Gender
Male
Birthday, Age
1965 January 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 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 app

Known For

Actor ( 3 )

Full Filmography

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
Movie • 2007-02-03
Bloody Sunday
as Ivan Cooper
Movie • 2002-01-25
Millions
as Ronnie
Movie • 2004-04-29
Cherrybomb
as Crilly
Movie • 2009-02-08
Lucky Break
as James 'Jimmy' Hands
Movie • 2001-08-24
Welcome to Sarajevo
as Gregg
Movie • 1997-05-09
Matching Jack
as Connor
Movie • 2010-08-19
Five Minutes of Heaven
as Joe Griffin
Movie • 2009-01-19
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Bofur
Movie • 2012-12-12
Blessed
as Peter
Movie • 2008-10-24
The Coronation Concert
as Self
Movie • 2023-05-07
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Bofur
Movie • 2013-12-11
The Way
as Jack
Movie • 2010-09-10
Quite Ugly One Morning
as Jack Parlabane
Movie • 2004-09-04
Coriolanus
as Tribune Sicinius
Movie • 2011-02-14
Women Talking Dirty
as Stanley
Movie • 2001-12-07
Resurrection Man
as Ryan
Movie • 1998-02-13
Wall of Silence
as Stuart Robe
Movie • 2004-01-12
Occupation
as Mike Swift
Movie • 2009-06-15
Big Dippers
as Ray
Movie • 2005-02-08
Match Point
as Detective Banner
Movie • 2005-10-26
Virtuoso
as Young Man
Movie • 1989-02-12
The Heist Before Christmas
as Bank Robber
Movie • 2023-12-24
Wild About Harry
as Walter Adair
Movie • 2000-12-31
Gold
as Frank McGunn
Movie • 2014-02-20
Jude
as Uncle Joe
Movie • 1996-02-06
Ireland's Rugby Number 10
as Narrator
Movie •
Go Now
as Tony
Movie • 1995-09-16
Waking Ned
as Pig Finn
Movie • 1998-09-15
Hear My Song
as Fintan O'Donnell
Movie • 1991-12-27
Outcast
as Cathal
Movie • 2010-12-10
The End of the World Man
as Policeman
Movie • 1986-02-01
Love Lies Bleeding
as Niall
Movie • 1993-06-14
James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
as Presenter
Movie • 2004-11-22
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Narrator
Movie • 2012-09-07
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
as Himself
Movie • 2007-07-02
Lost Lives
Movie • 2019-10-10
This Is the Sea
as Constable Hubert Porter
Movie • 1997-09-15
James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
as Himself
Movie • 2020-04-09
The Cry
as B Special (uncredited)
Movie • 1984-07-31
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
as 'Mad Dog' Billy Wilson
Movie • 2000-06-08
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
as Narrator
Movie • 2010-09-01
The James Gang
as Graham Armstrong
Movie • 1997-11-07
Top Gear
as Self
Tv • 2002-10-20
Jekyll
as Dr. Tom Jackman
Tv • 2007-06-16
Soccer Aid
Tv • 2006-05-22
Cold Feet
as Adam Williams
Tv • 1998-11-15
Soccer AM
as Self
Tv • 1995-08-12
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Tv • 2006-08-14
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
Tv • 2001-11-02
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Yuri
Tv • 1992-03-04
Bloodlands
as DCI Tom Brannick
Tv • 2021-02-21
Between the Lines
Tv • 1992-09-04
Ballykissangel
Tv • 1996-02-11
Lovejoy
as Jerry Boyle
Tv • 1986-01-10
Murphy's Law
as Thomas Murphy
Tv • 2001-09-24
Occupation
as Mike Swift
Tv • 2009-06-16
Fairy Tales
Tv • 2008-01-10
The Passion
as Pilate
Tv • 2008-03-16
Midnight Man
as Max Raban
Tv • 2008-05-08
The Hollywood Greats
Tv • 1977-08-04
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
Tv • 2011-09-03
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
as Self
Tv • 2009-03-22
GMTV
as Self
Tv • 1993-01-01
The Deep
as Clem Donnelly
Tv • 2010-08-03
Monroe
as Gabriel Monroe
Tv • 2011-03-10
Playing the Field
Tv • 1998-03-08
The Missing
as Tony Hughes
Tv • 2014-10-28
Babylon
as Richard Miller
Tv • 2014-11-13
Stay Close
as DS Michael Broome
Tv • 2021-12-31
Canterbury Tales
as Nick Zakian
Tv • 2003-09-11
Ballykissangel
as Leo McGarvey
Tv • 1996-02-11
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
as Harry Clayton
Tv • 2016-01-22
Common As Muck
Tv • 1994-09-07
The One Show
as Self
Tv • 2006-08-14
The Secret
as Colin Howell
Tv • 2016-04-29
The John Bishop Show
as Self
Tv • 2022-01-08
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Tv • 2007-02-22
Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles
as Harry Clayton
Tv • 2017-02-15
Suspect
as Danny Frater
Tv • 2022-06-19
OFI Sunday
Tv • 2005-11-20
The Late Late Show
as Self
Tv • 1962-07-06
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
Tv • 1996-11-12
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self
Tv • 2016-04-16
Soldier Soldier
as Corporal Bryan Casey
Tv • 1991-06-10
Passer By
as Joe Keyes
Tv • 2004-03-28
Tractor Tom
as Matt (voice)
Tv • 2002-02-09
Parkinson
as Self
Tv • 1998-01-09
DNA Journey
as Self
Tv • 2019-11-10
Missing You
as Dominic Calligan
Tv • 2025-01-01
Run Away
as Simon
Tv •
The Friday Night Project
as Self - Host
Tv • 2005-02-04
Missing You
as Calligan
Tv • 2025-01-01