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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1956 (70)
- Golspie, Scotland
- Actor, also composer
- 30 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
What are Jimmy Yuill's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas DI Kersey in Wycliffe (1993)
- Allyas Archie Cleghorn in Princess Kaiulani (2009)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jimmy Yuill's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Henry V (1989) · actor · free
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993) · actor · free
- A Touch of Frost (1992) · actor · free
- The Road Dance (2021) · actor · free
- Ladies in Lavender (2004) · actor · free
- Murphy's Law (2003) · actor · free
- Within the Whirlwind (2009) · actor · free
- Paper Mask (1990) · actor · free
- Retreat (2011) · actor · free
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy Yuill's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
55 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Road Dance(2021)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Kindred(2021)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Artemis Fowl(2020)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Guilt(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
All Is True(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
National Theatre Live: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Shetland(2013)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all showsFlat Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Raven(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Young James Herriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Retreat(2011)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Going Postal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Princess Kaiulani(2009)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Within the Whirlwind(2009)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsExtraordinary Rendition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Magic Flute(2006)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
As You Like It(2006)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Ladies in Lavender(2004)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Rocket Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
New Tricks(2003)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Afternoon Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Murphy's Law(2003)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Strictly Sinatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Schneider's 2nd Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Rebus(2000)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Love's Labour's Lost(2000)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Monsignor Renard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Psychos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
A Midwinter's Tale(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Hamish Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Wycliffe(1993)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Grushko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Much Ado About Nothing(1993)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
A Touch of Frost(1992)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all showsSwan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Paper Mask(1990)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Henry V(1989)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Sales People from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Eurocops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Interrogation of John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
A Sense of Freedom(1981)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
EastEnders(1985)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Local Hero(1983)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Objects of Affection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Our Winnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Cloud Howe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Andrina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Good Time Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Death Watch(1980)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1980 to 2026; peak year 2011.
Biggest box office
The Raven (2012)
Highest rated
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Most popular right now
Wycliffe (1993)
Film career
Peak 2011 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1980Screen debut· Death Watch
- 2012Career best· The Raven
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Jimmy Yuill's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jimmy Yuill's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jimmy Yuill work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jimmy Yuill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Branagh shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Kenneth BranaghShared titles: All Is True (2018), As You Like It (2006), The Magic Flute (2006), A Midwinter's Tale (1995), Much Ado About Nothing (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Kenneth Branagh
Writers
- William ShakespeareShared titles: As You Like It (2006), Much Ado About Nothing (1993)See all 2 shared titles with William Shakespeare
Actors
- Richard BriersShared titles: As You Like It (2006), A Midwinter's Tale (1995), Much Ado About Nothing (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Briers
- Gerard HoranShared titles: All Is True (2018), A Midwinter's Tale (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Gerard Horan
- Pam FerrisShared titles: The Raven (2012), Within the Whirlwind (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Pam Ferris
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Patrick DoyleShared titles: All Is True (2018), As You Like It (2006), Much Ado About Nothing (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Patrick Doyle
- Roger LanserShared titles: As You Like It (2006), A Midwinter's Tale (1995), Much Ado About Nothing (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Roger Lanser
- Neil FarrellShared titles: As You Like It (2006), A Midwinter's Tale (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Farrell
Producers
- Judy HofflundShared titles: All Is True (2018), As You Like It (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Judy Hofflund
- Tamar ThomasShared titles: All Is True (2018), A Midwinter's Tale (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Tamar Thomas
- Simon MoseleyShared titles: As You Like It (2006), The Magic Flute (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Moseley
