James Nesbitt

Personal Info

Birthday

January 15, 1965

(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).

Known For

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Cold Feet

Soldier Soldier

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Missing

Stan Lee's Lucky Man

Filmography

2023
The Heist Before Christmas
as Bank Robber
The Coronation Concert
as Self
2020
James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
as Himself
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Bofur
Gold
as Frank McGunn
2013
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
as Self
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Bofur
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Bofur
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
as Narrator
2011
Coriolanus
as Tribune Sicinius
2010
Outcast
as Cathal
The Way
as Jack
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
as Narrator
Matching Jack
as Connor
2009
Cherrybomb
as Crilly
Five Minutes of Heaven
as Joe Griffin
2008
Blessed
as Peter
2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
as Himself
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2005
Match Point
as Detective Banner
Big Dippers
as Ray
2004
James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
as Presenter
Quite Ugly One Morning
as Jack Parlabane
Millions
as Ronnie
Wall of Silence
as Stuart Robe
2002
Bloody Sunday
as Ivan Cooper
2001
Women Talking Dirty
as Stanley
Lucky Break
as James 'Jimmy' Hands
2000
Wild About Harry
as Walter Adair
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
as 'Mad Dog' Billy Wilson
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
as Yuri
1998
Waking Ned
as Pig Finn
Resurrection Man
as Ryan
1997
The James Gang
as Graham Armstrong
This Is the Sea
as Constable Hubert Porter
Welcome to Sarajevo
as Gregg
1996
Jude
as Uncle Joe
1995
Go Now
as Tony
1993
Love Lies Bleeding
as Niall
1991
Hear My Song
as Fintan O'Donnell
1989
Virtuoso
as Young Man
1986
The End of the World Man
as Policeman
1984
The Cry
as B Special (uncredited)