
Jimmy Yuill
Actor
- Born
- January 1, 1956 (age 70) · 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.
Known for
Acting35
- 2026The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford as King Ergon
- 2022The Road Dance as Doctor Connolly
- 2021The Kindred as Robert
- 2020Artemis Fowl as Fisherman (Time Freeze)
- 2018All Is True as Edward Woolmer
- 2013National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Banquo
- 2012Flat Lake as Murdo Strachen
- 2012The Raven as Captain Eldridge
- 2011Retreat as Doug
- 2011Going Postal 2in1











