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. Q.
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. Sives is the Cousin of Former Scottish Boxer Alex Arthur.
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.
Filmography
Films Year Film Role Notes1999Split SecondTony JonesTV movie2001Mean MachineChiv 2002 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Wilbur Festroia International Film Festival: Best ActorValladolid International Film Festival: Best ActorNominated – British Independent Film Award for Most Promising NewcomerNominated – European Film Awards: Audience Award for Best ActorNominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for British Newcomer of the Year2004One Last ChanceFitz2005On a Clear DayRob2005FrozenJim2006A Woman in WinterMichael2006Love and Other DisastersFinlay McMillian2007Hallam FoeAlasdair2007Wedding BellesGordonTV movie2008Last Chance HarveyDoctor Butler2009Valhalla RisingGorm - Christian Viking2009TriageDavid2010One Night in EmergencyNickTV movie2010It's a Wonderful AfterlifeDetective Hughes2010Clash of the TitansCaptain2010Get Him to the GreekAldous's Mate in London2010The Strange Case of Wilhelm ReichHamilton2013RushBRM Mechanic2013A Very Unsettled SummerDaniel2015In the Heart of the SeaCole2016Moon DogsMaurice2017RearviewPaul2017The Voyage of the HeretiqueJack Palmer2018Wild RoseSam2019Intrigo: Dear AgnesPeter2019Trick or TreatLesley2022The Last ManhuntBen de Crevecoeur
Television Year Show Role Notes1999Holby CityEllie's ExEpisode: "Brave Heart"1999The BillJerry BakerEpisode: "Makeover"1999PsychosPaul Hammond1 episode1999Roger RogerBarman1 episode2000TaggartDC Alvie BuchananEpisode: "Ghost Rider"2000Glasgow KissPaul Gilchrist4 episodes2002Ultimate ForceSimonEpisode: "Just a Target"2002–03RockfacePeter Craig13 episodes2005To the Ends of the Earth1st Lieutenant Summers3 episodes2006Doctor WhoCaptain ReynoldsEpisodes: "Tooth and Claw"2007Secret Diary of a Call GirlJay1 episode2008Trial & RetributionKevin Reid1 episode2008The PassionApostle John3 episodes2008Waking the DeadRob LomaxEpisode: "Duty and Honour"2008Silent WitnessRyan McBrideEpisode: "Safe"2011OutcastsLeon1 episode2011Game of ThronesJory Cassel5 episodes2011New TricksMark SlaterEpisode: "Old Fossils"2012Secret StateLee Foulds4 episodes2013The GuiltyJeb Colman3 episodes2017In the DarkDCI Jack Gosforth4 episodes2018Hard SunChris Chapel1 episode2017–18FrontierMcTaggart11 episodes2019The VictimLenny Dean4 episodes2019ChernobylSitnikov2 episodes2021CrimeDI Dougie Gillman6 episodes2019–23GuiltJake McCall12 episodes2021–23AnnikaDS Michael McAndrews12 episodes2023ShetlandCal Innes6 episodes2025Dept. QJames Hardy9 episodes2025SummerwaterIan Henderson3 episodes
Short films Year Title Role DirectorNotes1999PoofIan WiseJes Benstock, Graeme Kennedy1999Dead on TimeZammoJames Larkin2000FishCalumnRobert Cavanah2004The RaceGeorge McInnesDonald Mackinnon2004The KnickermanThe KnickermanSonja Phillips2010Tremblay-en-FranceJamesVincent Vizioz2012VolumeNikMahalia Belo2014SongJamie SivesSives wrote, directed, produced and composed the music 2014FrontMental MickeyKevin Wright2018WaleO'BrianBarnaby Blackburn
Audio +YearTitleRole2021–presentBBC Radio 4: DisorderedHector
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