Timothy W. V. McMullan (born 1963) is an English actor, notable for his stage, television and film work.

Tim McMullan
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts
University of St. Andrews
OccupationActor

Early life and education

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McMullan was born in Lambeth, London, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts after obtaining a degree at the University of St. Andrews.[citation needed]

Career

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McMullan's stage work includes a 2008 adaptation of The Misanthrope alongside Damian Lewis and Keira Knightley[1] along with the 2003 adaptation of His Dark Materials. In 2009 he was in Dominic Dromgoole's Shakespeare's Globe production of As You Like It and worked for Complicite. In 2016, again for Dromgoole, he was Prospero in The Tempest at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.[2]

In 2017 McMullan played Sir Toby Belch in a production of Twelfth Night on the Olivier stage at the Royal National Theatre.[citation needed]

In July 2020 Deadline announced that PBS' Masterpiece would adapt Anthony Horowitz's Magpie Murders novel into a six-part drama series and air it in the US, and on BritBox in the UK.[3] Horowitz prepared the script and Masterpiece produced the series along with Jill Green and Eleventh Hour Films.[4][5] McMullan was signed to portray the character of Atticus Pünd after actor Timothy Spall pulled out of the production due to scheduling issues.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Shadowlands Nick Farrell
1994 Being Human Deserter
1995 Princess Caraboo Light Fingered Aristocrat
Complicite: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol Henri Cabrol
1997 The Fifth Element Scientist's Aide
Robinson Crusoe Crusoe's Second
Caught in the Act Pip
1998 Dangerous Beauty Zealot
Shakespeare in Love Frees
1999 Plunkett & Macleane Bridegroom
Onegin Dandy 1
2000 Eisenstein Rak
2002 Two Men Went to War Military Policeman on train
2006 The Queen Stephen Lamport
2010 Shakespeare's Globe: As You Like It Jaques
2011 National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard Siminov-Pischik
2012 The Woman in Black Mr. Jerome
2015 National Theatre Live: Man and Superman Mendoza / The Devil
2017 National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night Sir Toby Belch
Victoria & Abdul Tailor
2018 Willy and the Guardians of the Lake King Voice
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra Enobarbus
2019 Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword Sven Voice
2021 Cyrano Jodelet
2022 Enola Holmes 2 Charles McIntyre

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Stalag Luft Donaldson Television film
1994 The Wimbledon Poisoner Sebastian Williams 2 episodes
1995 Performance Sir Walter Blunt Episode: "Henry IV"
1998 Heat of the Sun Franz-Dietrich Gessler Episode: "Private Lives"
2002 Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali Press Man Television film
2004 Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures Pharmacist
2006 Pinochet's Last Stand Di Parfrey
2007 Trial & Retribution Brooks 2 episodes
2008 Sense and Sensibility Mr Palmer
Mutual Friends Consultant Episode #1.4
2009 Margaret William Waldegrave Television film
2010 The Great Outdoors Farmer Episode #1.2
Devil in the Fog Mr. Treet 2 episodes
2012 Silk Judge Hoyle Episode #2.2
The Hollow Crown Silence Episode: "Henry IV, Part 2"
Parade's End Stephen Waterhouse 2 episodes
2013 Elementary DCI Hopkins Episode: "Step Nine"
Fifty Years on Stage Flagg Television film
2013–2015 Foyle's War Arthur Valentine 6 episodes
2014 Endeavour Mr. Brian Quinbury Episode: "Sway"
2015 The Go-Between Butler Television film
2016 Grantchester Professor Raban Episode #2.2
Doctor Thorne Earl de Courcy 4 episodes
The Witness for the Prosecution Sir Hugo Meredith 2 episodes
2017 King Charles III James Reiss Television film
Fearless David Nolenn 2 episodes
2018 Patrick Melrose Sonny Gravesend Episode: "Some Hope"
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Bernard Jenkin Television film
The Crown Robin Woods Episode: "Moondust"
2021 The Serpent Douglas Cartwright 2 episodes
2022 Magpie Murders Atticus Pünd 6 episodes
2024 Moonflower Murders 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Billington, Michael (18 December 2009). "The Misanthrope: Comedy Theatre, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ Billington, Michael (26 February 2016). "The Tempest review – Dromgoole's farewell lets language work its magic: Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (21 July 2020). "'Magpie Murders' Drama Series Adaptation Set On PBS' Masterpiece". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ Hallemann, Caroline (23 July 2020). "The 'Magpie Murders' Is Being Made into a TV Show". Town & Country. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Masterpiece to Co-Produce Magpie Murders | PBS". Masterpiece. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ Kanter, Jake (21 May 2021). "Timothy Spall Pulls Out Of PBS/BritBox Series 'Magpie Murders' & Is Replaced By Tim McMullan; Daniel Mays Joins Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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