Jamie Sives
Jamie Sives is a Scottish actor. He came to prominence for his role as Wilbur in the 2002 film Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, and is known for his more recent roles as Cal Innes in Shetland in 2023 and as James Hardy in the 2025 Netflix series Dept.
Jamie Sives
- Name
- Jamie Sives
- Birthplace
- Lochend, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- 1973 · Lochend.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Leith Academy
- Languages
- English
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Jamie Sives is a Scottish actor. He came to prominence for his role as Wilbur in the 2002 film Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, and is known for his more recent roles as Cal Innes in Shetland in 2023 and as James Hardy in the 2025 Netflix series Dept.
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Jamie Sives (born 1973) is an actor, of British nationality. The actor was born in Lochend. Jamie Sives was educated at Leith Academy. Languages used include English.
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Key facts
• Name — Jamie Sives • Birthplace — Lochend, Edinburgh, Scotland • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1999–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
Sives studied at Leith Academy, along with future Guilt and Dept. Q co-star Mark Bonnar. During their time at school, Bonnar and Sives acted in a play together.
Career
Career
Sives worked as a scaffolder, as a postman, and as a club doorman in Edinburgh before turning to acting full-time. In 2014 he played the lead role of King James III of Scotland in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of James III, which was also part of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Television
Television
• Year — Show — Role — Notes • 1999 — Holby City — Ellie's Ex — Episode: "Brave Heart" • 1999 — The Bill — Jerry Baker — Episode: "Makeover" • 1999 — Psychos — Paul Hammond — 1 episode • 1999 — Roger Roger — Barman — 1 episode • 2000 — Taggart — DC Alvie Buchanan — Episode: "Ghost Rider" • 2000 — Glasgow Kiss — Paul Gilchrist — 4 episodes • 2002 — Ultimate Force — Simon — Episode: "Just a Target" • 2002–03 — Rockface — Peter Craig — 13 episodes • 2005 — To the Ends of the Earth — 1st Lieutenant Summers — 3 episodes • 2006 — Doctor Who — Captain Reynolds — Episodes: "Tooth and Claw" • 2007 — Secret Diary of a Call Girl — Jay — 1 episode • 2008 — Trial & Retribution — Kevin Reid — 1 episode • 2008 — The Passion — Apostle John — 3 episodes • 2008 — Waking the Dead — Rob Lomax — Episode: "Duty and Honour" • 2008 — Silent Witness — Ryan McBride — Episode: "Safe" • 2011 — Outcasts — Leon — 1 episode • 2011 — Game of Thrones — Jory Cassel — 5 episodes • 2011 — New Tricks — Mark Slater — Episode: "Old Fossils" • 2012 — Secret State — Lee Foulds — 4 episodes • 2013 — The Guilty — Jeb Colman — 3 episodes • 2017 — In the Dark — DCI Jack Gosforth — 4 episodes • 2018 — Hard Sun — Chris Chapel — 1 episode • 2017–18 — Frontier — McTaggart — 11 episodes • 2019 — The Victim — Lenny Dean — 4 episodes • 2019 — Chernobyl — Sitnikov — 2 episodes • 2021 — Crime — DI Dougie Gillman — 6 episodes • 2019–23 — Guilt — Jake McCall — 12 episodes • 2021–23 — Annika — DS Michael McAndrews — 12 episodes • 2023 — Shetland — Cal Innes — 6 episodes • 2025 — Dept. Q — James Hardy — 9 episodes • 2025 — Summerwater — Ian Henderson — 3 episodes
Audio
Audio
• Year — Title — Role • 2021–present — BBC Radio 4: Disordered — Hector
Films
Films
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1999 — Split Second — Tony Jones — TV movie • 2001 — Mean Machine — Chiv • 2002 — Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself — Wilbur — Festroia International Film Festival: Best Actor Valladolid International Film Festival: Best Actor Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated – European Film Awards: Audience Award for Best Actor Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for British Newcomer of the Year • 2004 — One Last Chance — Fitz • 2005 — On a Clear Day — Rob • 2005 — Frozen — Jim • 2006 — A Woman in Winter — Michael • 2006 — Love and Other Disasters — Finlay McMillian • 2007 — Hallam Foe — Alasdair • 2007 — Wedding Belles — Gordon — TV movie • 2008 — Last Chance Harvey — Doctor Butler • 2009 — Valhalla Rising — Gorm - Christian Viking • 2009 — Triage — David • 2010 — One Night in Emergency — Nick — TV movie • 2010 — It's a Wonderful Afterlife — Detective Hughes • 2010 — Clash of the Titans — Captain • 2010 — Get Him to the Greek — Aldous's Mate in London • 2010 — The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich — Hamilton • 2013 — Rush — BRM Mechanic • 2013 — A Very Unsettled Summer — Daniel • 2015 — In the Heart of the Sea — Cole • 2016 — Moon Dogs — Maurice • 2017 — Rearview — Paul • 2017 — The Voyage of the Heretique — Jack Palmer • 2018 — Wild Rose — Sam • 2019 — Intrigo: Dear Agnes — Peter • 2019 — Trick or Treat — Lesley • 2022 — The Last Manhunt — Ben de Crevecoeur
Short films
Short films
• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1999 — Poof — Ian Wise — Jes Benstock, Graeme Kennedy • 1999 — Dead on Time — Zammo — James Larkin • 2000 — Fish — Calumn — Robert Cavanah • 2004 — The Race — George McInnes — Donald Mackinnon • 2004 — The Knickerman — The Knickerman — Sonja Phillips • 2010 — Tremblay-en-France — James — Vincent Vizioz • 2012 — Volume — Nik — Mahalia Belo • 2014 — Song — Jamie Sives — Sives wrote, directed, produced and composed the music • 2014 — Front — Mental Mickey — Kevin Wright • 2018 — Wale — O'Brian — Barnaby Blackburn
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Dalgetty, Lee. Guilt stars Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives talk Edinburgh school days and 'bittersweet' final season. Edinburgh Live. 28 May 2023.
- 2.Stephen Applebaum. Jamie Sives in Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself) – Interview. BBC. 20 November 2003.
- 3.Jamie and his magic touch. The Scotsman. 2 July 2005.
- 4.James III: The True Mirror. www.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
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