James Nesbitt
Actor
Star of the hit TV shows Lucky Man and Cold Feet, and most recently back on our screens in the hugely popular Bloodlands, James is one of the most recognisable, talented and accomplished actors today.
TV Credits
Bio
James Nesbitt is an award-winning TV and film actor with a career spanning over 25 years. He shot to fame as Adam Williams in Cold Feet for which he won Best Actor at the British Comedy Awards.
His TV roles include The Missing, Murphy’s Law, Line of Duty, the BAFTA award winning Occupation, The Secret and Lucky Man. In 2021 James starred in the Netflix series, Stay Close, which topped the charts around the world, and he returned to our screens in 2022 with the second series of Jed Mercurio’s smash hit crime thriller, Bloodlands, on BBC One. Later that year James also starred in the Channel 4 miniseries, Suspect.
Previously, James also won Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his lead role in Paul Greengrass’s film Bloody Sunday and more recently starred in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.
Starting his career on stage, James has appeared in numerous plays including Paddywack, Translations, As You Like It, Philadelphia Here I Come, Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay and Shoot The Crow.
James at Corporate Events
Extremely experienced at corporate events, clients regularly hire James Nesbitt to host awards ceremonies and gala dinners, and he has hosted the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on six occasions, in addition to the Travel Trade Gazette Awards, The Empire Awards, GQ Awards and the Campaign Media Awards and the Music Week Awards. He is also an accomplished and entertaining after-dinner speaker.
For every event he does, James listens to the brief carefully and puts together a very funny, completely tailored anecdotal introduction linking to the specific audience, industry or organisation. He also likes to dazzle audiences by entering the room singing Come Fly With Me; it’s the perfect way to break the ice and get the room energised and excited for what’s to come.
Accolades & Praise
I think our CEO is a bit in love with him.
He had such live stage presence, from the moment he was introduced the entire audience were in his hands. His introduction speech was pitched exactly at the right level for the guests and their applause to his comments was music to our ears. He might not be a comedian but his sheer confidence and natural niceness shone through.
James was perfect yesterday. Great speech, managing to mention the key sponsor several times as well as drawing lots of laughs and taking many questions from the audience. Please pass on my sincere thanks.
Rarely do we hire celebrities who put so much effort, thought and care into hosting our awards – his opening 5 minutes were witty, industry relevant and at times self-deprecating and the whole show ran seamlessly and at a great pace
James was a fabulous surprise. He held his audience and tailored his speech to include aspects of our company business. The standing ovation he received at the end of his speech said it all.
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James Nesbitt at your event
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