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James Nesbitt
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James Nesbitt
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1965-01-15,Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

0

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03

7.2

Bloody Sunday
2002-01-25

6.399

Millions
2005-04-08

5.5

Cherrybomb
2009-02-08

6.3

Lucky Break
2001-08-24

Welcome to Sarajevo

6.473

Welcome to Sarajevo
1997-05-09

6.1

Matching Jack
2010-08-19

Five Minutes of Heaven

6.1

Five Minutes of Heaven
2009-01-19

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

7.387

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012-12-12

5.6

Blessed
2008-10-24

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

5.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
1999-10-24

The Coronation Concert

6

The Coronation Concert
2023-05-07

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

7.579

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013-12-11

7.1

The Way
2010-09-10

Quite Ugly One Morning

5.4

Quite Ugly One Morning
2004-09-04

5.8

Coriolanus
2011-02-14

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

7.341

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014-12-10

Women Talking Dirty

5.4

Women Talking Dirty
2001-12-07

Resurrection Man

6.2

Resurrection Man
1998-02-13

Wall of Silence

8.3

Wall of Silence
2004-01-12

7.8

Occupation
2009-06-15

7

Big Dippers
2005-02-08

7.357

Match Point
2005-10-26

10

Virtuoso
1989-02-12

The Heist Before Christmas

5

The Heist Before Christmas
2023-12-24

Wild About Harry

6

Wild About Harry
2000-12-31

6.3

Gold
2014-02-20

6.3

Jude
1996-02-06

Ireland's Rugby Number 10

10

Ireland's Rugby Number 10

6.6

Go Now
1995-09-16

7

Waking Ned
1998-11-20

5.8

Hear My Song
1991-12-27

5

Outcast
2010-12-10

The End of the World Man

5.5

The End of the World Man
1986-08-19

Love Lies Bleeding

10

Love Lies Bleeding
1993-06-14

James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal

0

James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
2004-11-22

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story

0

Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2012-09-07

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

0

James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007-07-02

6

Lost Lives
2019-10-10

This Is the Sea

6

This Is the Sea
1997-09-15

James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves

0

James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
2020-04-09

7

The Cry
1984-07-31

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

5

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013-12-25

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

5.7

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
2000-06-08

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

7.7

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
2010-09-01

6

The James Gang
1997-11-07

So You're Going to Die

0

So You're Going to Die

7.6

Top Gear
2002-10-20

7.8

Cold Feet
1998-11-15

7.3

Soccer Aid
2006-05-22

7.5

Jekyll
2007-06-16

6.3

Soccer AM
1995-08-12

4.3

The One Show
2006-08-14

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001-11-02

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

6.5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992-03-04

The Terry and Gaby Show

7

The Terry and Gaby Show
2003-06-02

6.7

Bloodlands
2021-02-21

Between the Lines

5.5

Between the Lines
1992-09-04

7.2

Ballykissangel
1996-02-11

7.4

Lovejoy
1986-01-10

0

Occupation
2009-06-16

5.3

The Passion
2008-03-16

5.2

Midnight Man
2008-05-08

The Hollywood Greats

4.7

The Hollywood Greats
1977-08-04

The Jonathan Ross Show

5.2

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011-09-03

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

5.3

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009-03-22

5.8

GMTV
1993-01-01

6

The Deep
2010-08-03

7.1

Monroe
2011-03-10

Playing the Field

5.3

Playing the Field
1998-03-08

7.2

The Missing
2014-10-28

6.984

Stay Close
2021-12-31

James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain

8

James Nesbitt: Disasters That Changed Britain
2018-03-19

7.2

Ballykissangel
1996-02-11

Stan Lee's Lucky Man

6.9

Stan Lee's Lucky Man
2016-01-22

7

Common As Muck
1994-09-07

6.316

The Secret
2016-04-29

The John Bishop Show

3.5

The John Bishop Show
2022-01-08

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles

9

Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles
2017-02-15

6

Suspect
2022-06-19

0

OFI Sunday
2005-11-20

The Late Late Show

5.5

The Late Late Show
1962-07-06

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996-11-12

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

7.1

Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016-04-16

Soldier Soldier

6.9

Soldier Soldier
1991-06-10

8

Passer By
2004-03-28

7

Tractor Tom
2002-02-09

0

Parkinson
1998-01-09

6

DNA Journey
2019-11-10

6.194

Missing You
2025-01-01

6.641

Run Away
2026-01-01

The Friday Night Project

6

The Friday Night Project
2005-02-04

0

Fairy Tales
2008-01-10

7.6

Murphy's Law
2001-09-24

6.6

Babylon
2014-11-13

Canterbury Tales

6.4

Canterbury Tales
2003-09-11

6

ScreenPlay
1986-07-09

7.1

Screen Two
1985-01-06

7.1

TFI Friday
1996-02-09

0

Hercule

7

Parkinson
2004-09-04

5.8

Boon
1986-01-14

0

Searching
1995-06-08