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His two daughters, Mary and Peggy, both star alongside him (Bofur) in दि हॉबिट: एक अनोखी जंग (2013), playing the two daughters (Tilda and Sigrid) of Luke Evans (Bard).

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama and to the community in Northern Ireland.

In March 2010, the University of Ulster appointed James Nesbitt as its first ever Northern Ireland-born Chancellor. He succeeded former London Lord Mayor Sir Richard Nichols in the role.

After starring in Jekyll (2007), written by Doctor Who (2005) writer Steven Moffat, some press reports speculated that he would be the next star of Doctor Who (2005). In a 2008 interview with a British television magazine, Nesbitt dismissed the reports, stating that he didn't think he could follow Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and he felt that at the age of 43, he would be considered too old for the part anyway.

Was offered a major guest part in the David Tennant's First Season of Doctor Who (2005) but was not free.

The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.

I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.

I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.

I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

I was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well away from the Troubles.