Profits at actor Nesbitt’s firm top €560k

Last year was a bumper year for Irish actor James Nesbitt as profits at the entertainment firm he co-owns topped €560,000.

The Co Antrim native is best known for his roles in television dramas Bloody Sunday and Cold Feet. He has also starred in The Hobbit.

Accounts lodged with the UK-based Companies House by Nesbitt’s Brown Cow Films Ltd, show accumulated profits at the firm increased by €479,060 (€567,494) increasing from £1.426m to £1.9m.

The firm’s cash pile increased from £25,111 to £459,507 in the 12 months to the end of Mar 2012.

The performance compares very favourably with 2011’s data, when accumulated profits declined from £1.358m to £1.31m, with the actor’s firm’s cash decreasing sharply from £258,662 to £25,611.

The 48-year-old Ballymena native, who grew up in Coleraine, Co Derry, has won numerous awards, including Best TV Comedy Actor in 2000 for his portrayal of Adam Williams in Cold Feet.