---
name: "Neil Bell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/neil-bell"
fi1m_id: "neil-bell"
imdb_id: "nm0068430"
tmdb_id: 178629
wikidata_id: "Q6988281"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 February 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T17:20:05.155298+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."
---

# Neil Bell

## Identity

Neil Bell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/neil-bell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** neil-bell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0068430
- **TMDB ID:** 178629
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6988281
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Bell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068430/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/178629

Actor. Born 4 February 1970 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 February 1970, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 65 (3), 2020s 82 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 67 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Adventure 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $539m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Bell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068430/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/178629

## Biography

Neil Bell is an English actor, born on 4 February 1970 in Oldham, Lancashire. He studied drama at Oldham College and has appeared in numerous British television series and occasional films.

He played Soz in the film *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004). Other credits include roles in *24 Hour Party People* (2002), *State of Play*, *Downton Abbey* (2012) as Durrant, *Peaky Blinders* (2013) as Harry Fenton, *Peterloo* (2018) as Samuel Bamford, *Dune* (2021) as the Sardaukar Bashar, and *Andor* (2022) as the Time Grappler. He has also appeared in *Coronation Street*.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Adolescence* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Sgt Golding — [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)
- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Time Grappler — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Sardaukar Bashar — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Pan* (2015), Fi1m 38, as Baggy — [page](https://film.one/film/pan.md)
- *This Is England '90* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Neil — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), Fi1m 77, as Harry Fenton — [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), Fi1m 77, as Soz — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md)
- *Sex Traffic* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Guard with Araz — [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-traffic.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

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

- *Little Rock* (2026), as Kevin Lang
- *Synthesized* (2026), as ALAN
- *Greenland 2: Migration* (2026), as One-Eyed Man
- *Adolescence* (2025), series, as Sgt Golding — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)
- *The Listeners* (2024), series, as Man in Therapy
- *The End We Start From* (2023), as MWC
- *Wait for Me* (2023), as Max
- *Short Stay, Long Stay* (2023), as Bill
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Time Grappler — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look* (2022), as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Floodlights* (2022), as DS Haleford
- *Dune* (2021), as Sardaukar Bashar — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Enola Holmes* (2020), as Constable
- *Trucker's Atlas* (2019), as Mike
- *Carnival Row* (2019), series, as Warden Wrenbrick
- *Brassic* (2019), series, as Keithy — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/brassic.md)
- *Peterloo* (2018), as Samuel Bamford
- *Broken* (2017), series, as Cash Switchers Man
- *Quadraturin* (2017), as Mr. Black
- *Swallows and Amazons* (2016), as Young Billy
- *Victor Frankenstein* (2015), as Huntsman
- *Cuffs* (2015), series, as Vinnie Forbes
- *Pan* (2015), as Baggy — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/pan.md)
- *This Is England '90* (2015), series, as Neil — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *No Offence* (2015), series, as Mad Matt — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/no-offence.md)
- *Crackanory* (2013), series, as Various
- *Radio Silence* (2013), as Jimmy Mulligan
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, as Harry Fenton — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *World Without End* (2012), series, as Sim Chapman
- *True Love* (2012), series, as Phil
- *Secrets and Words* (2012), series, as Anthony
- *Powder* (2011), as Billy Tidy
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), series, as Durrant — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *Married Single Other* (2010), series, as Connelly
- *Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas* (2009), Actor
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Dave
- *Sunshine* (2008), series, as Eddie
- *The Crew* (2008), as Jimmy the Truck
- *The Visit* (2007), series, as Russell
- *Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley* (2007), as Figgy
- *I'm with Stupid* (2006), series, as Macca
- *The Chase* (2006), series, Actor
- *Eleventh Hour* (2006), series, Actor
- *The Ghost Squad* (2005), series, Actor
- *Ideal* (2005), series, as Ian — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *Sex Traffic* (2004), series, as Guard with Araz — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-traffic.md)
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), as Soz — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md)
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Bogdan
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Hippy Pete — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Blue Murder* (2003), series, as Patrick Dunwoody
- *The Second Coming* (2003), series, as Homeless Man
- *Buried* (2003), series, as 'Slacker' Courtenay
- *Lenny Blue* (2002), series, as Simmo
- *24 Hour Party People* (2002), as Aspiring Singer
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Derek — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *When I Was 12* (2001), as Neil

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