Acting · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK · Born February 4, 1970
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.
MovieLittle Rock
2026
as Kevin Lang
MovieSynthesized
2026
as ALAN
MovieGreenland 2: Migration
2026
as One-Eyed Man
TVAdolescence
2025
as Sgt Golding
MovieThe End We Start From
2023
as MWC
MovieWait for Me
2023
as Max
MovieShort Stay, Long Stay
2023
as Bill
TVAndor
2022
as Time Grappler
MovieAndor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieFloodlights
2022
as DS Haleford
MovieDune
2021
as Sardaukar Bashar
MovieEnola Holmes
2020
as Constable
MovieTrucker's Atlas
2019
as Mike
TVCarnival Row
2019
as Warden Wrenbrick
TVBrassic
2019
as Keithy
MoviePeterloo
2018
as Samuel Bamford
TVBroken
2017
as Cash Switchers Man
MovieQuadraturin
2017
as Mr. Black
MovieSwallows and Amazons
2016
as Young Billy
MovieVictor Frankenstein
2015
as Huntsman
TVCuffs
2015
as Vinnie Forbes
MoviePan
2015
as Baggy
TVThis Is England '90
2015
as Neil
TVNo Offence
2015
as Mad Matt
TVCrackanory
2013
as Various
MovieRadio Silence
2013
as Jimmy Mulligan
TVPeaky Blinders
2013
as Harry Fenton
TVWorld Without End
2012
as Sim Chapman
TVTrue Love
2012
as Phil
TVSecrets and Words
2012
as Anthony
MoviePowder
2011
as Billy Tidy
TVDownton Abbey
2010
as Durrant
TVMarried Single Other
2010
as Connelly
MovieVictoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
TVMoving On
2009
as Dave
TVSunshine
2008
as Eddie
MovieThe Crew
2008
as Jimmy the Truck
TVThe Visit
2007
as Russell
MovieDead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007
as Figgy
TVI'm with Stupid
2006
as Macca
TVThe Chase
2006
TVEleventh Hour
2006
TVThe Ghost Squad
2005
TVIdeal
2005
as Ian
TVSex Traffic
2004
as Guard with Araz
MovieDead Man's Shoes
2004
as Soz
TVHustle
2004
as Bogdan
TVShameless
2004
as Hippy Pete
TVBlue Murder
2003
as Patrick Dunwoody
TVThe Second Coming
2003
as Homeless Man
TVBuried
2003
as 'Slacker' Courtenay
MovieLenny Blue
2002
as Simmo
TVLenny Blue
2002
as Simmo
Movie24 Hour Party People
2002
as Aspiring Singer
TVMurphy's Law
2001
as Derek
MovieWhen I Was 12
2001
as Neil
