Jimmy Yuill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1956
- Birthplace
- Golspie, Scotland
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 2026
as King Ergon
The Road Dance 2022
as Doctor Connolly
The Kindred 2021
as Robert
Artemis Fowl 2020
as Fisherman (Time Freeze)
All Is True 2018
as Edward Woolmer
National Theatre Live: Macbeth 2013
as Banquo
- Flat Lake
Flat Lake 2012
as Murdo Strachen
The Raven 2012
as Captain Eldridge
Retreat 2011
as Doug
Going Postal 2in1 2011
as Mr. Spools
Princess Kaiulani 2010
as Archie Cleghorn
Within the Whirlwind 2009
as Siderov
- Extraordinary Rendition
Extraordinary Rendition 2007
as University Dean
The Magic Flute 2006
as Queen's Commander
As You Like It 2006
as Corin
Ladies in Lavender 2004
as Constable Timmins
The Rocket Post 2004
as James MacLeod
Strictly Sinatra 2001
as Rod Edmunds
- Schneider's 2nd Stage
Schneider's 2nd Stage 2001
as Detective Chief Inspector
Love's Labour's Lost 2000
as Constable Dull
In the Bleak Midwinter 1995
Original Music Composer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994
as Greigori
Grushko 1994
as Chazov
Much Ado About Nothing 1993
as Friar Francis
- Swan Song
Swan Song 1992
Original Music Composer
Paper Mask 1990
as Alec Moran
Discovering Hamlet 1990
as Himself / Guildenstern
Henry V 1989
as Jamy
The Picnic 1989
as Man at Dyke
Sales People from Hell 1989
Actor
The Interrogation of John 1987
as Det. Sgt. Chandler
A Sense of Freedom 1985
as Dunkie
Local Hero 1983
as Iain
Our Winnie 1982
as Charles
Andrina 1981
as Stanley
- The Good Time Girls
The Good Time Girls 1981
as Finlayson
Death Watch 1980
Actor
Credits from TMDB.