Stephen Vincent McGann (born 2 February 1963)
is an English actor, author, and science communicator, best known for portaying Doctor Patrick Turner in the BBC One medical period drama series Call the Midwife.
He is one of a family of acting brothers including Joe, Paul, and Mark.McGann was born in Kensington, Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside), and began his professional acting career in 1982, starring in the West End musical Yakety Yak.
He has since worked extensively in British theatre and on screen.