 McGann's other early film appearances include "The Monk", "Dealers", "Tree of Hands" and the epic war film "Empire of the Sun".McGann and other young British actors who were becoming established film actors such as Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Bruce Payne were dubbed the 'Brit Pack'.Since 1989, McGann has concentrated primarily on television work, including "Nice Town" and "Nature Boy" for the BBC, and "The One That Got Away" and the second series of "Hornblower" for ITV.