James Nesbitt as Civil Rights leader Ivan Cooper
Caption: James Nesbitt as Civil Rights leader Ivan Cooper
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Soundtrack
Born: January 15, 1965
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Known for: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Bloody Sunday (2002)
Source: IMDB
Educated at Coleraine Academical Institution (also school of Brian Campbell & Brian McAlister), James had no interest in acting, concentrating on his French studies. It was not until teacher Robert Simpson encouraged him to take an apprenticeship at the local Riverside Theatre that his interest began, eventually leading him to a drama school in ...