Jim Sweeney (actor)

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Jim Sweeney
Born (1956-08-08) 8 August 1956
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Notable work

Filmography

Year(s) Title Role Notes
2005 The Perfect Candidate Mr Walker Short Film
Bottle Neighbour Short Film
2006 The Loft Adrian Short Film
Darkness Vladimir Short Film
You're Fired Police Chief Sidings Feature Film
2007 The Whipping Game Lu Lu TV Series
2009 Idol of Evil Gordon Tessio Feature Film
River City Ernie Simpson TV Series (1 Episode)
Running in Traffic Steadmans Worker Feature Film
Mission X John McBride Feature Film
2011 Gameboyz Brian Short Film
The Crews Mick Turner TV Series (6 Episodes)
Coffee Jack Short Film
2012 The Angels Share Policeman Feature Film
The Bench Edward Oakes Feature Film
2013 The Wee Man Gordon Ross Feature Film
Notes Landlord Short Film
The Groundsman board member No. 1 Short Film
V for Visa Stacey's Dad Short Film
Zombie Resurrection[6][7] Mac Feature Film
Crime Lord Logan MacKenzie Video Short
2014 How Do I Get Up There? Various TV Movie
2015 Outlander[8] Andrew MacDonald TV Series (1 Episode)
Sunset Song Preacher Feature Film
The Fairy Flag Raghnall Feature Film
The Arrival of Harvey Di Maria Victor Short Film
Plan Z Bill's Dad (voice) Feature Film
Where Do We Go From Here?[9] Jim Lockhart Feature Film
The Wake Up Simon Short Film ( In Pre Production)
2016 Tommy's Honour Mr. Murray Feature Film
2017 Birds in the Sky George Cain Short Film
Isolani Brian Ross Feature Film
2018 Inside Out Derek Feature Film
2019 Schemers Father Vetriannio Feature Film
2020 Autumn Never Dies Terrorist leader Short Film
The Punishment Michael's Boss Short Film

See also

References

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