Neil Bell is an English actor, mainly on United Kingdom television and in occasional films.
Education
Bell studied drama at Oldham College and has played character roles in such television series as Buried, Shameless, Murphy"s Law, Ideal, City Lights, The Bill and Casualty, and the films 24 Hour Party People (2002) and Dead Manitoba"s Shoes (2004).
Career
He has recently had a main role in The Bill playing the role of a killer. In 2010 he had a role in the Independent Television comedy-drama Married Single Other. Another recent programme he has been in is Coronation Street, where he played Billy, and in 2012, he had a regular role in Downton Abbey, as Durrant.
In February 2016, he appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama series Moving On.
He also in 2007 directed a play at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, entitled "Fair".