Jake McGann
Encyclopedia
Jake McGann is an English
actor. He is the second and younger son of actor Paul McGann
and Annie Milner. He has an elder brother, Joseph ("Joe"), born in 1988. He is the nephew of actors Joe
, Mark
and Stephen McGann
.
In 2007, he appeared in two Doctor Who
audio dramas starring his father as the Doctor
: Immortal Beloved
and The Girl Who Never Was
, before playing the title role in the 2009 audio, An Earthly Child
where he played The Doctor's great-grandson Alex Campbell. He reprised his role in the 2010 audio drama Relative Dimensions
.
Jake found himself involved in the Doctor Who
audio dramas after joining his father at the BBC on work experience.
Jake's father Paul McGann claimed at Triocon in 2010 that Jake was surprised to find he had his own wiki, and read that fans were trying to "de-canonise
" his father, who suggested it sounded like something that happened in the Middle Ages
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor. He is the second and younger son of actor Paul McGann
Paul McGann
Paul McGann is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role...
and Annie Milner. He has an elder brother, Joseph ("Joe"), born in 1988. He is the nephew of actors Joe
Joe McGann
Joseph 'Joe' McGann is an English actor. His most well known role is the lead role of Charlie Burrows, the "housekeeper" in the TV comedy series The Upper Hand . He is also known as a television reporter on the BBC's South Today programme, reporting on local events in the south of England...
, Mark
Mark McGann
Mark McGann is an English actor, director and musician.- Acting career :McGann first appeared on stage in 1981 in the production Lennon at the Everyman Theatre and the London Astoria where he portrayed John Lennon, role which won him the first of his two Olivier Award nominations for best actor in...
and Stephen McGann
Stephen McGann
Stephen McGann is an English actor - one of a family of acting brothers including Joe, Paul and Mark. He began his professional career in 1982, starring in the West End musical Yakety Yak. He has since worked extensively in British theatre and on screen.In 1989 he starred as Mickey in the West End...
.
In 2007, he appeared in two Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio dramas starring his father as the Doctor
Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
: Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved (Doctor Who audio)
Immortal Beloved is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 21 January 2007.-Plot:...
and The Girl Who Never Was
The Girl Who Never Was
The Girl Who Never Was is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It takes place in Singapore in 1942 & 2008.-Plot:After the loss of C'rizz, Charley demands to be taken home...
, before playing the title role in the 2009 audio, An Earthly Child
An Earthly Child
An Earthly Child is a Big Finish Productions audiobook based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is free to those whose subscription includes Plague of the Daleks.-Plot:...
where he played The Doctor's great-grandson Alex Campbell. He reprised his role in the 2010 audio drama Relative Dimensions
Relative Dimensions
Relative Dimensions is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
.
Jake found himself involved in the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio dramas after joining his father at the BBC on work experience.
Jake's father Paul McGann claimed at Triocon in 2010 that Jake was surprised to find he had his own wiki, and read that fans were trying to "de-canonise
Canon (fiction)
In the context of a work of fiction, the term canon denotes the material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction, which are not considered canonical...
" his father, who suggested it sounded like something that happened in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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