James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt has one of those careers I find genuinely admirable for its range. Coming out of Ballymena in Northern Ireland, he cut his teeth in the late 1980s on stage, swinging from the musical Up on the Roof to the political drama Paddywack, before his film debut in Hear My Song in 1991. That theatrical grounding shows in everything he does. He's been honored with an OBE and a British Independent Film Award, but what I respect most is how he's stayed rooted in his Northern Irish identity throughout. He's proof that a strong sense of where you're from can be a real asset on screen.

Name (English)

James Nesbitt

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ネスビット

Reading

じぇーむず・ねすびっと

Born

January 15, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

Ballymena, County Antrim, United Kingdom

Occupation

comedian / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

University

Ulster University

Awards & achievements

• British Independent Film Awards
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• County Antrim
• comedian
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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