James Nesbitt

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-01-15 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

James Nesbitt

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 debu...

Acting

2002

Bloody Sunday

as Ivan Cooper

2004

Millions

as Ronnie

2009

Cherrybomb

as Crilly

2001

Lucky Break

as James 'Jimmy' Hands

2010

Matching Jack

as Connor

2009

2008

Blessed

as Peter

2010

The Way

as Jack

2004

Quite Ugly One Morning

as Jack Parlabane

2011

Coriolanus

as Tribune Sicinius

2001

1998

2004

Wall of Silence

as Stuart Robe

2009

Occupation

as Mike Swift

2005

2005

Match Point

as Detective Banner

1989

Virtuoso

as Young Man

2023

2000

Wild About Harry

as Walter Adair

2014

Gold

as Frank McGunn

1996

Jude

as Uncle Joe

1995

Go Now

as Tony

1998

Waking Ned

as Pig Finn

1991

Hear My Song

as Fintan O'Donnell

2010

Outcast

as Cathal

1986

1993

1997

This Is the Sea

as Constable Hubert Porter

1984

The Cry

as B Special (uncredited)

2000

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

as 'Mad Dog' Billy Wilson

1997

The James Gang

as Graham Armstrong

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