Neil Bell

Biography

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.

Known For

Figgy

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

Sardaukar Bashar

Dune

Bill

Short Stay, Long Stay

Max

Wait for Me

Huntsman

Victor Frankenstein

DS Haleford

Floodlights

Time Grappler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

MWC

The End We Start From

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Aspiring Singer

24 Hour Party People

Simmo

Lenny Blue

Soz

Dead Man's Shoes

Young Billy

Swallows and Amazons

Mr. Black

Quadraturin

Samuel Bamford

Peterloo

Mike

Trucker's Atlas

Constable

Enola Holmes

Jimmy Mulligan

Radio Silence

Baggy

Pan

Neil

When I Was 12