From 1983 to 1984 he starred as Mo in the TV series Give us a Break. In 1986 Paul starred as Percy Toplis in the series The Monocled Mutineer. McGann has also had recurring roles in the TV series Nice Town, Out Mutual Friend, Forgotten, Nature Boy, Fish, Doctor Who: Shada, Tripping Over, True Dare Kiss, Collision, Waking the Dead, Luther, and I Shouldn’t Be Alive. He also starred in the movies Alien 3, The Three Musketeers, and Queen of the Damned. In 1990 he won Best Actor at the Barcelona Cinema Festival for Paper Mask. McGann was nominated for a BAFTA TV Awards for Best Actor in 1987 for The Monocled Mutineer.