Philip Shaun McGuinness
Official Website of Actor Philip Shaun McGuinness
BIO
My name is Philip. I am an Actor currently based Liverpool. I have been working as a professional actor for 10 years, performing in a range of productions, throughout Theatre, TV and Film. I have worked hard to build up a good reputation for being a conscientious, hard working and versatile performer and, more importantly, a strong team player.
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Recently I have played 'Ian' in The Responder (BBC) alongside the fantastic Martin Freeman. It is an incredible experience to work with so many Liverpudlian creatives in my home city. I also had the pleasure of working alongside Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans (I feel like I am doing a tour of The Hobbit) and Dakota Fanning in 'The Alienist: Angel of Darkness' in Budapest. I also worked with an acting hero of mine, Stephen Graham (also originating from Kirkby) on 'Being Keegan'. This opportunity taught me that achieving lifelong dreams can only be a day away and so I must keep relentless pushing to achieve them.
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Ultimately, my aim in life is to enjoy the work that I am doing and to become the best that I possibly can be, both as a person and performer. I believe that hard work reaps big rewards and my biggest career ambition is to play The Doctor in Doctor Who. I believe that it is my destiny and one that I will pursue with relentless passion and commitment.

I hope you enjoy the site, please feel free to explore it to find out more about me. If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Philip
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SHOWREELS
Philip's Acting Showreel
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Being Keegan, Emmerdale, BBC Teach, Dewar's 'The Scout', Paddy Power and Feeder.
The Gruffalo
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This is one of Philip's passion projects where he narrated the fabulous story and illustrations of Julia Donaldonson and Axel Scheffler.
Silent Night
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This is the work that Philip feels most proud of in his career. Silent Night was created to raise awareness of how it may feel to be homeless, particularly at one of the most important times of the year.
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'Silent Night' was kindly given permission for use and is owned by Andrew Millington, Gordon Lorenz and Demon Music Group.
Mission Dalek
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Mission Dalek was created and designed by Philip with the hopes of winning a BBC Doctor Who competition to send one of his dear friends a chance to visit the Tardis and meet 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi.
CV
Role
Project
Venue
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The Tin Man
Rodney
Professor Dumbledore
Saruman The White
4th Doctor - Doctor Who
Captain Hook
The Scarecrow
Robbo
Marley/Ghost of Christmas Past
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The Wizard of Oz
The Delboy & Rodney Show
Harry Potter's Experience
The Lord of the Rings Experience
SQL Event
Peter Pan
The Wizard of Oz
The Ale House
A Christmas Carol
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St Helens Theatre Royal
Touring
Lancaster Castle
Kirkstall Abbey
Liverpool ACC Centre
St Helens Theatre Roayl
St Helens Theatre Royal
St Helens Theatre Royal
Croxteth Hall
CV
Role
Project
Venue
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The Tin Man
Rodney
Professor Dumbledore
Saruman The White
4th Doctor - Doctor Who
Captain Hook
The Scarecrow
Robbo
Marley/Ghost of Christmas Past
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The Wizard of Oz
The Delboy & Rodney Show
Harry Potter's Experience
The Lord of the Rings Experience
SQL Event
Peter Pan
The Wizard of Oz
The Ale House
A Christmas Carol
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St Helens Theatre Royal
Touring
Lancaster Castle
Kirkstall Abbey
Liverpool ACC Centre
St Helens Theatre Roayl
St Helens Theatre Royal
St Helens Theatre Royal
Croxteth Hall
CV
Theatre
Role
Project
Venue
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Abanazar
Footballers
Rodney
Gaston
The Tin Man
Professor Dumbledore
Saruman The White
4th Doctor - Doctor Who
Captain Hook
The Scarecrow
Robbo
Marley/Ghost of Christmas Past
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Aladdin
At The End of The Day - JB Shorts 20
The Delboy & Rodney Show
Beauty and the Beast
The Wizard of Oz
Harry Potter's Experience
The Lord of the Rings Experience
SQL Event
Peter Pan
The Wizard of Oz
The Ale House
A Christmas Carol
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St Helens Theatre Royal
53 Two
UK Tour
St Helens Theatre Royal
St Helens Theatre Royal
Lancaster Castle
Kirkstall Abbey
Liverpool ACC Centre
St Helens Theatre Royal
St Helens Theatre Royal
St Helens Theatre Royal
Croxteth Hall
Film/TV/Audio
Film
Company
Role
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Ian
Mr Dunn
CWO
Elevator Guard
Ian
Fat Jack
PC Brauders
Soldier
Isaac Newton
Adam
DJ Weekday
SPUD
Young Chef
Michael Corleone
Police Officer
Angel of The Lord
Aggressive Boyfriend
Red
Tommo
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Dancing Ledge Productions
Golden Path Productions
ITV
Warner Brothers
Dancing Ledge Productions
August Street Films Ltd
ITV
Sitcom Soldiers
Lizardfish Tv
White House Sound LTD
Disney
Being Keegan Ltd
Little Island Productions
Static Gallery
Beautiful Productions
ITN Productions & Jerusalem Productions
No Frills Film
Merseyside Community Police
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The Responder 2
G'wed
Coronation Street
The Batman
The Responder
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
Emmerdale
Can't Figure You Out - Feeder
BBC Teach
The History of Us (Audiobook)
The Evermoor Chronicles
Being Keegan
Close To The Enemy
The Godfather (Scene)
Boys in Blue
The Nativity
Hits Like A Girl
Job 3(a)
Tough Call
Commericals
Role
Film
Company
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Snooker Player
Dad
Benchwarmer
Tony
Footballer
Golfer
BetFred Player
England Cricketer
Office Yoga Student
Theramin Player
Everton Football Club Supporter
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Skybet
Cinch
The Scout
Troll
Suva
American Golf
BetFred Academy
#MoreIndianThanYouThink
Office Yoga At Your Desk
Playstation 4
Tough Love
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Skybet
Cinch
Dewar's Whiskey
Paddy Power
Suva
American Golf
Zut Media
Lufthansa
Furniture at Work
Sony
Barclays
Gallery
Finally ... THE LAMP!
Reviews
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I feel it wouldn’t be the special pantomime it is without Phillip McGuinness and Claire Simmo. Phillip was a shock to me – I was aware of his talent and professionalism before the show but seeing it on stage blew me away. You can tell he has put time and effort into perfecting the role of Captain Hook. His audience interaction, ability to improvise when things went wrong and acting is more than impressive
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it’s Philip McGuiness who out the supporting roles steals the show as the villainous Captain Hook. There is real relish in his machiavellian menace that the audience clearly loves to hate.
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Phillip McGuinness put in a stand-out performance as a lovable wide-eyed Tinman, with some impressive robotic dance moves to boot.
Captain Hook - Peter Pan - St Helens Theatre Royal
John Roberts, The Reviews Hub
The Tin Man - The Wizard of Oz - St Helens Theatre Royal
Paula Morris, St Helens Star
Captain Hook - Peter Pan - St Helens Theatre Royal
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Dale Roberts, The Guide
UPCOMING EVENTS
Feb
2024
G'WED!
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G'wed follows the story of 7 young pupils at Allsbrooke High School on the journey through their teenage years.
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Hilarious and heartbreaking. Philip plays the completely bemused Mr Dunn.
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All episodes available now on ITVX
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Oct
2023
The Responder 2
The Responder returns to BBC 1 as filming begins in Liverpool for the BAFTA nominated series.
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Watch this space!
Oct
2022
Coronation Street
I got to take a trip down the famous cobbles as part of the right wing storyline.
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Who knows, it may not be the last we see of my character 👀
March
2022
🦇 The Batman 🦇
A childhood dream to be in a Batman film.
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Please go see The Batman, I am biased but I think it's a tremendous film.
Jan
2022
The Responder
I absolutely loved working in my home city Liverpool with so many talented people.
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I played 'Ian' in The Responder. It was just a delight to work on.
Nov
2021
Cinch
I am now in 'Dad' territory! Proud to be part of the new 'Cinch' commercial with the lovely Rylan. Really enjoyed working with him.
Cinched it mate 👌
March
2021
The Responder
Delighted to be playing the recurring role of Ian in The Responder for BBC. To work alongside such a terrific cast is a sheer delight and to be surrounded with so many incredible Liverpool creatives is a dream.
Oct.
2020
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
OUT NOW on Netflix!
Thrilled to be playing a role on The Alienist sequel Angel of Darkness. To be on a production with such high story values and a fantastic creatives was such an incredible moment and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did filming it.
Nov.
2020
Paddy Power
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Thrilled to be part of the new Paddy Power piece with Carly Booth and Fallon Sherrock.
Nov.
2020
Dewar's The Scout
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Delighted to film in Prague for the new Dewar's The Scout Commercial
Nov.
2020
Dewar's: The Scout
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Delighted to film in Prague for the new Dewar's: The Scout commercial.
