Neil Bell
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
All Movies (25)
- Little Rock2026 · as Kevin Lang
- Synthesized2026 · as ALAN
- Greenland 2: Migration2026 · as One-Eyed Man
- The End We Start From2023 · as MWC
- Wait for Me2023 · as Max
- Short Stay, Long Stay2023 · as Bill
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look2022 · as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Floodlights2022 · as DS Haleford
- Dune2021 · as Sardaukar Bashar
- Enola Holmes2020 · as Constable
- Trucker's Atlas2019 · as Mike
- Peterloo2018 · as Samuel Bamford
- Quadraturin2017 · as Mr. Black
- Swallows and Amazons2016 · as Young Billy
- Victor Frankenstein2015 · as Huntsman
- Pan2015 · as Baggy
- Radio Silence2013 · as Jimmy Mulligan
- Powder2011 · as Billy Tidy
- Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas2009
- The Crew2008 · as Jimmy the Truck
- Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley2007 · as Figgy
- Dead Man's Shoes2004 · as Soz
- Lenny Blue2002 · as Simmo
- 24 Hour Party People2002 · as Aspiring Singer
- When I Was 122001 · as Neil
All TV Shows (31)
- Adolescence2025 · as Sgt Golding
- Andor2022 · as Time Grappler
- Carnival Row2019 · as Warden Wrenbrick
- Brassic2019 · as Keithy
- Broken2017 · as Cash Switchers Man
- Cuffs2015 · as Vinnie Forbes
- This Is England '902015 · as Neil
- No Offence2015 · as Mad Matt
- Crackanory2013 · as Various
- Peaky Blinders2013 · as Harry Fenton
- World Without End2012 · as Sim Chapman
- True Love2012 · as Phil
- Secrets and Words2012 · as Anthony
- Downton Abbey2010 · as Durrant
- Married Single Other2010 · as Connelly
- Moving On2009 · as Dave
- Sunshine2008 · as Eddie
- The Visit2007 · as Russell
- I'm with Stupid2006 · as Macca
- The Chase2006
- Eleventh Hour2006
- The Ghost Squad2005
- Ideal2005 · as Ian
- Sex Traffic2004 · as Guard with Araz
- Hustle2004 · as Bogdan
- Shameless2004 · as Hippy Pete
- Blue Murder2003 · as Patrick Dunwoody
- The Second Coming2003 · as Homeless Man
- Buried2003 · as 'Slacker' Courtenay
- Lenny Blue2002 · as Simmo
- Murphy's Law2001 · as Derek