Jimmy Yuill
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Jimmy Yuill is a Scottish actor. Originally hailing from Golspie in the far north of Scotland, he went on to become a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and then later of the Renaissance Theatre Company. He has appeared in many of Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare films, most recently as Corin in the 2006 adaptation of As you like it. Yuill was also the music score composer for A Midwinter's Tale and Swan Song. He is possibly best known for the character Doug Kersey in the British television show Wycliffe. The bulk of his acting work has been in the theatre although he has played a handful of police officers on television. In appearance he is short, somewhat heavyset and bearded. In June 2006 he made his first appearance in EastEnders as the recurring character Victor Brown.
[edit] Selected roles
- Local Hero (1983, film) as Iain
- Henry V (1989, film) as Jamy
- Paper Mask (1990, film) as Alec Moran
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993, film) as the Friar
- Hamish Macbeth (1994, TV) as Lachlan McRae (in series 1 only)
- Wycliffe (1994, TV) As DI Doug Kersey
- Casualty (1998, TV) as Donald Mallett
- Strictly Sinatra (2000, film)
- Schneider's 2nd Stage (2001, film short) as Detective Chief Inspector
- A Touch of Frost (2003, TV) as Charles Lightfoot in Close Encounters
- Ladies in Lavender (2004, film) as Constable Timmins
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2005, TV) as PC Garrett in In Divine Proportion
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2006, TV) One episode as Robert MacAlpine
- As you like it (2006, film) as Corin
