James Nesbitt Age, Net Worth, Wife, Family, Daughter and Biography (Updated 2023)

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Net Worth $7.2 Million
Name James Nesbitt
Date of Birth 15 January 1965
Age 58 Years Old
Gender Male

James Nesbitt Net Worth

$7.2 Million


James Nesbitt aka William James Nesbitt is a Northern Irish actor and presenter. As of 2023, Nesbitt’s net worth is $7.2 million. Nesbitt started acting in theater at the young age of 13. After acting for a few years, he studied French at a Belfast university to get a degree.

However, it was not very long before he realized that his true inner calling lay in acting, and he came to London to enroll himself in a drama school.

His first work after graduation was a small part in a television play, Virtuoso, for which he earned £500. His first professional theatrical performance was in the musical Up on the Roof. Since then, there was no looking back for Nesbitt.

James Nesbitt Wiki/Biography

Born on 15 January 1965, James Nesbitt’s age is 58 Years Old as of 2023. He was born and brought up in the town of Ballymena, County Antrim in Northern Ireland, but currently lives in London, England. He holds a British and Irish nationality and belief in Christian religion.

Nesbitt spent the first 11 years of his life in a home on the outskirts of Broughshane. He did his primary schooling in a one-room school right next to his home. He was one of the 32 students in the school, where his father was the headmaster.

As a child, he had no initial longings to become an actor. Instead, his childhood ambitions included becoming a teacher like his father and playing for the Manchester United football team.

Being the only boy in his home, he grew up around women with his mother and three sisters. Though he was surrounded with love and affection, he often felt lonely as there was hardly anyone to play with.

He used to spend his time alone in the garden playing with a ball all by himself. Growing up in a religious family, Nesbitt spent much of his childhood playing flute in bands, playing the piano, and singing hymns on Sundays.

Name James Nesbitt
Full Name William James Nesbitt
Net Worth $7.2 Million
Date of Birth 15 January 1965
Age 58 Years Old
Birth Place Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Currently Live In Ballymena
Profession Actor and Presenter
Debut Film: The End of the World Man (1986)
TV Series: Play for Today Too Late to Talk to Billy (1982)
Years Active 1981 – Present
Famous Role “Pig” Finn Film Waking Ned (1998)
Nationality British and Irish
Religion Christian Catholic
Hometown Ballymena, County Antrim
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
School/High School Coleraine Grammar School, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
College/University Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Education Qualification Graduate

Family, Wife & Relationship

James Nesbitt’s parents are James and May Nesbitt. James Nesbitt’s father’s name is James Nesbitt who is a businessman by profession.

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James Nesbitt with his Father

James Nesbitt’s mother’s name is May Nesbitt who is a housewife by profession.

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James Nesbitt with his Mother

He also has three sibling. His three sister’s names are Margaret Nesbitt, Kathryn Nesbitt and Andrea Nesbitt– are all older than him and grew up to be teachers. Nesbitt gives the credit for his three sisters becoming teachers to his father’s excellence as an educator, calling him a “wonderful educator” who inspired his children to be like him.

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James Nesbitt with his Sisters

Talking about his father, Nesbitt said during a 2001 interview with The Guardian: “He was an educator in a true sense.”

James Nesbitt might have been in multiple relationships on-screen. He doesn’t seem to be involved in any relationship as of 2022, though some rumors have managed to float occasionally without strong evidence.

In the period 1994-2016, Nesbitt was married to the actress Sonia Forbes-Adam. They have two daughters– Peggy Nesbitt (born 1997) and Mary Nesbitt (born 2001). All of the four members have appeared in The Hobbit series. James and Sonia announced their separation in 2013, and their divorce was confirmed in 2016.

James Nesbitt might have been in multiple relationships on-screen. He doesn’t seem to be involved in any relationship as of 2022, though some rumors have managed to float occasionally without strong evidence.

Many online sources link the actor’s name with the English singer-songwriter, Florence Welch. However, it turns out that it’s only the name that’s actually linked. As The Mirror reported in 2012, Welch never dated the Cold Feet star but someone else with the same name.

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James Nesbitt with his Ex Girlfriend (Florence Welch)

Similar rumors linked Nesbitt with another singer-songwriter- Paloma Faith. But the rumors do not seem to have an element of truth. In 2002, a woman named Dawn Chapman claimed that Nesbitt had been having an affair with her for the last two months.

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