Cast: James Nesbitt

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring James Nesbitt. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Match Point

2005 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Scarlett Johansson · Emily Mortimer · Matthew Goode

Synopsis Match Point is a drama about a young man's rise in society and the terrible consequences of his ambition. The protagonist is torn between two women and finding no way out, resorts to extreme action. The actors are all English...

7.7

118K votes

7.7

118K votes

Bloody Sunday

2002 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Paul Greengrass

Cast James Nesbitt · Allan Gildea · Gerard Crossan · Mary Moulds

Synopsis Bloody Sunday (2002) is a gripping historical drama that chronicles the tragic events of January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland. The film follows civil rights activists organizing a peaceful march against internment without trial. As tensions rise between protesters...

7.4

10K votes

7.4

10K votes

The Missing (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 480 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Harry Williams · Jack Williams · Tom Shankland · Ben Chanan

Cast Tchéky Karyo · James Nesbitt · Frances O'Connor · Anastasia Hille

Synopsis TV Series (2014). 2 Seasons. 16 Episodes. When Tony and Emily Hughes travel to France with their 5-year-old son Oliver, their family holiday turns into a nightmare when Oliver disappears into the crowd of a busy French street.

7.4

2K votes

7.4

2K votes

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012 · Movie · 170 min. · New Zealand

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Martin Freeman · Ian McKellen · Richard Armitage · Ken Stott

Synopsis The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) follows Bilbo Baggins, a reluctant hobbit, who is swept into an epic quest by the wizard Gandalf and a group of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. Their mission is to reclaim the dwarves' homeland,...

Max

7.0

83K votes

7.0

83K votes

Waking Ned Devine

1998 · Movie · 89 min. · Ireland

Direction Kirk Jones

Cast Ian Bannen · David Kelly · Fionnula Flanagan · Susan Lynch

Synopsis When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

6.9

4K votes

6.9

4K votes

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 · Movie · 160 min. · New Zealand

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Martin Freeman · Richard Armitage · Ian McKellen · Aidan Turner

Synopsis After encountering dangers and obstacles in Mirkwood Forest, Thorin and Company have reached Lake-town and it is time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and...

Max

6.7

62K votes

6.7

62K votes

6.7

368 votes

Monroe (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Paul McGuigan · David Moore

Cast James Nesbitt · Sarah Parish · Tom Riley · Manjinder Virk

Synopsis TV Series (2011-Present). Monroe is a brilliant and unusual neurosurgeon. A flawed genius who never lets anyone forget his flaws or his genius. Each episode will feature one compelling story of the week about life or death situations. The drama...

6.7

27 votes

6.7

27 votes

Occupation (TV Miniseries)

2009 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Nick Murphy

Cast James Nesbitt · Stephen Graham · Warren Brown · Nonso Anozie

Synopsis Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.

6.6

33 votes

6.6

33 votes

Welcome to Sarajevo

1997 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Winterbottom

Cast Stephen Dillane · Woody Harrelson · Marisa Tomei · Goran Visnjic

Synopsis A startling examination of the Bosnian war of the mid-1990s and the role of journalists in covering it, this film was based on real-life journalist Michael Nicholson's book Natasha's Story. Like Nicholson, cynical journalist Henderson (Stephen Dillane) is one of...

6.5

770 votes

6.5

770 votes

Jekyll (TV Miniseries)

2007 · Series · 55 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Steven Moffat · Matt Lipsey · Douglas Mackinnon

Cast James Nesbitt · Gina Bellman · Michelle Ryan · Denis Lawson

Synopsis London, 2007. Tom Jackman is the only living descendent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He has made a deal with his dark side: a body share. What Mr. Hyde doesn't know is that Tom has a family. There is...

6.4

1K votes

6.4

1K votes

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast Martin Freeman · Ian McKellen · Richard Armitage · Luke Evans

Synopsis The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) concludes the epic trilogy as Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield's company face the consequences of reclaiming Erebor. With the dragon Smaug unleashed, the nearby Lake-town suffers devastation. As Thorin succumbs to...

Max

6.3

46K votes

6.3

46K votes

Millions

2004 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Danny Boyle

Cast Alex Etel · James Nesbitt · Daisy Donovan · Lewis Owen McGibbon

Synopsis Danny Boyle once again reinvents the cinematic experience with a heartwarming story of two little boys, faith, miracles... and lots of money. Starting anew after the death of their mother, 9-year-old Anthony is ever practical, while his 7-year-old brother Damian...

6.3

5K votes

6.3

5K votes

Direction Nick Murphy

Cast James Nesbitt · Genevieve O'Reilly · Patrick O'Kane · Nina Woods

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2016). 4 Episodes. The Secret is the story of a real-life double murder. James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher, Hazel...

6.2

207 votes

6.2

207 votes

The Passion (TV Miniseries)

2008 · Series · 94 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Offer

Cast Joseph Mawle · James Nesbitt · Paul Nicholls · Ben Daniels

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2008). 4 Episodes. It's the start of Passover week. In the next few days thousands of pilgrims will pour into Jerusalem to celebrate the most important festival in their religious calendar. For their Roman masters, led by Pontius...

6.1

175 votes

6.1

175 votes

The Way

2010 · Movie · 120 min. · Spain

Direction Emilio Estévez

Cast Martin Sheen · Deborah Kara Unger · James Nesbitt · Yorick Van Wageningen

Synopsis An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the Route Napoleon.

6.0

4K votes

6.0

4K votes

Babylon (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 77 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jon S. Baird · Sally El Hosaini · Danny Boyle

Cast Brit Marling · James Nesbitt · Paterson Joseph · Bertie Carvel

Synopsis A sniper is on the prowl, picking people off, seemingly at random, across London. It's a hectic first day for new head of PR, Liz Garvey.

5.9

34 votes

5.9

34 votes

Gold

2014 · Movie · 88 min. · Ireland

Direction Niall Heery

Cast James Nesbitt · Maisie Williams · David Wilmot · Kerry Condon

Synopsis An offbeat comedy about an estranged father who returns to his hometown after an absence of ten years in order to reconnect with his daughter and ex-wife but unwittingly finds himself responsible for almost destroying all their lives.

5.9

74 votes

5.9

74 votes

Five Minutes of Heaven

2009 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Oliver Hirschbiegel

Cast Liam Neeson · James Nesbitt · Anamaria Marinca · Conor MacNeill

Synopsis The idea of reconciliation between two men from opposite sides of a life-and-death struggle is perhaps impossible or even incredibly naïve. Five Minutes of Heaven, a film that tracks the lives of two men from the same town but different...

5.9

3K votes

5.9

3K votes

Bloodlands (TV Series)

2021 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Pete Travis

Cast James Nesbitt · Lorcan Cranitch · Lisa Dwan · Ian McElhinney

Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2021-Present Day). 2 Seasons. 10 Episodes. Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.

5.8

71 votes

5.8

71 votes