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My Take
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.
Overview
William James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt 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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Ulster University
Awards & achievements
- British Independent Film Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.