James Nelson-Joyce

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James Nelson-Joyce
Born1989or1990(age 34–35) [1]
Orrell Park, [2] Liverpool, Merseyside, England
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

James Nelson-Joyce (born 1988 or 1989) [1] is an English actor, known for playing the tough guy or villainous characters, who has had roles in Mount Pleasant (2016), Little Boy Blue (2017), The Trap (2019), The Nest (2020, Time (2021), The Outlaws (2021), Industry (2022), The Gold (2023), A Town Called Malice (2023), and Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023).

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Early life

Nelson-Joyce was born to a working-class family from Walton, Liverpool. [3] He left school without qualifications, [1] not realising at the time that he was dyslexic, [2] however, following advice from his English teacher, Miss Griffiths, [4] who recognised his potential for acting, [1] encouraging him to study at The City of Liverpool College. [5]

Career

Nelson-Joyce's first notable role in 2017, was playing the teenage gang member James Yates, [4] who provided the gun that killed 11-year-old Rhys Jones in the ITV Liverpool based drama Little Boy Blue . [1] [6] In 2019, Nelson-Joyce was the lead in the Lena Headey directed BAFTA nominated short film The Trap. [4]

In 2020, he co-starred with Maisie Williams in the Lena Headey directed music video "Miracle" by Madeon. [7]

In 2021, he starred in six episodes of the BBC Bristol based crime comedy series The Outlaws , [8] in a cast that included Christopher Walken, Stephen Merchant and Eleanor Tomlinson. [2] The same year, He worked with Stephen Graham and Sean Bean, [1] playing bullying convict Johnno in the Jimmy McGovern directed BBC prison drama Time . [8] Nelson-Joyce is known for playing the tough guy or villainous characters. [3]

In 2023, he continued in this role as Brian Reader in 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery series The Gold , also starring Hugh Bonneville, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Jack Lowden, Tom Cullen, and Emun Elliott. [9] and in the Sky Max 1980s British family gangster series A Town Called Malice as an enemy of the Lord family. [4] The same year, he made a very brief appearance in Guy Ritchie's The Covenant alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Alexander Ludwig. [4]

In October 2023, Nelson-Joyce played the lead role in the British crime feature film Reputation, as drug dealer Wes. [10]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019BeeBradley
Money ShotSean
The TrapMain role
2021EyeholesMac
2022SafeDaz

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Brothers by Blood Leonard
The Nest Taxi Driver
2023 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant Jack 'Jack Jack' Jackson [4]
ReputationWes [10]
2024 Bird SkatePost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Shameless BennyS11.E12 "Early Retirement"
2014 Cilla Degsy2 episodes
Casualty Frankie MacfarlandS28.E30 "The Lies We Tell"
2015 No Offence Franny Lowry1 episode
2016 Mount Pleasant Liam8 episodes
Vera Jason McNeive1 episode
2017 Little Boy Blue James YatesMain role - all 4 episodes
2019The RookHenry Hylton Foster1 episode
The Virtues Ryan1 episode
World on Fire Tony1 episode
2021 Innocent Aaron Holmes2 episodes
Time Johnno2 episodes
The Outlaws Spider6 episodes
2022 The Responder Greg Gallagher2 episodes
Industry Jamie Henson2 episodes
2023 The Gold Brian Reader3 episodes
The Family PileGregMain role - 6 episodes
A Town Called Malice Barney2 episodes

Music video

YearArtistTrackNotes
2020 Madeon "Miracle" [7]
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds "Blue Moon Risking" [11]

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  6. ↑ Becky Gamester-Newton (3 June 2021). "7 Questions with… Time's James Nelson-Joyce: 'A family friend of mine was Britain's most wanted man'". bt.com.
  7. 1 2 Madeon, Maisie Williams, James Nelson-Joyce (as James Joyce) (29 July 2020). Madeon - Miracle (Official Video) (YouTube). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 Flora Carr (10 June 2021). "Meet the cast of Time". radiotimes.com.
  9. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (1 February 2023). "The Gold: Everything you need to know about BBC One's true story heist drama". bt.com.
  10. 1 2 "Reputation (2023)". filmfreeway.com. 2023.
  11. ↑ Noel Gallagher, Jack O'Connell, Gala Gordon, James Nelson-Joyce (as James Joyce) (30 January 2020). Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Blue Moon Rising (Official Video) (YouTube). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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