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Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
01 Jan, 1956 (70 years old)

Jimmy Yuill

Biography

Jimmy YuillΒ is an actor, born in 1959, inΒ Golspie,Β Scotland. He is a member of theΒ Royal Shakespeare CompanyΒ and later joined theΒ 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"Β Β along side John Cusack.Β Yuill was also the music composer forΒ A Midwinter's TaleΒ 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 showΒ Wycliffe. In June 2006 Jimmy made his first appearance inΒ EastEndersΒ as the recurring characterΒ Victor Brown. In October 2007, Yuill took the lead in Sophocles'Β AntigoneΒ 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 theΒ Testament of CresseidΒ by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland.

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Wycliffe
1994

Wycliffe

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