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James Nesbitt‌

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James Nesbitt

Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

James Nesbitt

Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1965-01-15

Popularity

star7.2

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 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.

Movie Credits

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas‌
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calendar 2007

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

Millions

Millions‌
star6.4
calendar 2004

Cherrybomb

Cherrybomb‌
star5.6
calendar 2009

Lucky Break

Lucky Break‌
star6.2
calendar 2001

Welcome to Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo‌
star6.4
calendar 1997

Matching Jack

Matching Jack‌
star6.2
calendar 2010

Five Minutes of Heaven

Five Minutes of Heaven‌
star6.2
calendar 2009

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‌
star7.4
calendar 2012

Blessed

Blessed‌
star5.8
calendar 2008

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell‌
star5.4
calendar 1999

The Coronation Concert

The Coronation Concert‌
star6.0
calendar 2023

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug‌
star7.6
calendar 2013

The Way

The Way‌
star7.1
calendar 2010

Quite Ugly One Morning

Quite Ugly One Morning‌
star5.0
calendar 2004

Coriolanus

Coriolanus‌
star5.9
calendar 2011

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies‌
star7.3
calendar 2014

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty‌
star5.0
calendar 2001

Resurrection Man

Resurrection Man‌
star6.1
calendar 1998

Wall of Silence

Wall of Silence‌
star8.0
calendar 2004

Occupation

Occupation‌
star7.8
calendar 2009

Big Dippers

Big Dippers‌
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calendar 2005

Match Point

Match Point‌
star7.4
calendar 2005

Virtuoso

Virtuoso‌
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calendar 1989

The Heist Before Christmas

The Heist Before Christmas‌
star5.0
calendar 2023

Wild About Harry

Wild About Harry‌
star6.1
calendar 2000

Gold

Gold‌
star6.3
calendar 2014

Jude

Jude‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Ireland's Rugby Number 10

Ireland's Rugby Number 10‌
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calendar

Go Now

Go Now‌
star6.6
calendar 1995

Waking Ned

Waking Ned‌
star7.1
calendar 1998

Hear My Song

Hear My Song‌
star5.9
calendar 1991

Outcast

Outcast‌
star5.2
calendar 2010

The End of the World Man

The End of the World Man‌
star3.0
calendar 1986

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding‌
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calendar 1993

James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal

James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal‌
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calendar 2004

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story‌
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calendar 2012

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

James Ellis: An Actor's Life‌
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calendar 2007

Lost Lives

Lost Lives‌
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calendar 2019

This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea‌
star5.7
calendar 1997

James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves

James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves‌
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calendar 2020

The Cry

The Cry‌
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calendar 1984

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland‌
star5.7
calendar 2000

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion‌
star7.7
calendar 2010

The James Gang

The James Gang‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Tv Credits

Top Gear

Top Gear‌
star7.5
calendar 2002

Cold Feet

Cold Feet‌
star7.9
calendar 1998

Soccer Aid

Soccer Aid‌
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calendar 2006

Jekyll

Jekyll‌
star7.6
calendar 2007

Soccer AM

Soccer AM‌
star6.7
calendar 1995

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross‌
star5.8
calendar 2001

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show‌
star5.0
calendar 2003

Bloodlands

Bloodlands‌
star6.8
calendar 2021

Between the Lines

Between the Lines‌
star5.6
calendar 1992

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel‌
star6.9
calendar 1996

Lovejoy

Lovejoy‌
star7.4
calendar 1986

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Occupation

Occupation‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

The Passion

The Passion‌
star5.2
calendar 2008

Midnight Man

Midnight Man‌
star5.2
calendar 2008

The Hollywood Greats

The Hollywood Greats‌
star3.5
calendar 1977

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show‌
star4.7
calendar 2011

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night‌
star5.3
calendar 2009

GMTV

GMTV‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

The Deep

The Deep‌
star5.9
calendar 2010

Monroe

Monroe‌
star7.3
calendar 2011

Playing the Field

Playing the Field‌
star5.2
calendar 1998

The Missing

The Missing‌
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calendar 2014

Babylon

Babylon‌
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calendar 2014

Stay Close

Stay Close‌
star7.0
calendar 2021

James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain

James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain‌
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calendar 2018

Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales‌
star6.9
calendar 2003

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel‌
star6.9
calendar 1996

Stan Lee's Lucky Man

Stan Lee's Lucky Man‌
star6.9
calendar 2016

Common As Muck

Common As Muck‌
star7.5
calendar 1994

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

The Secret

The Secret‌
star6.5
calendar 2016

The John Bishop Show

The John Bishop Show‌
star3.5
calendar 2022

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles

Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles‌
star9.0
calendar 2017

Suspect

Suspect‌
star6.1
calendar 2022

OFI Sunday

OFI Sunday‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1962

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks‌
star7.0
calendar 1996

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Michael McIntyre's Big Show‌
star7.4
calendar 2016

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

Passer By

Passer By‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

Tractor Tom

Tractor Tom‌
star10.0
calendar 2002

Parkinson

Parkinson‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

DNA Journey

DNA Journey‌
star6.0
calendar 2019