James Nelson-Joyce

Actor. Born 1 January 1989 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.

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Born

1 January 1989, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Active

2024–present

Biography

James Nelson-Joyce is an English actor from Liverpool. He trained at the City of Liverpool College and the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, and has been active since 2013.

He is known for roles including James Yates in Little Boy Blue (2017), Johnno in Time (2021), Skate in Bird (2024), Edward 'Treacle' Goodson in A Thousand Blows (2025) and Michael Kavanagh in This City Is Ours (2025). He has collaborated several times with Stephen Graham and Sean Bean, and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor for his performance in This City Is Ours.

Compiled from published sources (en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, liverpoolecho.co.uk, bbc.co.uk) · 10 September 2026How we write and check

Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, James Nelson-Joyce is known for Black Mirror (2011), Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023), The Nest (2020), Industry (2020), Time (2021), Strike (2017), Brothers by Blood (2021) and Vera (2011).

A Thousand Blows

2025 · as Edward 'Treacle' Goodson

This City Is Ours

2025 · as Michael Kavanagh

Bird

2024 · as Skate