The New Who Crew

The New Who Crew

For those not in the know, Nigel Ellis has built up this fact file on Paul McGann, the new Doctor, Eric Roberts, The Master, and Daphne Ashbrook, Dr. Grace Holloway

Information taken from the Internet Movie Database, and other bits found elsewhere

Paul McGann - The Eighth Doctor

Paul McGann was born in Liverpool, England. He has three brothers, who are all actors: Mark, Stephen and Joe.

He recently starred in the theatre in Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick.

Among his film and television credits are:

The Hanging Gale (Broadcast UK 1995) (Starred all the McGann brothers)
Catherine the Great - Potemkin (1994)
Three Musketeers - Girard (1993)
Alien 3 - Golic (In the infirmary - guy with strait jacket) (1991)
Afraid of the Dark - Tony Dalton (1991)
El Fraile (1990)
Innocent Victim - Barry (1990)
The Monk (1990)
Paper Mask - Matthew Harris (1990)
Cariani and the Courtesans (1989)
Dealers - Daniel Pascoe (1989)
The Rainbow - Anton Skrebensky (1989)
The Monocled Mutineer (1987)
Empire of the Sun - Lieutenant Price (1987)
Withnail and I - and I (1987)
Importance of Being Ernest (1986)
John and Yoko: A Love Story - John Lennon (1985) - Apparently this wasn't Paul, but his brother Mark
Give us a Break (1983)

Dates uknown:

Streets of Yesterday
Nice Town
Drowning in the Shallow End
The One that got Away

(NOTE: This is not an extensive list, and probably isn't complete)

He has also read on many audiobooks. Some of his credits in this field are:

Vurt by Jeff Noon

Sharpe's Battle
Sharpe's Gold
Sharpe's Sword
all by Bernard Cornwell

Apocalypse Watch
The Scorpio Illusion
all by Robert Ludlum

A picture of Paul McGann (as he appeared in the Daily Mirror 11th Jan 1996) can be seen at the following address:

http://zen.btc.uwe.ac.uk/~n2-ellis/DWID/Pictures.html

Daphne Ashbrook - Dr. Grace Holloway

Among her film and television credits are:

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou - Susan Corrigan(1995)
Automatic (1994)
Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders - Dyna (1993)
Intruders - Lesley Hahn (1992)
Daughters of Priviledge (aka Keys to the Kingdom) - Mary Hope (1991)
Sunset Heat - Julie (1991)
Rock Hudson - Phyllis Gates(1990)
14 going on 30 - Peggy Noble(1988)
Longarm (aka Showdown in Silver City) (1988)
Carly's Web 1987
Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of thr Murdered Madam - Miranda (1987)
Fortune Dane - Speed Davenport(1986)
Quiet Cool (1986)
That Secret Sunday - Collie Sherwood(1986)
Our Family Honor - Officer Liz McKay(1985)
Brothers-In-Law (1985)
Gimme An 'F' - Phoebe (1984)

Eric Roberts - The New Master

Full Name: Eric Anthony Roberts

Date of Birth: 18th April 1956, Biloxi, MS.

Brother of Julia Roberts.

The Grave (1995)
Heaven's Prisoners (1995)
The Immortals (1995)
Nature of the Beast (1995)
Babyfever - Anthony (1994)
Freefall - Grant Drion(1994)
The Hard Truth - Chandler Etheridge(1994)
Love Is a Gun - Jack Hart(1994)
Sensation - Dr. Ian Burton (1994)
The Specialist - Tomas Leon (1994)
Best of the Best II - Alex Grady (1993)
Love, Cheat & Steal - Reno Adams (1993)
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage - Bill Bonanno(1993)
Voyage - Gil Freeland(1992)
Final Analysis - Jimmy Evans (1992)
Fugitive Among Us (1992)
By the Sword - Villard (1991)
Lonely Hearts - Frank (1991)
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (aka A Family Matter) - Sean McLeary (1991)
The Ambulance - Josh Baker (1990)
Descending Angel (1990)
The Lost Capone - Al Capone (1990)
Best of the Best - Alex Grady(1989)
Blood Red (1989)
Rude Awakening (1989)
To Heal a Nation (1988)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (aka Dear America) (1987)
Nobody's Fool - Riley (1986)
Slow Burn (1986)
The Coca-Cola Kid - Becker (1985)
Runaway Train - Buck (1985)
The Pope of Greenwich Village - Paulie (1984)
Star 80 - Paul Snider (1983)
Raggedy Man - Teddy (1981)
Paul's Case (1980)
King of the Gypsies - Dave (1978)
Another World - Ted (1964)


ED: So there you have it. Personally, I believe that out of all the McGann brothers Paul is the best. Try to catch a glimpse of him as the priest in The Hanging Gale. Is this how he's going to play the Doctor? Should be interesting...

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