon Play
Series · 2003
Schneider's 2nd Stage
Film · 2001
Strictly Sinatra
Film · 2001
Murphy's Law
Series · 2001
Love's Labour's Lost
Film · 2000
Monsignor Renard
Series · 2000
Rebus
Series · 2000
Psychos
Series · 1999
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Hamish Macbeth
Series · 1995
Grushko
Film · 1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Film · 1994
Wycliffe
Series · 1994
Much Ado About Nothing
Film · 1993
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
Paper Mask
Film · 1990
Discovering Hamlet
Film · 1990
The Picnic
Film · 1989
Henry V
Film · 1989
Sales People from Hell
Film · 1989
Eurocops
Series · 1988
The Interrogation of John
Film · 1987
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
A Sense of Freedom
Film · 1985
EastEnders
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Local Hero
Film · 1983
Our Winnie
Film · 1982
Objects of Affection
Series · 1982
Cloud Howe
Series · 1982
Andrina
Film · 1981
The Good Time Girls
Film · 1981
Death Watch
Film · 1980