James Nesbitt
Birthday
1965/01/15 (60 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Also know as
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Biography
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 yea...Read more
Acting
(2007) The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
(2002) Bloody Sunday
as Ivan Cooper
(2004) Millions
as Ronnie
(2009) Cherrybomb
as Crilly
(2001) Lucky Break
as James 'Jimmy' Hands
(1997) Welcome to Sarajevo
as Gregg
(2010) Matching Jack
as Connor
(2009) Five Minutes of Heaven
as Joe Griffin
(2012) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Bofur
(2008) Blessed
as Peter
(2002) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
as Yuri
(2023) The Coronation Concert
as Self
(2013) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Bofur
(2010) The Way
as Jack
(2004) Quite Ugly One Morning
as Jack Parlabane
(2011) Coriolanus
as Tribune Sicinius
(2014) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Bofur
(2001) Women Talking Dirty
as Stanley
(1998) Resurrection Man
as Ryan
(2004) Wall of Silence
as Stuart Robe
(2009) Occupation
as Mike Swift
(2005) Big Dippers
as Ray
(2005) Match Point
as Detective Banner
(1989) Virtuoso
as Young Man
(2023) The Heist Before Christmas
as Bank Robber
(2000) Wild About Harry
as Walter Adair
(2014) Gold
as Frank McGunn
(1996) Jude
as Uncle Joe
Ireland's Rugby Number 10
as Narrator
(1995) Go Now
as Tony
(1998) Waking Ned
as Pig Finn
(1991) Hear My Song
as Fintan O'Donnell
(2010) Outcast
as Cathal
(1986) The End of the World Man
as Policeman
(1993) Love Lies Bleeding
as Niall
(2004) James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
as Presenter
(2012) Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Narrator
(2007) James Ellis: An Actor's Life
as Himself
(2019) Lost Lives
as ---
(1997) This Is the Sea
as Constable Hubert Porter
(2020) James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
as Himself
(1984) The Cry
as B Special (uncredited)
(2013) River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
as Self
(2000) The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
as 'Mad Dog' Billy Wilson
(2010) Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
as Narrator
(1997) The James Gang
as Graham Armstrong
(2002) Top Gear
as Self
(1998) Cold Feet
as Adam Williams
(2006) Soccer Aid
as ---
(2007) Jekyll
as Dr. Tom Jackman
(1995) Soccer AM
as Self
(2006) The One Show
as Self - Guest
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
(1992) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Yuri
(2003) The Terry and Gaby Show
as ---
(2021) Bloodlands
as DCI Tom Brannick
(1992) Between the Lines
as ---
(1996) Ballykissangel
as ---
(1986) Lovejoy
as Jerry Boyle
(2001) Murphy's Law
as Thomas Murphy
(2009) Occupation
as Mike Swift
(2008) Fairy Tales
as ---
(2008) The Passion
as Pilate
(2008) Midnight Man
as Max Raban
(1977) The Hollywood Greats
as ---
(2011) The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
(2009) Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
as Self
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(2010) The Deep
as Clem Donnelly
(2011) Monroe
as Gabriel Monroe
(1998) Playing the Field
as ---
(2014) The Missing
as Tony Hughes
(2014) Babylon
as Richard Miller
(2021) Stay Close
as DS Michael Broome
(2018) James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain
as ---
(2003) Canterbury Tales
as Nick Zakian
(1996) Ballykissangel
as Leo McGarvey
(2016) Stan Lee's Lucky Man
as Harry Clayton
(1994) Common As Muck
as ---
(2006) The One Show
as Self
(2016) The Secret
as Colin Howell
(2022) The John Bishop Show
as Self
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2017) Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles
as Harry Clayton
(2022) Suspect
as Danny Frater
(2005) OFI Sunday
as ---
(1962) The Late Late Show
as Self
(1996) Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
(2016) Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self
(1991) Soldier Soldier
as Corporal Bryan Casey
(2004) Passer By
as Joe Keyes
(2002) Tractor Tom
as Matt (voice)
(1998) Parkinson
as Self
(2019) DNA Journey
as Self
(2025) Missing You
as Dominic Calligan
Run Away
as Simon