---
name: "Jim R. Coleman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jimmy-coleman"
fi1m_id: "jimmy-coleman"
imdb_id: "nm2951942"
tmdb_id: 1449576
wikidata_id: "Q88373300"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:51:11.585922+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."
---

# Jim R. Coleman

## Identity

Jim R. Coleman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jimmy-coleman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jimmy-coleman
- **IMDb ID:** nm2951942
- **TMDB ID:** 1449576
- **Wikidata ID:** Q88373300
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88373300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2951942/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1449576

Actor. Born in Liverpool, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Also known as:** Jimmy Coleman, James Coleman
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88373300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2951942/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1449576

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Riff-Raff*](https://film.one/film/riff-raff.md) (77)

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## Biography

Jimmy Coleman is a British actor, also credited as Jim R. Coleman and James Coleman. He is from Liverpool.

He is known for roles in Ken Loach films, including Shem in *Riff-Raff* (1991), Dixie in *Raining Stones* (1993) and the funeral director in *Priest* (1994). Other credits include appearances in *Dockers* (1999), *The English Programme* (2000) and *Hillsborough* (1996).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Riff-Raff* (1991), Fi1m 77, as Shem — [page](https://film.one/film/riff-raff.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *The Principles of Lust* (2003), as Tramp
- *Dockers* (1999), as Gaffer
- *Hillsborough* (1996), as Additional Cast
- *Priest* (1995), as Funeral Director (as Jim R. Coleman)
- *Hearts and Minds* (1995), series, as Mr Malone
- *Raining Stones* (1993), as Dixie (as Jim R. Coleman)
- *Riff-Raff* (1991), as Shem — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/riff-raff.md)
- *The Marksman* (1987), series, as Club Compere
- *Scully* (1984), series, as Police Driver
- *Boys from the Blackstuff* (1982), series, as Docker
- *Vampires* (1979), as Jim
- *Scully's New Year's Eve* (1978), as 1st gatecrasher
- *Bag of Yeast* (1976), as Brendan Scannell
- *Days of Hope* (1975), series, as Soldier in Ireland
- *The Rank and File* (1971), Actor
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Aloysius

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