James Nesbitt
Biography
James Nesbitt is an actor from Northern Ireland who attended the Central School of Speech and Drama and started his professional stage career in the late 1980s. He made his feature film debut in Hear My Song (1991), then became widely known on television as Adam Williams in Cold Feet. That part brought him a British Comedy Award, a National Television Award, and a Television and Radio Industries Club Award. His first significant film role came in Waking Ned Devine (1998), and he shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as a member of its cast. He won a British Independent Film Award for Bloody Sunday, in which he played Ivan Cooper, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his dual role in Jekyll. Other credits include Lucky Break (2001), Millions (2004), Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), Outcast (2010), The Way (2010), and The Hobbit film series, plus the television series Murphy's Law and The Missing.
61years old
Turns 62 on January 15in 94 days
- Born Ballymena
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as William James Nesbitt
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 32 years1991 to 2023
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First role
Nesbitt made his first professional stage appearance as Keith in the musical Up on the Roof. The show played at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, then moved to the London West End.
A role that slipped away
ITV executives cast Nesbitt as Jack Parlabane in their September 2004 adaptation of Christopher Brookmyre's Quite Ugly One Morning, though the producers had wanted Scottish actor Douglas Henshall for the Glaswegian role.
Getting ready for a role
For the part of Murphy, Nesbitt grew a handlebar mustache and brought in a personal trainer, toning down the "cheeky chappie" persona audiences knew from his roles. Three times a week he boxed and did circuits and weights with the trainer.
James Nesbitt movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Peter Jackson directed three of these films, Michael Winterbottom two. Fifteen actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Peter Jackson
Michael WinterbottomDirector, 2 films, 1996 to 1997
All films by Michael Winterbottom
Also three films together9 more actors
- Jed BrophyThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Aidan TurnerThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Stephen HunterThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Dean O'GormanThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Mark HadlowThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- William KircherThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Adam BrownThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- John CallenThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Peter HambletonThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What James Nesbitt's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.0 billion
11 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 11 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.0B33.9% of the total
- 2$958M31.9% of the total
- 3$956M31.8% of the total
- 4$44M1.4% of the total
- 5$14M0.5% of the total
- 6$12M0.4% of the total
- 7$1.1M0.0% of the total
- 8$773K0.0% of the total
$1.1 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| British Independent Film Awards | Won | ||
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.