James Nelson-Joyce

Nelson-Joyce was born to a working-class family from Walton, Liverpool. He left school without qualifications, but followed advice from his English teacher, Miss Griffiths, who recognised his potential for acting, encouraging him to study at The City of Liverpool College. He furthered his acting education at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. ==Career==

Nelson-Joyce's first notable role, in 2017, was playing the teenage gang member James Yates, In 2019, Nelson-Joyce was the lead in the Lena Headey directed BAFTA nominated short film The Trap. In 2021, he starred in six episodes of the BBC Bristol based crime comedy series The Outlaws, Nelson-Joyce is known for playing the tough guy or villainous characters. and in the Sky Max 1980s British family gangster series A Town Called Malice as an enemy of the Lord family. The film premiered at the BIFA-qualifying Spirit of Independence Film Festival in 2024 and received strong reviews. In 2025, he secured a main role as boxer Edward 'Treacle' Goodson, working alongside Stephen Graham in A Thousand Blows, For the latter, Nelson-Joyce received a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 2026. The same year, Nelson-Joyce was named as one of the cast in the 7th season of Charlie Brooker's British anthology sci-fi future technology based television series Black Mirror in the episode "Plaything". ==Filmography==

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