---
name: "Jamie Sives"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jamie-sives"
fi1m_id: "jamie-sives"
imdb_id: "nm0803397"
tmdb_id: 1833
wikidata_id: "Q3806811"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 August 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T18:35:00.331047+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jamie Sives

## Identity

Jamie Sives

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jamie-sives
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jamie-sives
- **IMDb ID:** nm0803397
- **TMDB ID:** 1833
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3806811
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Sives, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3806811, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803397/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1833

Actor. Born 2 August 1973 in Lochend, Edinburgh, Scotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 August 1973, Lochend, Edinburgh, Scotland
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** جیمی سیوس, 杰米·西弗斯
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 68 (5), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 64 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Fantasy 2, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,349m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Sives, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3806811, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803397/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1833

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Wild Rose*](https://film.one/film/wild-rose.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Victim*](https://film.one/tv/the-victim.md) (76)
- **Netflix:** [*Dept. Q*](https://film.one/tv/dept-q.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jamie Sives is a Scottish actor. He was born on 14 August 1973 in Lochend, Edinburgh, and studied at Leith Academy. Before turning to acting full-time he worked as a scaffolder, postman and club doorman in Edinburgh.

Sives came to prominence as Wilbur in the 2002 film *Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself*. He is also known for roles including Jory Cassel in *Game of Thrones* (2011), Sitnikov in *Chernobyl* (2019), Cal Innes in *Shetland* (2023) and DCI James Hardy in the 2025 series *Dept. Q*. In 2014 he played the lead role of King James III in the National Theatre of Scotland production of *James III*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Dept. Q* (2025), Fi1m 74, as DCI James Hardy — [page](https://film.one/tv/dept-q.md)
- *The Victim* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Lenny Dean — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-victim.md)
- *Wild Rose* (2019), Fi1m 82, as Sam — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-rose.md)
- *Maleficent* (2014), Fi1m 55, as Shepherd — [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent.md)
- *Rush* (2013), Fi1m 82, as BRM Mechanic — [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), Fi1m 43, as Captain — [page](https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Angel in the House* (2026), as Malcolm
- *Summerwater* (2025), series, as Ian Henderson
- *Outlander: Blood of My Blood* (2025), series, as Rob Roy McGregor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander-blood-of-my-blood.md)
- *Dept. Q* (2025), series, as DCI James Hardy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dept-q.md)
- *The Last Manhunt* (2022), as Ben
- *All on a Summer's Day* (2021), Actor
- *Crime* (2021), series, as DI Dougie Gillman
- *Annika* (2021), series, as DS Michael McAndrews
- *Too Close* (2021), series, as Karl Mortensen..
- *Trick or Treat* (2019), as Lesley
- *Guilt* (2019), series, as Jake McCall
- *Intrigo: Dear Agnes* (2019), as Peter
- *Chernobyl* (2019), series, as Sitnikov — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *Wild Rose* (2019), as Sam — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-rose.md)
- *The Victim* (2019), series, as Lenny Dean — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-victim.md)
- *Wale* (2018), as O'Brian
- *Naufragé volontaire* (2017), as Jack Palmer
- *In the Dark* (2017), series, as DCI Jack Gosforth
- *Rearview* (2017), as Paul
- *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), as Isaac Cole
- *Maleficent* (2014), as Shepherd — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent.md)
- *A Very Unsettled Summer* (2013), as Daniel
- *Rush* (2013), as BRM Mechanic — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Cal Innes — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich* (2013), as Hamilton
- *Secret State* (2012), series, as Lee Foulds
- *Volume* (2012), as Nik
- *Crulic: The Path to Beyond* (2011), as Narrator
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Jory Cassel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Get Him to the Greek* (2010), as Aldous's Mate in London
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), as Captain — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010.md)
- *Valhalla Rising* (2010), as Gorm
- *One Night in Emergency* (2010), Actor
- *Triage* (2009), as David
- *Last Chance Harvey* (2008), as Doctor Butler
- *Secret Diary of a Call Girl* (2007), series, as Jay
- *Hallam Foe* (2007), as Alasdair
- *A Woman in Winter* (2007), as Michael
- *Love and Other Disasters* (2006), as Finlay
- *On a Clear Day* (2005), as Rob
- *To the Ends of the Earth* (2005), series, as 1st Lieutenant Summers
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Captain Reynolds — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Frozen* (2005), as Jim
- *The Race* (2004), Actor
- *One Last Chance* (2004), as Fitz
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Mark Slater
- *Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself* (2002), as Wilbur
- *Rockface* (2002), series, as Peter Craig
- *Mean Machine* (2001), as Chiv
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Rob Lomax
- *Split Second* (1999), as Tony Jones
- *Psychos* (1999), series, as Paul Hammond
- *Dead on Time* (1999), as Zammo

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2003: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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