Jim Sweeney (actor)

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Jim Sweeney
Born (1956-08-08) 8 August 1956 (age 66)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Notable work

Jim Sweeney (born 8 August 1956) is a Scottish actor. Over the years, Sweeney has starred in a variety of productions for both film and television. Starting with a small role in River City , he later went on to play Mick Turner in The Crews opposite actors such as David Hayman. [1] [2] In film he has appeared in The Angels Share and The Wee Man as well as a variety of short films. In 2013, he took part in a tribute video to Quentin Tarintino's Reservoir Dogs to mark the 21st birthday of the film. The film recreated the opening scene of the original picture with Sweeney playing the role of Joe Cabot. The film was shot in Glasgow and was directed by Colin Ross Smith. [3] [4] Recently, Sweeney has starred in the starred in the Outlander television series and the short film The Groundsman , which was nominated for the 'Best Fiction' accolade at the 2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. [5]

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Filmography

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2005The Perfect CandidateMr WalkerShort Film
BottleNeighbourShort Film
2006The LoftAdrianShort Film
DarknessVladimirShort Film
You're FiredPolice Chief SidingsFeature Film
2007The Whipping GameLu LuTV series
2009Idol of EvilGordon TessioFeature Film
River City Ernie SimpsonTV series (1 episode)
Running in Traffic Steadmans WorkerFeature Film
Mission XJohn McBrideFeature Film
2011GameboyzBrianShort Film
The CrewsMick TurnerTV series (6 episodes)
CoffeeJackShort Film
2012 The Angels Share PolicemanFeature Film
The BenchEdward OakesFeature Film
2013 The Wee Man Gordon RossFeature Film
Notes LandlordShort Film
The Groundsman board member No. 1Short Film
V for Visa Stacey's DadShort Film
Zombie Resurrection [6] [7] MacFeature Film
Crime LordLogan MacKenzieVideo Short
2014How Do I Get Up There?VariousTV movie
2015 Outlander [8] Andrew MacDonaldTV series (1 episode)
Sunset SongPreacherFeature Film
The Fairy FlagRaghnallFeature Film
The Arrival of Harvey Di MariaVictorShort Film
Plan ZBill's Dad (voice)Feature Film
Where Do We Go From Here? [9] Jim LockhartFeature Film
The Wake UpSimonShort Film ( In Pre Production)
2016 Tommy's Honour Mr. MurrayFeature Film
2017Birds in the SkyGeorge CainShort Film
IsolaniBrian RossFeature Film
2018Inside OutDerekFeature Film
2019SchemersFather VetriannioFeature Film
2020 Autumn Never Dies Terrorist leaderShort Film
The PunishmentMichael's BossShort Film

Awards

YearNominated WorkAwardsCategoryResult
2022 Autumn Never Dies Scotland International Festival of Cinema [10] Best Ensemble Cast in a Featurette
(Shared with All Cast)
Nominated

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  10. SIFC Announcement