Is McGann considered part of the Doctor Who canon?

Question

Is McGann considered part of the Doctor Who canon?

Answer 1

Yes, Paul McGann is officially the Eighth Doctor even though he was only in the 1996 TV movie.  But there have been a lot of novels and comics featuring the Eighth Doctor as portrayed by Paul McGann too - so yep - he's officially part of it.

Answer 2

The 1996 TV movie is official Doctor Who canon (as the BBC produced it with Universal TV as an attempt to jump-start a revival of the show); the Eighth Doctor had since apppeared in the BBC Books paperback book line and Paul McGann continues in the role in the Big Finish Productions audiobook series (authorized by the BBC and considered part of the official continuity)...BBC Radio has aired some of these on BBC Radio 4 and the digital-and-Internet-only Radio 7 in the recent past.  

Answer 3

yes it was an offical dr who tv movie and he has done many  offical audio plays as well

Answer 4

Of course he is.

For nine years, McGann was treated as the "current" Doctor by some fans until Christopher Eccleston assumed the role in 2005. McGann (1996-2005) is tied with Sylvester McCoy (1987-1996) for serving the longest period of time as the "current" Doctor, at nine years each, though McGann actually had the role for 40 days more. The show was not in production for virtually all of this time, however. McGann's single appearance as the Doctor in the television movie makes him the actor with the shortest "screen time" in that role.