Neil Bell

Neil Bell

Known for
Acting
Born
February 4, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Bedlam poster

Bedlam

Movie · as Rodbird

2026
Greenland 2: Migration poster

Greenland 2: Migration

Movie · as One-Eyed Man

2026
Synthesized poster

Synthesized

Movie · as ALAN

2026
Little Rock poster

Little Rock

Movie · as Kevin Lang

2025
Adolescence poster

Adolescence

TV · as Sgt Golding · 1 ep

2024
The Listeners poster

The Listeners

TV · as Man in Therapy · 1 ep

2023
Short Stay, Long Stay poster

Short Stay, Long Stay

Movie · as Bill

2023
Wait for Me poster

Wait for Me

Movie · as Max

2023
The End We Start From poster

The End We Start From

Movie · as MWC

2022
Floodlights poster

Floodlights

Movie · as DS Haleford

2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look poster

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Movie · as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Andor poster

Andor

TV · as Time Grappler · 3 eps

2021
Dune poster

Dune

Movie · as Sardaukar Bashar

2020
Enola Holmes poster

Enola Holmes

Movie · as Constable

2019
Trucker's Atlas poster

Trucker's Atlas

Movie · as Mike

2019
Brassic poster

Brassic

TV · as Keithy · 1 ep

2019
Carnival Row poster

Carnival Row

TV · as Warden Wrenbrick · 1 ep

2018
Peterloo poster

Peterloo

Movie · as Samuel Bamford

2017
Quadraturin poster

Quadraturin

Movie · as Mr. Black

2017
Broken poster

Broken

TV · as Cash Switchers Man · 6 eps

2016
Swallows and Amazons poster

Swallows and Amazons

Movie · as Young Billy

2015
Victor Frankenstein poster

Victor Frankenstein

Movie · as Huntsman

2015
Pan poster

Pan

Movie · as Baggy

2015
This Is England '90 poster

This Is England '90

TV · as Neil · 4 eps

2015
No Offence poster

No Offence

TV · as Mad Matt · 1 ep

2015
Cuffs poster

Cuffs

TV · as Vinnie Forbes · 1 ep

2013
Radio Silence poster

Radio Silence

Movie · as Jimmy Mulligan

2013
Peaky Blinders poster

Peaky Blinders

TV · as Harry Fenton · 5 eps

2013
Crackanory poster

Crackanory

TV · as Various · 8 eps

2012
True Love poster

True Love

TV · as Phil · 1 ep

2012
World Without End poster

World Without End

TV · as Sim Chapman · 8 eps

2012
Secrets and Words poster

Secrets and Words

TV · as Anthony · 1 ep

2011
Powder poster

Powder

Movie · as Billy Tidy

2010
Downton Abbey poster

Downton Abbey

TV · as Durrant · 5 eps

2010
Married Single Other poster

Married Single Other

TV · as Connelly · 2 eps

2009
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas poster

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Movie

2009
Moving On poster

Moving On

TV · as Dave · 1 ep

2008
The Crew poster

The Crew

Movie · as Jimmy the Truck

2008
Sunshine poster

Sunshine

TV · as Eddie · 3 eps

2007
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley poster

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

Movie · as Figgy

2007
The Visit poster

The Visit

TV · as Russell · 7 eps

2006
The Chase poster

The Chase

TV · 1 ep

2006
Eleventh Hour poster

Eleventh Hour

TV · 1 ep

2006
I'm with Stupid poster

I'm with Stupid

TV · as Macca · 1 ep

2005
The Ghost Squad poster

The Ghost Squad

TV · 1 ep

2005
Ideal poster

Ideal

TV · as Ian · 3 eps

2004
Dead Man's Shoes poster

Dead Man's Shoes

Movie · as Soz

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Bogdan · 1 ep

2004
Sex Traffic poster

Sex Traffic

TV · as Guard with Araz · 2 eps

2004
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Hippy Pete · 2 eps

2003
Buried poster

Buried

TV · as 'Slacker' Courtenay · 8 eps

2003
Blue Murder poster

Blue Murder

TV · as Patrick Dunwoody · 1 ep

2003
The Second Coming poster

The Second Coming

TV · as Homeless Man · 2 eps

2003
Spine Chillers poster

Spine Chillers

TV · as Serge · 1 ep

2002
24 Hour Party People poster

24 Hour Party People

Movie · as Aspiring Singer

2002
Lenny Blue poster

Lenny Blue

TV · as Simmo · 2 eps

2001
When I Was 12 poster

When I Was 12

Movie · as Neil

2001
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

TV · as Derek · 1 ep