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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Neil Bell
Acting
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Movies: 21Series: 29
TMDB ID: 178629
IMDb ID: nm0068430
Known for: Acting
Born: February 4, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2001 - 2026
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 7.25
Wikidata: Q6988281
Biography
Neil Bell (born February 4, 1970) is an English actor, mainly on British television and occasionally in films. Bell studied drama at Oldham College and has played character roles in such TV series as Buried, Shameless, Murphy's Law, Ideal, City Lights, The Bill and Casualty, and the films 24 Hour Party People (2002) and Dead Man's Shoes (2004). He also had a small role in the acclaimed TV series State of Play, playing the colleague of Polly Walker's character. He has recently had a main role in The Bill playing the role of a killer. In 2010, he had a role in the ITV comedy-drama Married Single Other. He has appeared in Coronation Street, and in 2012, he had a regular role in Downton Abbey as Durrant. In 2013, he appeared in the first series of BBC2's Peaky Blinders as Publican Harry Fenton. In February 2016, he appeared in the BBC drama series Moving On.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Neil Bell.
6.5
Greenland 2: Migration
as One-Eyed Man
2026 Movie
5.8
The End We Start From
as MWC
2023 Movie
8.7
Wait for Me
as Max
2023 Movie
Short Stay, Long Stay
as Bill
2023 Movie
7.3
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Movie
5.8
Floodlights
as DS Haleford
2022 Movie
7.8
Dune
as Sardaukar Bashar
2021 Movie
7.2
Enola Holmes
as Constable
2020 Movie
7.0
Trucker's Atlas
as Mike
2019 Movie
6.8
Peterloo
as Samuel Bamford
2018 Movie
Quadraturin
as Mr. Black
2017 Movie
6.3
Swallows and Amazons
as Young Billy
2016 Movie
5.9
Victor Frankenstein
as Huntsman
2015 Movie
6.0
Pan
as Baggy
2015 Movie
Radio Silence
as Jimmy Mulligan
2013 Movie
4.0
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009 Movie
5.4
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
as Figgy
2007 Movie
7.1
Dead Man's Shoes
as Soz
2004 Movie
Lenny Blue
as Simmo
2002 Movie
7.0
24 Hour Party People
as Aspiring Singer
2002 Movie
When I Was 12
as Neil
2001 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Neil Bell.
7.8
Adolescence
as Sgt Golding • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.3
Andor
as Time Grappler • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Carnival Row
as Warden Wrenbrick • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.4
Brassic
as Keithy • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.9
Broken
as Cash Switchers Man • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.9
This Is England '90
as Neil • 4 eps
2015 Series
7.5
No Offence
as Mad Matt • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.8
Crackanory
as Various • 8 eps
2013 Series
8.5
Peaky Blinders
as Harry Fenton • 5 eps
2013 Series
6.8
World Without End
as Sim Chapman • 8 eps
2012 Series
7.0
True Love
as Phil • 1 eps
2012 Series
Secrets and Words
as Anthony • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Downton Abbey
as Durrant • 5 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Married Single Other
as Connelly • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.1
Moving On
as Dave • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
Sunshine
as Eddie • 3 eps
2008 Series
7.0
The Visit
as Russell • 7 eps
2007 Series
6.5
I'm with Stupid
as Macca • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.5
The Chase
1 eps
2006 Series
6.1
Eleventh Hour
1 eps
2006 Series
5.1
The Ghost Squad
1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Ideal
as Ian • 3 eps
2005 Series
6.6
Sex Traffic
as Guard with Araz • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.7
Hustle
as Bogdan • 1 eps
2004 Series