Birthplace: Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
biography
Acclaimed Irish actor James Nesbitt was a popular comic performer in the late 1990s and early 2000s thanks to the popular television series “Cold Feet” (ITV, 1998-2003) and light-hearted films like “Hear My Song” (1991) and “Waking Ned Devine” (1998). A dramatic turn in Paul Greengrass’ “Bloody Sunday” (2001) convinced audiences and critics of his broader talent, which he displayed in projects like Woody Allen’s “Match Point” (2005) and the television series “Jekyll” (BBC One, 2007) in which he essayed a descendant of the infamous Dr. Henry Jekyll who shares his ancestor’s ability to transform
