Neil Bell
Actor
February 4, 1970 (56 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2026 | Little Rock · as Kevin Lang |
| 2026 | Synthesized · as Alan |
| 2026 | Greenland 2: Migration · as One-Eyed Man |
| 2025 | Adolescence · as Sgt Golding |
| 2024 | The Listeners · as Man In Therapy |
| 2023 | The End We Start From · as Mwc |
| 2023 | Bad Faith · as Max |
| 2023 | Black Ops (2023) · as Aethelred |
| 2022 | Andor · as Time Grappler |
| 2021 | Dune · as Sardaukar Bashar |
| 2020 | Enola Holmes · as Police Officer |
| 2019 | Carnival Row · as Warden Wrenbrick |
| 2019 | Brassic · as KeithyOn Plex |
| 2018 | Peterloo · as Samuel Bamford |
| 2017 | Broken · as Cash Switch Manager |
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein · as Huntsman |
| 2015 | Cuffs · as Vinnie Forbes |
| 2015 | Pan · as Baggy |
| 2015 | This Is England '90 · as Neil |
| 2015 | No Offence · as Mad Matt |
| 2014 | Our Zoo · as Drinker |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders · as Harry Fenton |
| 2013 | The Other Child · as Sgt. Reek |
| 2012 | World Without End · as Sim Chapman |
| 2012 | True Love · as Phil |
| 2012 | Secrets and Words · as AnthonyOn Plex |
| 2011 | Powder · as Billy Tidy |
| 2011 | Sirens (2011) · as Greville |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey · as Durrant |
| 2010 | Married Single Other · as Connelly |
| 2010 | Comedy Superstars 2010 · as Blacksmith |
| 2009 | Mid Life Christmas · as Blacksmith |
| 2009 | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On · as DaveOn Plex |
| 2008 | Sunshine (2008) · as Eddie |
| 2008 | The Crew · as Jimmy The Truck |
| 2007 | The Visit · as Russell |
| 2007 | City Lights · as Hatton |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | The Chase · as Travelling Man |
| 2006 | The Street · as AttackerOn Plex |
| 2006 | Thin Ice · as Frank |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour · as Luke |
| 2005 | The Ghost Squad · as Sharpe |
| 2005 | I'm With Stupid · as Macca |
| 2005 | Ideal · as Ian |
| 2004 | Sex Traffic · as Guard With Araz |
| 2004 | Dead Man's Shoes · as Soz |
| 2004 | Hustle · as Bogdan |
| 2004 | Shameless · as Hippy PeteOn Plex |
| 2004 | Donovan · as John Pinion |
| 2003 | State of Play · as Record Shop Assistant |
| 2003 | Blue Murder (UK) · as Patrick DunwoodyOn Plex |
| 2003 | The Second Coming · as Homeless Man |
| 2003 | The Death of Klinghoffer · as Jim, British Hostage |
| 2003 | Buried (2003) · as Slacker Courtenay |
| 2003 | Murphy's Law (2001) · as Derek |
| 2002 | The Stretford Wives · as Dogger |
| 2002 | Lenny Blue · as Simmo |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People · as Aspiring Singer |
| 2001 | When I Was 12 · as Neil |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Chaz Ringwood |
| 1999 | The League of Gentlemen · as Mandy |
| 1996 | Silent Witness · as Matty Boyce |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Mike Stanley |
| 1984 | The Bill · as Danny Peters |
| 1972 | Emmerdale · as Terry Pickforth |
| 1960 | Coronation Street · as Mick ChaneyOn Plex |
| 2008 | The Making of 'The Crew' · as Self |