James Nelson-Joyce
Birthday: Born in 1989-01-01 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
James Nelson-Joyce is known for The Nest (2020), The Rook (2019) and The Sound of Philadelphia (2020).
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A Thousand Blows
Character: Edward 'Treacle' Goodson
Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer....
The Gold
Character: Brian Reader
On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m....
The Responder
Character: Greg Gallagher
Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?...
Vera
Character: Jason McNeive
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage....
Little Boy Blue
Character: James Yates
Based on a true story, this four-part drama tells the story of the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 2007. It explores Melanie’s and Steve’s ordeal, and tells of how Rhys’ murderer and associates were eventually brought to justice....
The Virtues
Character: Ryan
Joseph falls into despair when his nine-year-old son Shea leaves for Australia with his ex Debbie. Suffering the hangover from hell, he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront memories from his childhood....
The Family Pile
Character: Greg
A comedic exploration of one of life's big milestones, four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell. But even in grief their messy lives go on....
A Town Called Malice
Character: Barney
Set amongst the beach clubs and palm trees of the Costa del Sol in the early 80s, A Town Called Malice follows the Lords, a crime family of petty thieves from South London, as they decamp from London to Spain to profit from an unexpected windfall – and to escape the attention of the police in a high-profile murder enquiry....
This City Is Ours
Character: Michael Kavanagh
Michael has been involved in organized crime all of his adult life, working for his friend and the gang leader Ronnie. When Ronnie begins to hint at retirement, Michael too begins to imagine another life. Because, for the first time in his life, Michael is in love. For the first time in his life, he sees beyond the day-to-day, he sees a future: something to win and something to lose - Diana....
The Outlaws
Character: Spider
Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible....
Industry
Character: Jamie Henson
In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs and ego as it is by deals and dividends....
Time
Character: Johnno
Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast....
Strike
Character: Pez Pierce
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith....
Black Mirror
Character: DCI Kano
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more....
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Character: Jack 'Jack Jack' Jackson
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain....
The Nest
Character: Taxi Driver
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family....
Bird
Character: Skate
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere....
Reputation
Character: Wes
A drug dealer begins to question his life choices when his violent partner-in-crime is released from prison....
The Trap
Character: Joe
A woman who has shut herself off from the world is slowly brought back to life through her friendship with a damaged young man. Feature adaptation of the 2019 short film of the same name....
SAFE
Character: Daz
Anne an office cleaner, finishes work late one evening to be pursued and harassed by a man at the bus stop....
The Trap
Character: Joe
Isolation and loneliness converge on an unexpected journey when intrigue and new come to town....
Brothers by Blood
Character: Leonard
Peter and Michael, raised on the streets of Philadelphia, are the children of Irish mob members, forever linked by the crimes of their fathers. 30 years later, Michael now runs the criminal organization and lusts for more power, his dangerous antics frequently held in check by his cautious cousin Peter. Haunted by the death of his sister, whose passing destroyed both his parents, Peter is caught between the dreams of childhood and the realities of his life as an enforcer. His only reprieve is a ...