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Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

Acting
Born: 1956-01-01
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.

Known For

47 Works
EastEnders
4.2

EastEnders

1985

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Shetland
7.5

Shetland

2013

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New Tricks
7.4

New Tricks

2004

tv

A Touch of Frost
7.5

A Touch of Frost

1992

tv

Wycliffe
6.0

Wycliffe

1994

tv

Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985

tv

Murphy's Law
7.6

Murphy's Law

2001

tv

The Afternoon Play
7.0

The Afternoon Play

2003

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Rebus
6.9

Rebus

2000

tv

Hamish Macbeth
7.7

Hamish Macbeth

1995

tv

Much Ado About Nothing
7.0

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

movie

Guilt
6.6

Guilt

2019

tv