Personal Information

Known ForActing

GenderMale

Birth DateJul 24, 1958 (68 years old)

Zodiac Sign♌Leo

Place of BirthKensington, Liverpool, England, UK

Career Span1978 – Present (49 yrs)

Known Credits32 Titles

Official Links

IMDb WWikidata

ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Joe McGann

Total Works

12 movies • 20 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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Global Reach

TMDB star index

Biography

Joe McGann is a British actor best known for his lead role in ITV sitcom The Upper Hand and for his role in the BBC drama Rockliffe's Babies. He is one of the McGann brothers, his siblings being actors Paul, Mark and Stephen.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Joe McGann's career

7.3

KAOS

2024•series

as Polyphemus

7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997•series

as Jez Oliver

7.4

Vera

2011•series

as Julian Carr

6.2

Casualty

1986•series

as Bobby Masters

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 32 titles featuring Joe McGann

7.3

3 eps

KAOS

2024•series

as Polyphemus

7.5

1 eps

Midsomer Murders

1997•series

as Jez Oliver

7.4

1 eps

Vera

2011•series

as Julian Carr

6.2

1 eps

Casualty

1986•series

as Bobby Masters

7.8

1 eps

All Creatures Great and Small

1978•series

as Nat Briggs

7.1

1 eps

Heartbeat

1992•series

as Joe Vaughan

7.6

1 eps

The Chronicles of Narnia

1988•series

as Lord Glozelle

5.2

1 eps

This Morning

1988•series

as Self

3.4

1 eps

Loose Women

1999•series

as Self

6.1

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

1989•movie

as Lord Glozelle

6.1

2 eps

Celebrity Masterchef

2006•series

4.2

The Brylcreem Boys

1996•movie

as Captain Deegan

6.7

No Surrender

1985•movie

as 2nd Policeman

6.7

Truckers

1992•movie

as Masklin (voice)

7.3

1 eps

Moving On

2009•series

as Doctor

7.2

1 eps

The Gentle Touch

1980•series

6.3

Puckoon

2002•movie

as Chief Insp. Tomelty

7.2

95 eps

The Upper Hand

1990•series

as Charlie Burrows

7.8

13 eps

Truckers

1992•series

as Masklin (voice)

5.8

17 eps

Rockliffe's Babies

1987•series

as PC Gerry O'Dowd

4.0

Food of Love

1997•movie

as Sam

5.8

4 eps

The Hanging Gale

1995•series

as Sean Phelan

8.0

Norbert Smith: A Life

1989•movie

as Brian Beale/Ken

7.3

Property of the State

2016•movie

as Prosecuting Council Cummins

8.0

117 eps

Night and Day

2001•series

5.3

1 eps

An Audience with...

1978•series

as Self

6.0

2 eps

Madame Bovary

2000•series

as Paul

5.7

1 eps

The Brothers McGregor

1985•series

as PC Smith

10.0

Elf: The Musical

2017•movie

as Walter Hobbs

The Murderers

2017•movie

as Joseph

The Hanging Gale

1995•movie

as Sean Phelan

Semolina Pilchard

2026•movie

as Gerry Reynolds