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James Nesbitt

1965 - Today

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William James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is a Northern Irish actor. 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). He got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama series Cold Feet (1997–2003, 2016–2020), which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. James Nesbitt is the 6,072nd most popular actor (down from 5,975th in 2024), the 4,684th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,447th in 2019) and the 695th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, James Nesbitt ranks 6,072 out of 13,578. Before him are Stanley Holloway, Hilary Duff, Tina Louise, Sumi Shimamoto, Gisela May, and Danny Lloyd. After him are Jeremy Piven, Samuel Le Bihan, Wayne Allwine, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Tanishaa Mukerji, and Robert Warwick.

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Among people born in 1965, James Nesbitt ranks 342. Before him are Arminas Narbekovas, Bjørn Lomborg, Johnny Ekström, Toshi, Manuel Mejuto González, and Nathalie Stutzmann. After him are Jeremy Piven, Samuel Le Bihan, Askar Mamin, Booker T, José Cobo Cano, and Akylbek Japarov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Nesbitt ranks 4,685 out of 8,785. Before him are Luke Young (1979), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), Stanley Holloway (1890), John Prescott (1938), Joe Fry (1915), and Amos Burn (1848). After him are James Collinson (1825), Thomas Tomkins (1572), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Rebecca Hall (1982), and Barry Foster (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, James Nesbitt ranks 695. Before him are David Walliams (1971), Maud Gonne (1866), Kate Barry (1967), Amira Casar (1971), Dev Patel (1990), and Stanley Holloway (1890). After him are Rebecca Hall (1982), Barry Foster (1931), Ray Park (1974), Patricia Bredin (1935), Linus Roache (1964), and Roy Kinnear (1934).

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