William James Nesbitt OBE (born January ) is a British actor and
television presenter from Northern Ireland.From , Nesbitt spent seven
years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof
(, ) to the political drama Paddywack (). He made his feature film
debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (). He got
his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic
comedy-drama series Cold Feet (â€", â€"present), which won him a
British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award,
and a National Television Award.Nesbitt's first significant film role
came when he appeared as pig farmer "Pig" Finn in Waking Ned (). With
the rest of the starring cast, he was nominated for a Screen Actors
Guild Award. In Lucky Break (), he made his debut as a film lead,
playing prisoner Jimmy Hands. The next year, he played Ivan Cooper in
the television film Bloody Sunday, about the shootings in Derry. A
departure from his previous "cheeky chappie" roles, the film was a
turning point in his career. He won a British Independent Film Award
and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best
Actor.
television presenter from Northern Ireland.From , Nesbitt spent seven
years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof
(, ) to the political drama Paddywack (). He made his feature film
debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (). He got
his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic
comedy-drama series Cold Feet (â€", â€"present), which won him a
British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award,
and a National Television Award.Nesbitt's first significant film role
came when he appeared as pig farmer "Pig" Finn in Waking Ned (). With
the rest of the starring cast, he was nominated for a Screen Actors
Guild Award. In Lucky Break (), he made his debut as a film lead,
playing prisoner Jimmy Hands. The next year, he played Ivan Cooper in
the television film Bloody Sunday, about the shootings in Derry. A
departure from his previous "cheeky chappie" roles, the film was a
turning point in his career. He won a British Independent Film Award
and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best
Actor.
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