Kevin McNally is an English actor and writer who grew up in Birmingham, began professionally at Birmingham Repertory Theatre at 16 and trained at RADA, where he won the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1975. He is best known as Joshamee Gibbs in all five Pirates of the Caribbean films, and his other credits include I, Claudius, Cry Freedom, Johnny English, Downton Abbey, Designated Survivor and the video games Assassin’s Creed III and Kingdom Hearts III. He has worked extensively in theatre, including as King Lear at Shakespeare’s Globe, and wrote nine episodes of Minder under the pseudonym Kevin Sperring.
2018 · 1 season · BBC
