Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Christopher Timothy was born 14 October 1940, and is best known for his role as James Herriot in "All Creatures Great and Small" and Dr. Brendan "Mac" McGuire in the British drama television series "Doctors".

He was born in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales, and lived in the town up to the age of five, when his parents moved to London. After appearing in the film Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, Timothy's TV career started with the 1969 series Take Three Girls. He went on to appear in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em in 1973 and Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle in 1977. He played the role of Herriot from 1978 until 1980 and again between 1988 and 1990.

In 1980 he played Jesus Christ in the York Mystery Plays. In 2000 he was cast as Dr. Brendan "Mac" McGuire in the TV series Doctors staying with the show for six years, directing some of the episodes, and leaving in May 2006. In 2005 he made an appearance in Casualty as the murderer of long-standing character Finlay Newton.

He is the son of BBC announcer Andrew Timothy, and has done regular voice work himself including taking his father's place as the Announcer for the Goon Again Show in 2001 marking the 50th anniversary of the Goon Show (Andrew had been the Original Announcer for the show back in the early 1950's). He played the Announcer role on the Kinks' 1974 double album, "Preservation Act 2". He voiced numerous commercials for the Sun newspaper and has also read Herriot's works for CD release.

He married Annie Veronica Swatton, but they are now divorced. He has four sons & two daughters.