Jimmy Chisholm Explained

Jimmy Chisholm
Birth Date:1956 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1977–

Jimmy Chisholm (born 16 September 1956 in Inverness) is a Scottish actor in film, theatre and television. He trained as an actor at Queen Margaret University’s School of Drama in Edinburgh. He currently plays the part of Sonny Caplan in the BBC Scotland production, River City.[1] He played Jimmy Blair from 1980 to 1986 in Scottish Television's long-running soap opera Take the High Road.[2] In film, his credits include Braveheart (1995), as Faudron, and Mrs Brown (1997), as Mr Grant.[1] [3] On the stage, Chisholm is mostly associated with the Royal Lyceum Theatre which he calls his "acting home".[4]

Chisholm was Assistant Director for the Fifth Estate Theatre Company's production of Allan Sharpe's play The Burgher's Tale at the Netherbow Theatre in 1994.[5]

Theatre

!Year !Title !Role !Theatre !Director!Notes
1987 The Pied Piper Goggle Lyttelton Theatre Alan Cohen
1988 – 1989 Ladybird Ann Pennington
1991 Hamlet Charles Nowosielski play by William Shakespeare
1991 The Massacre of Tranent Nicol Outerside Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Charles Nowosielski play by Raymond Ross
1995 Amadeus Richard Baron play by Peter Shaffer
1997 Roberto Zucco Detective Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre play by Bernard-Marie Koltès
1997 – 1998 Measure for Measure Pompey Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre play by William Shakespeare
1997 – 1998 The Merchant of Venice Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre play by William Shakespeare
1998 Measure for Measure Pompey Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre Michael Boyd
1998 The Merchant of Venice Launcelot Gobbo Gregory Doran
1998 Measure for Measure Pompey Michael Boyd
8 December 1998 The Merchant of Venice Launcelot Gobbo Barbican Theatre, London Gregory Doran
20 January 1999 Measure for Measure Pompey Barbican Theatre, London Michael Boyd
7 April 1999 Roberto Zucco Detective / Girl's Father Pit, London James Macdonald
26 October - 16 November 2002 The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Tony Cownie play by William Shakespeare
20 August - 11 September 2004 Oliver! the Musical Ken Alexander stage musical by Lionel Bart
9 December 2005 - 7 January 2006 Sleeping Beauty Nurse Mcuddles /Fairy Nuff
8 December 2006 - 6 January 2007 Cinderella Written /Senga Ian Grieve
7 December 2007 - 5 January 2008 Sinbad and the Last Princess Written / Sally Doolally Perth TheatreIan Grieve written by Jimmy Chisholm and Ian Grieve
31 January - 16 February 2008 Of Mice and Men George Perth Theatre Ian Grieve
2009The Silver Darlings Peter Arnott's adaptation of the novel by Neil M. Gunn
2014 3000 Trees Willie MacKay Grey Coast Productions play by George Gunn
5 - 26 April 2016 Neither God Nor Angel Ryan Alexander Dewar play by Tim Barrow
10 February - 4 March 2017 The Winter's Tale Autolycus Royal Lyceum TheatreLyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Max Webster play by William Shakespeare
16 – 31 December 2022 AladdinBeacon Arts Centre

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Braveheart Faudron
1997Mrs Brown Mr Grant
2001Strictly Sinatra Kenny
2004One Last Chance Harry
2005Festival Radio Producer
2012The Angels' Share Volunteer Taster
2014I.Q YOU Joe's Step Dad

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977The Mackinnons Andrew Muir 1 episode
1980–1986Take the High Road Jimmy Blair Series regular
1983The Gaffer Hagerty 1 episode
1987Dramarama TV Director 1 episode
1987, 1993, 1999, 2005Taggart Malcolm McWhinnie/Derek Kennedy/McNab/Dr. Thomas Finn
1988Chelmsford 123 Scot 1 episode
The Campbells Donald Fraser 1 episode
1991, 1993Screen Two 'Playtime' Presenter/Colin
1992The Advocates Disk Jockey 1 episode
1993The Bill Eric Honeywell 1 episode
1994, 1997Rab C. Nesbitt Nick/Leslie
1995, 1996Hamish Macbeth Tartan Salesman/Christie McMurray
1996Dangerfield Chilton1 episode
1997Ivanhoe Wamba Main role
The Broker's Man Lofty 1 episode
2000The Cops Doug Fulman 2 episodes
2014Holby City Richie Miles 1 episode
2018, 2021Shetland Alec MacBay 3 episodes
2018–presentRiver City Sonny Caplan Series regular
2021Scot Squad Jim 1 episode

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jimmy Chisholm . Brennan Artists . Glasgow . 5 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Take the High Road (1980–2003) . McGowen . Alistair . BFI Screenonline . London . 6 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Jimmy Chisholm . CBS Interactive Inc. . San Francisco . 5 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Jimmy Chisholm . Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Ltd . Edinburgh . 5 October 2020.
  5. The Burgher's Tale theatre programme, Fifth Estate Theatre Company, 1994