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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Jim Sweeney

Role
  
Actor



Born
  
8 August 1956 (age 67) (
1956-08-08
)
Scotland

Notable work
  
The Groundsman Outlander The Wee Man The Angels Share

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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. 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 make 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. 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.

Filmography

Actor
-
Realm of Darkness (announced) as
Allanon the Druid
-
The Silence (pre-production)
-
The Islander (post-production) as
Tarus
2023
Doctors (TV Series) as
Mike Green
- The Absence of Proof (2023) - Mike Green
2021
Isolani as
Ross
2021
The Punishment (Short) as
Michael's Boss
2020
Autumn Never Dies (Short) as
Terrorist Leader
2019
Call the Midwife (TV Series) as
Donald 'The Ferry'
- Christmas Special (2019) - Donald 'The Ferry'
2019
Schemers as
Vicar
2018
Inside Out as
Derek
2017
Armchair Detectives (TV Series) as
Bill Sharpe
- The High Class Killer (2017) - Bill Sharpe
2017
Isolani as
Brian Ross
2015
Outlander (TV Series) as
Andrew MacDonald
- The Battle Joined (2017) - Andrew MacDonald
- The Hail Mary (2016) - Andrew MacDonald
- Vengeance Is Mine (2016) - Andrew MacDonald
- Prestonpans (2016) - Andrew MacDonald
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2015) - Andrew MacDonald
2017
Birds in the Sky (Short) as
George Cain
2016
Still Game (TV Series) as
Demolition Foreman
- Down and Out (2016) - Demolition Foreman
2016
Tommy's Honour as
Mr. Murray
2016
The Crews (TV Series) as
Mick Turner
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (2016) - Mick Turner
- Just Another Day in Paradise (2016) - Mick Turner
- The Prodigal Son (2016) - Mick Turner
- The Young Team (2016) - Mick Turner (credit only)
- The Old Firm (2016) - Mick Turner
- The Dutch Connection (2016) - Mick Turner
2016
Plan Z as
Bill's Dad (voice)
2016
Lucky Break (Short) as
John
2015
The Arrival of Harvey Di Maria (Short) as
Victor
2015
Where Do We Go from Here? as
Jim
2015
Sunset Song as
Preacher
2014
How Do I Get Up There? (TV Movie) as
Various
2014
Zombie Resurrection as
Mac
2013
Crime Lord (Video short) as
Logan mackenzie
2013
Reservoir Dugs (Video short) as
Joe Cabot
2013
V for Visa (Short) as
Stacey's Dad
2013
The Groundsman (Short) as
Board Member #1
2013
Notes (Short) as
Landlord
2013
The Wee Man as
Gordon Ross
2012
The Bench as
Edward Oakes
2012
The Angels' Share as
Policeman
2011
Coffee (Short) as
Jack
2011
Gameboyz (Short) as
Brian
2009
Mission X as
John McBride
2009
Running in Traffic as
Steadmans Worker
2009
River City (TV Series) as
Ernie Simpson
- Episode #7.6 (2009) - Ernie Simpson
2009
Idol of Evil as
Gordon Tessio
2007
The Whipping Game (TV Series) as
Lu Lu
2006
You're Fired!! as
Police Chief Sidings
2006
Darkness (Short) as
Vladimir
2006
The Loft (Short) as
Adrian
2005
The Perfect Candidate (Short) as
Mr. Walker
2005
Bottle (Short) as
Confused Neighbour
Producer
2016
The Crews (TV Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (2016) - (executive producer)
- Just Another Day in Paradise (2016) - (executive producer)
- The Prodigal Son (2016) - (executive producer)
- The Young Team (2016) - (executive producer)
- The Old Firm (2016) - (executive producer)
- The Dutch Connection (2016) - (executive producer)

References

Jim Sweeney (actor) Wikipedia