Portrait of James Nelson-Joyce

Acting

James Nelson-Joyce

Career

Active from 2019 to 2025, busiest in 2023 and 2024 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Virtues
The Virtues
GoodWatch score90/100

Characters

3

The characters James Nelson-Joyce played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Nelson-Joyce Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    0.1, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Visceral Violence 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace

as Karl

The Man Who Stole Portugal
The Man Who Stole Portugal

as Alves Reis

2020s

18 titles ยท average score 72
This City Is Ours
This City Is Ours (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Michael Kavanagh

A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Edward 'Treacle' Goodson

Bird
Bird (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

as Skate

Reputation
Reputation (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wes

The Trap
The Trap (2023)

as Joe

SAFE
SAFE (2023)

as Daz

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jack 'Jack Jack' Jackson

The Family Pile
The Family Pile (2023)

TV show ยท as Greg

The Gold
The Gold (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Brian Reader

Time
Time (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Johnno

The Outlaws
The Outlaws (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Spider

Industry
Industry (2020)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jamie Henson

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 74
The Virtues
The Virtues (2019)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Ryan

The Trap
The Trap (2019)

as Joe

Innocent
Innocent (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Aaron Holmes

Strike
Strike (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Pez Pierce

Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as James Yates

No Offence
No Offence (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Franny Lowry

Black Mirror
Black Mirror (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as DCI Kano

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Jason McNeive

2000s

1 title ยท average score 77
Shameless
Shameless (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Benny