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James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is an actor, presenter and comedian 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 1987, he 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). Nesbitt got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama ''Cold Feet'' (1998–2003), which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award. His first significant film role came when he appeared as pig farmer "Pig" Finn in ''Waking Ned'' (1998). With the rest of the starring cast, Nesbitt was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. In ''Lucky Break'' (2001), 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 1972 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. Nesbitt has also starred in ''Murphy's Law'' (2001–2007) as undercover detective Tommy Murphy, in a role that was created for him by writer Colin Bateman. The role twice gained Nesbitt Best Actor nominations at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA). In 2007, he starred in the dual role of Tom Jackman and Mr Hyde in Steven Moffat's ''Jekyll'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2008. Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in ''Five Minutes of Heaven'' (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries ''Occupation'' (2009). He also starred in the movies ''Outcast'' (2010) and ''The Way'' (2010). He portrayed Bofur in Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' (2012-2014). Nesbitt is married to former actress Sonia Forbes-Adam, with whom he has two daughters. He is an advocate of numerous charities, and in 2010 he accepted the ceremonial position of Chancellor of the University of Ulster. == Early life and education == James Nesbitt was born on 15 January 1965 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.〔Staff (15 January 2010). "Happy birthday". ''The Times'' (Times Newspapers): p. 47.〕〔Swann, Yvonne (2 September 2004). "(James Nesbitt: My cold feet about teaching )". ''Daily Mirror'' (MGN). Retrieved 28 February 2009.〕 His father, James "Jim" Nesbitt, was the headmaster of the primary school in Lisnamurrican, a hamlet near Broughshane, while his mother, May Nesbitt, was a civil servant.〔Starrett, Ian (10 July 2003). "Saluting one of Ulster's own". ''The News Letter'' (Century Press & Publishing): p. 30.〕〔Walker, Gail (6 March 1999). "Ulster actor and obsessive Man Utd fan Jimmy Nesbitt talks about his success". ''The Belfast Telegraph'' (Belfast Telegraph Group): p..〕 Jim and May already had three daughters—Margaret, Kathryn and Andrea.〔 The family lived in the house adjoining the one-room school where Nesbitt was one of 32 pupils taught by Jim; the other pupils were all farmers' children.〔 Nesbitt grew up "completely" around women, and spent a lot of time alone, "kicking a ball against a wall".〔 He had ambitions to play football for Manchester United, or to become a teacher like his father. The family was Protestant, and Lisnamurrican was in "Paisley country".〔 The Nesbitts spent Sunday evenings singing hymns around the piano. Jim marched in the Ballymena Young Conquerors flute band and Nesbitt joined him playing the flute. After the Drumcree conflicts, they stopped marching with the band.〔Steiner, Susie (27 October 2001). "(The Irish question )". ''The Guardian'' (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved 6 November 2007.〕〔Greer, W.D. (13 November 2001). "Points of view: No connection with Drumcree". ''The News Letter'' (Century Newspapers): p. 14.〕 The family's residence in the countryside left them largely unaffected by The Troubles, although Nesbitt, his father, and one of his sisters narrowly escaped a car bomb explosion outside Ballymena County Hall in the early 1970s.〔Nesbitt, James. Television interview with Eamonn Holmes. ''The Troubles I've Seen''. ITV. 28 October 2008.〕〔 When Nesbitt was 11 years old, the family moved to Coleraine, County Londonderry, where May worked for the Housing Executive.〔 He completed his primary education at Blagh primary school, then moved on to Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI).〔 In 1978, when he was 13, his parents took him to audition for the Riverside Theatre's Christmas production of ''Oliver!''. Nesbitt sang "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the audition and won the part of the Artful Dodger, who he played in his acting debut.〔〔Staff (8 June 2010). "(Nesbitt made university Chancellor )". Press Association. Retrieved 8 June 2010.〕 He continued to act and sing with the Riverside until he was 16, and appeared at festivals and as an extra in ''Play For Today: The Cry'' (Christopher Menaul, 1984).〔〔Lord, Derek (10 October 2008). "(Lights, camera, action as the B Specials are put in spotlight )". ''Press and Journal'' (Aberdeen Journals). Retrieved 11 October 2008.〕 He got his Equity card when the professional actor playing Jiminy Cricket in ''Pinocchio'' broke his ankle two days before the performance, and Nesbitt stepped in to take his place.〔 Acting had not initially appealed to him, but he "felt a light go on" after he saw ''The Winslow Boy'' (Anthony Asquith, 1948).〔McLean, Craig (1 March 2008). "(The leading man next door )". ''Sunday Herald'' (Newsquest). Retrieved 4 March 2009.〕 When he was 15, he got his first paid job as a bingo caller at Barry's Amusements in Portrush. He was paid £1 per hour for the summer job and would also, on occasions, work as the brake man on the big dipper.〔〔Burke, Louise (17 June 2007). "(Interrogation: James Nesbitt )". Mirror.co.uk (MGN). Retrieved 28 February 2009.〕 He left CAI at the age of 18 and began a degree in French at the University of Ulster, (formally Ulster Polytechnic) in Jordanstown.〔〔 He stayed at university for a year before dropping out. In a 1999 interview, Nesbitt said, "I had the necessary in my head, but I just couldn't be bothered. Being 18 is the worst age to expect people to learn things. There are other things to be bothered with, like girls and football."〔 He made the decision to quit when he was trying to write an overdue essay on existentialism in ''Les Mains Sales'' at 4 am one day.〔Smith, Lynn (23 January 2005). "(Should he stay or should he go Hollywood? )". ''Los Angeles Times'' (Tribune Company). Retrieved 5 August 2008.〕 His father suggested that he should move to England if he wanted to continue acting, so Nesbitt enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD), part of University of London.〔〔 Nesbitt felt lost and misrepresented when he first arrived in London, on account of his Northern Irish background; "When I first came to drama school I was a Paddy the minute I walked in. And I remember going to drama school and them all saying to me, 'Aww, yeah, Brits out', and I was like 'It's a wee bit more complicated than that, you know.'"〔〔Dowle, Jayne (6 March 1999). "Call me Jimmy". ''The Sunday Times Magazine'' (Times Newspapers): pp. 6–7.〕 He graduated in 1987, at the age of 22.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Nesbitt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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