Neil Bell
Born: 1970-02-04 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Greenland 2: Migration as One-Eyed Man
- Synthesized as ALAN
- Little Rock as Kevin Lang
2025
- Adolescence as Sgt Golding
2023
- The End We Start From as MWC
- Wait for Me as Max
- Short Stay, Long Stay as Bill
2022
- Andor as Time Grappler
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Floodlights as DS Haleford
2021
- Dune as Sardaukar Bashar
2020
- Enola Holmes as Constable
2019
- Brassic as Keithy
- Carnival Row as Warden Wrenbrick
- Trucker's Atlas as Mike
2018
- Peterloo as Samuel Bamford
2017
- Broken as Cash Switchers Man
- Quadraturin as Mr. Black
2016
- Swallows and Amazons as Young Billy
2015
- No Offence as Mad Matt
- Pan as Baggy
- Cuffs as Vinnie Forbes
- Victor Frankenstein as Huntsman
- This Is England '90 as Neil
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Harry Fenton
- Crackanory as Various
- Radio Silence as Jimmy Mulligan
2012
- World Without End as Sim Chapman
- True Love as Phil
- Secrets and Words as Anthony
2010
- Downton Abbey as Durrant
- Married Single Other as Connelly
2009
2007
- The Visit as Russell
- Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley as Figgy
2006
- The Chase
- Eleventh Hour
- I'm with Stupid as Macca
2005
- Ideal as Ian
- The Ghost Squad
2004
- Shameless as Hippy Pete
- Hustle as Bogdan
- Sex Traffic as Guard with Araz
- Dead Man's Shoes as Soz
2003
- Blue Murder as Patrick Dunwoody
- Buried as 'Slacker' Courtenay
- The Second Coming as Homeless Man
2002
- 24 Hour Party People as Aspiring Singer
- Lenny Blue as Simmo
2001
- Murphy's Law as Derek
- When I Was 12 as Neil