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
2025
- Adolescence as Sgt Golding
2023
- The End We Start From as MWC
- Short Stay, Long Stay as Bill
- Wait for Me as Max
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
- Quadraturin as Mr. Black
- Broken as Cash Switchers Man
2016
- Swallows and Amazons as Young Billy
2015
- Pan as Baggy
- Victor Frankenstein as Huntsman
- This Is England '90 as Neil
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Harry Fenton
- Radio Silence as Jimmy Mulligan
- Crackanory as Various
2012
- World Without End as Sim Chapman
- True Love as Phil
- Secrets and Words as Anthony
2010
- Downton Abbey as Durrant
- Married Single Other
2009
2008
- Sunshine as Eddie
2007
- Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley as Figgy
- The Visit as Russell
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
- Dead Man's Shoes as Soz
- Sex Traffic as Guard with Araz
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
- When I Was 12 as Neil