Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-01-15 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Also known As
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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...
2007
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as Ivan Cooper
2004
as Ronnie
2009
as Crilly
2001
as James 'Jimmy' Hands
1997
as Gregg
2010
as Connor
2009
as Joe Griffin
2012
2008
as Peter
2023
as Self
2013
2010
as Jack
2004
as Jack Parlabane
2011
as Tribune Sicinius
2014
2001
as Stanley
1998
as Ryan
2004
as Stuart Robe
2009
as Mike Swift
2005
as Ray
2005
as Detective Banner
1989
as Young Man
2023
as Bank Robber
2000
as Walter Adair
2014
as Frank McGunn
1996
as Uncle Joe
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as Narrator
1995
as Tony
1998
as Pig Finn
1991
as Fintan O'Donnell
2010
as Cathal
1986
as Policeman
1993
as Niall
2004
as Presenter
2012
as Narrator
2007
as Himself
2019
1997
as Constable Hubert Porter
2020
as Himself
1984
as B Special (uncredited)
2000
as 'Mad Dog' Billy Wilson
2010
as Narrator
1997
as Graham Armstrong
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