James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher, like his father, so began a degree in French at the University of Ulster. He dropped out after a year when he decided to become an actor, and transferred to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After graduating in 1987, he spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof (1987, 1989) to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991).
James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher, like his father, so began a degree in French at the University of Ulster. He dropped out after a year when he decided to become an actor, and transferred to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After graduating in 1987, he spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof (1987, 1989) to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991).
Nesbitt got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama Cold Feet (1998–2003), which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award. His first significant film role came when he appeared as pig farmer "Pig" Finn in Waking Ned (1998). With the rest of the starring cast, Nesbitt was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. In Lucky Break (2001), he made his debut as a film lead playing prisoner Jimmy Hands. The next year, he played Ivan Cooper in the television film Bloody Sunday, about the 1972 shootings in Derry. A departure from his previous "cheeky chappie" roles, the film was a turning point in his career. He won a British Independent Film Award and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
Nesbitt has also starred in Murphy's Law (2001–2007) as undercover detective Tommy Murphy—a role that was created for him by writer Colin Bateman. The role twice gained Nesbitt Best Actor nominations at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA). In 2007, he starred in the dual role of Tom Jackman and Mr Hyde in Steven Moffat's Jekyll, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2008. Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries Occupation (2009) and The Deep (2010). He also starred in the movies Outcast (2010) and Emilio Estevez's The Way (2011), and has been cast in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit (2012/13).
Nesbitt is married to former actress Sonia Forbes-Adam, with whom he has two daughters. He is a patron of numerous charities and in 2010 accepted the ceremonial position of Chancellor of the University of Ulster.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Heist Before Christmas
Character:Bank Robber
Release Date:24/12/2023
The Coronation Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2023
James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/04/2020
Lost Lives
Character:
Release Date:10/10/2019
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Character:Bofur
Release Date:10/12/2014
Gold
Character:Frank McGunn
Release Date:20/02/2014
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Character:Bofur
Release Date:11/12/2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Character:Bofur
Release Date:12/12/2012
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/09/2012
Coriolanus
Character:Tribune Sicinius
Release Date:14/02/2011
Outcast
Character:Cathal
Release Date:10/12/2010
The Way
Character:Jack
Release Date:10/09/2010
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/09/2010
Matching Jack
Character:Connor
Release Date:19/08/2010
Occupation
Character:Mike Swift
Release Date:15/06/2009
Cherrybomb
Character:Crilly
Release Date:08/02/2009
Five Minutes of Heaven
Character:Joe Griffin
Release Date:19/01/2009
Blessed
Character:Peter
Release Date:24/10/2008
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/07/2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2007
Match Point
Character:Detective Banner
Release Date:26/10/2005
Big Dippers
Character:Ray
Release Date:08/02/2005
James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
Character:Presenter
Release Date:22/11/2004
Quite Ugly One Morning
Character:Jack Parlabane
Release Date:04/09/2004
Millions
Character:Ronnie
Release Date:29/04/2004
Wall of Silence
Character:Stuart Robe
Release Date:12/01/2004
Bloody Sunday
Character:Ivan Cooper
Release Date:25/01/2002
Women Talking Dirty
Character:Stanley
Release Date:07/12/2001
Lucky Break
Character:James 'Jimmy' Hands
Release Date:24/08/2001
Wild About Harry
Character:Walter Adair
Release Date:31/12/2000
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Character:'Mad Dog' Billy Wilson
Release Date:08/06/2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Character:Yuri
Release Date:24/10/1999
Waking Ned
Character:Pig Finn
Release Date:20/11/1998
Resurrection Man
Character:Ryan
Release Date:13/02/1998
The James Gang
Character:Graham Armstrong
Release Date:07/11/1997
This Is the Sea
Character:Constable Hubert Porter
Release Date:15/09/1997
Welcome to Sarajevo
Character:Gregg
Release Date:09/05/1997
Jude
Character:Uncle Joe
Release Date:06/02/1996
Go Now
Character:Tony
Release Date:16/09/1995
Love Lies Bleeding
Character:Niall
Release Date:14/06/1993
Hear My Song
Character:Fintan O'Donnell
Release Date:27/12/1991
Virtuoso
Character:Young Man
Release Date:12/02/1989
The End of the World Man
Character:Policeman
Release Date:19/08/1986
The Cry
Character:B Special (uncredited)
Release Date:31/07/1984
Television Appearances
Run Away
Character:Simon
Missing You
Character:Dominic Calligan
Suspect
Character:Danny Frater
The John Bishop Show
Character:Self
Stay Close
Character:DS Michael Broome
Bloodlands
Character:DCI Tom Brannick
DNA Journey
Character:Self
James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain
Character:
Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles
Character:Harry Clayton
The Secret
Character:Colin Howell
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Character:Self
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
Character:Harry Clayton
Babylon
Character:Richard Miller
The Missing
Character:Tony Hughes
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
Monroe
Character:Gabriel Monroe
The Deep
Character:Clem Donnelly
Occupation
Character:Mike Swift
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Character:Self
Midnight Man
Character:Max Raban
The Passion
Character:Pilate
Fairy Tales
Character:Hans M. Prince
Jekyll
Character:Dr. Tom Jackman
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
Soccer Aid
Character:
OFI Sunday
Character:
The Friday Night Project
Character:Self - Host
Passer By
Character:Joe Keyes
Canterbury Tales
Character:Nick Zakian
The Terry and Gaby Show
Character:
Top Gear
Character:Self
Tractor Tom
Character:Matt (voice)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
Murphy's Law
Character:Thomas Murphy
Cold Feet
Character:Adam Williams
Playing the Field
Character:
Parkinson
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
Ballykissangel
Character:
Ballykissangel
Character:Leo McGarvey
Soccer AM
Character:Self
Common As Muck
Character:
GMTV
Character:Self
Between the Lines
Character:
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Character:Yuri
Soldier Soldier
Character:Corporal Bryan Casey
Lovejoy
Character:Jerry Boyle
The Hollywood Greats
Character:
The Late Late Show
Character:Self
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