James Evander Munro Yuill (born 13 February 1956) is a Scottish actor. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and later joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...

's films, most recently as Edward Woolmer in the 2018 film '' All Is True''. Yuill was also the music composer for '' A Midwinter's Tale'' and '' Swan Song''. He is best known for the character Detective Inspector Doug Kersey in the popular British television series '' Wycliffe''. He was in every episode except the last two in Season 5. The series was cancelled after that because Jack Shepherd refused to continue in the title role when the producers had sacked Yuill "for insurance reasons" after he contracted life-threatening meningitis during filming, and then would not reinstate him even though he made a full recovery. In June 2006, Yuill made his first appearance in '' EastEnders'' as the recurring character Victor Brown. In October 2007, he took the lead in Sophocles' ''

Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and either his mother Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene.Roman, L., & R ...

'' 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 ''The Testament of Cresseid'' is a narrative poem of 616 lines in Middle Scots, written by the 15th-century Scottish makar Robert Henryson. It is his best known poem. It imagines a tragic fate for Cressida in the medieval story of ''Troilus ...

'' by the Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland. Yuill has worked as a performance consultant on a number of productions, and also as a producer.

Selected roles

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The Mackinnons The Mackinnons was a BBC Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred Bill Simpson as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional Argyll town of Inverglen (the opening shot actually showed Inveraray). It was seen as inhab ...

'' (1977, TV series) as Tom Stewart *'' A Sense of Freedom'' (1977, film) as Dunkie *''

Death Watch ''Death Watch'' (french: La Mort en direct) is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1973 novel ''The Unsleeping Eye'' by David G. Compton. The film was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film F ...

'' (1978, film) *''

Square Mile of Murder The Square Mile of Murder relates to an area of west-central Glasgow, Scotland. The term was first coined by the Scottish journalist and author Jack House, whose 1961 book of the same name was based on the fact that four of Scotland's most infamou ...

'' (1980, TV series) *'' Play for Today: The Good Time Girls'' (1981, TV play) as Finlayson *'' Andrina'' (1981, TV play) as Stanley *''Mindrape'' (1982, play at the Sheffield Crucible and

Greenwich Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...

Theatres) *''People V Scott'' (1982, TV movie) as Kevin Gourlay *'' The World Cup: A Captain's Tale'' (1982, TV movie) (uncredited) *''Objects of Affection'' (1982, TV series) as Charles *'' Local Hero'' (1983, film) as Iain, the man who asks Mac for his autograph near the end of the film *''

Boon Boon may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Boon (game), a trick-taking card game * ''Boon'' (novel), a 1915 satirical work by H. G. Wells * ''Boon'' (TV series), a British television series starring Michael Elphick * The Ultimate Boo ...

'' (1987–1992, TV series) as Eric *'' Eurocops'' (1988, TV series) as McCulloch *'' Henry V'' (1989, film) as Jamy *'' Paper Mask'' (1990, film) as Alec Moran *''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' (1993, film) as the Friar *'' Grushko'' (1994, TV series) as Chazov *'' Alleyn Mysteries'' (1994–1995, TV series) as Angus Findlay *''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ...

'' (1994, film) *''

Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth is the lackadaisical police constable of the fictional Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh, in a series of murder mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). Considered by many to be a useless, lazy moocher, Macbeth ...

'' (1994, TV series) as Lachlan McRae (Series 1) *''A Mugs Game'' (1995, TV series) as Alan *'' Wycliffe'' (1994–1998, TV series) as DI Doug Kersey *''

Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...

'' (1998, TV series) as Donald Mallett *'' Psychos'' (1999, TV miniseries) *'' Monsignor Renard'' (2000, TV series) as Malo Gagnepain *''Strictly Sinatra'' (2000, film) *'' Brotherly Love'' (2000, TV series) as Callum *''Schneider's 2nd Stage'' (2001, film short) as Detective Chief Inspector *''

A Touch of Frost A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes' ...

'' (2003, TV) as Charles Lightfoot in "Close Encounters" *'' Murphy's Law'' (2004, TV series) as Miller Davidson, arms smuggler *''

Ladies in Lavender ''Ladies in Lavender'' is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Charles Dance. The screenplay is based on a 1908 short story by William J. Locke. The film stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone, and Miriam Margolyes. Plot ...

'' (2004, film) as Constable Timmins *''

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' is a British crime drama television series that aired on BBC One from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, consisting of six series and 24 episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl o ...

'' (2005, TV series) as PC Garrett in ''In Divine Proportion'' *''

Dalziel and Pascoe Detective Superintendent Andrew "Andy" Dalziel and Detective Sergeant, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe are two fictional Yorkshire detectives featuring in a series of novels by Reginald Hill. Characterisation and style Dalziel is ...

'' (2006, TV series) as Robert MacAlpine in "

Guardian Angel A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in A ...

" *'' As You Like It'' (2006, film) as Corin *'' EastEnders'' (2006–present, TV series) as Victor Brown *''

'' (2007, play) as Creon, King of Thebes *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

'' (2007–2009, TV series) as Martin Turnbull *'' Holby City'' (2008–2022, TV series) as Kenneth McGivering *''

Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 Septembe ...

'' (2009–2011, TV series) as DCI Wilson *'' Princess Kaiulani'' (2010, film) as Archie Cleghorn *''

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal ''Terry Pratchett's Going Postal'' is a two-part television film adaptation of ''Going Postal'' by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle and produced by The Mob, which was first broadcast on Sky1, and in high definition on S ...

'' (2010, miniseries) as Mr. Spools *''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the ...

'' (2010, TV series) as George Milligan in "The Fourth Man" *'' Retreat'' (2011, film) *''

The Raven "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a myst ...

'' (2012, film) as Captain Eldridge *'' Macbeth'' (2013, National Theatre Live production with Kenneth Branagh) as

Banquo Lord Banquo , the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play '' Macbeth''. In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches togethe ...

*'' All Is True'' (2018, film) as Edward Woolmer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuill, Jimmy 1956 births Living people People educated at Golspie High School Scottish male soap opera actors Scottish male stage actors People from Golspie