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.
Movie Appearances
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
as Figgy
2007
Dune
as Sardaukar Bashar
2021
Short Stay, Long Stay
as Bill
2023
Wait for Me
as Max
2023
Victor Frankenstein
as Huntsman
2015
Floodlights
as DS Haleford
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
The End We Start From
as MWC
2023
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
24 Hour Party People
as Aspiring Singer
2002
Lenny Blue
as Simmo
2002
Dead Man's Shoes
as Soz
2004
Swallows and Amazons
as Young Billy
2016
Quadraturin
as Mr. Black
2017
Peterloo
as Samuel Bamford
2018
Trucker's Atlas
as Mike
2019
Enola Holmes
as Constable
2020
Radio Silence
as Jimmy Mulligan
2013
Pan
as Baggy
2015
When I Was 12
as Neil
2001
