James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
William James Nesbitt, OBEis an actor and presenter from Northern Ireland. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher like his father, so he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster. He dropped out after a year when he decided to become an actor, and transferred to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After graduating in...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 January 1965
CountryIreland
I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.
New Zealand is a place where you can get well.
In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.
Brain surgeons are dealing with the very last thread of life, and they have to be very confident, but I think they tend to remember their failures rather than their successes, and that must be very hard. Who do you share that failure with? That's why their personal lives are often disastrous.
Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.
I feel old and vulnerable. I now realise that I knew nothing and know nothing, but back when my career was beginning, I thought I was a man when, in fact, I was a dewy-eyed boy who'd not seen an avocado or eaten a tomato.
I do commercials, but I also go to Sudan as an ambassador for UNICEF.
I loved my time growing up in Northern Ireland doing youth drama, that is where it all began for me.
I'm Ulster Presbyterian. We understand the need to work hard from an early age.
I don't think I'll be doing a lot more commercials.
It's easy to get carried away with yourself.
I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.