Jimmy Chisholm
Scottish actor (born 1965)
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Jimmy Chisholm (born 16 September 1956 in Inverness) is a Scottish actor in film, theatre, television and radio. He trained as an actor at Queen Margaret University’s School of Drama in Edinburgh. He played the part of Sonny Caplan from 2018 to 2025 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]
Jimmy Chisholm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 September 1956 Inverness, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977– |
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 | Theatre Royal, Bath | Ann Pennington | ||
| 1991 | Hamlet | Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh | Charles Nowosielski | play by William Shakespeare | |
| 1991 | The Massacre of Tranent | Nicol Outerside | Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh | Charles Nowosielski | play by Raymond Ross |
| 1995 | Amadeus | Mozart | Dundee Repertory Theatre | Richard Baron | play by Peter Shaffer |
| 1997 | Roberto Zucco | Detective | Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre | James Macdonald | play by Bernard-Marie Koltès |
| 1997 – 1998 | Measure for Measure | Pompey | Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre | Michael Boyd | play by William Shakespeare |
| 1997 – 1998 | The Merchant of Venice | Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre | Gregory Doran | play by William Shakespeare | |
| 1998 | Measure for Measure | Pompey | Stratford-upon-Avon Theatre | Michael Boyd | |
| 1998 | The Merchant of Venice | Launcelot Gobbo | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Gregory Doran | |
| 1998 | Measure for Measure | Pompey | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | 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 | Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | Tony Cownie | play by William Shakespeare |
| 20 August - 11 September 2004 | Oliver! the Musical | Fagin | Perth Theatre | Ken Alexander | stage musical by Lionel Bart |
| 9 December 2005 - 7 January 2006 | Sleeping Beauty | Nurse Mcuddles /Fairy Nuff | Perth Theatre | Ian Grieve | |
| 8 December 2006 - 6 January 2007 | Cinderella | Written /Senga | Perth Theatre | Ian Grieve | |
| 7 December 2007 - 5 January 2008 | Sinbad and the Last Princess | Written / Sally Doolally | Perth Theatre | Ian Grieve | written by Jimmy Chisholm and Ian Grieve |
| 31 January - 16 February 2008 | Of Mice and Men | George | Perth Theatre | Ian Grieve | |
| 2009 | The Silver Darlings | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen | Kenny Ireland | Peter Arnott's adaptation of the novel by Neil M. Gunn | |
| 2014 | 3000 Trees | Willie MacKay | Grey Coast Productions | Libby McArthur | play by George Gunn |
| 5 - 26 April 2016 | Neither God Nor Angel | James VI | Òran Mór & Traverse Theatre | Ryan Alexander Dewar | play by Tim Barrow |
| 10 February - 4 March 2017 | The Winter's Tale | Autolycus | Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | Max Webster | play by William Shakespeare |
| 16 – 31 December 2022 | Aladdin | Widow Twankey | Beacon Arts Centre |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 December 1997 | The Secret Commonwealth | Andrew Lammie / fairy voice | Patrick Rayner | BBC Radio 4 | play by John Purser |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Braveheart | Faudron | |
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | Mr Grant | |
| 2001 | Strictly Sinatra | Kenny | |
| 2004 | One Last Chance | Harry | |
| 2005 | Festival | Radio Producer | |
| 2012 | The Angels' Share | Volunteer Taster | |
| 2014 | I.Q YOU | Joe's Step Dad |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Mackinnons | Andrew Muir | 1 episode |
| 1980–1986 | Take the High Road | Jimmy Blair | Series regular |
| 1983 | The Gaffer | Hagerty | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Dramarama | TV Director | 1 episode |
| 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005 | Taggart | Malcolm McWhinnie/Derek Kennedy/McNab/Dr. Thomas Finn | |
| 1988 | Chelmsford 123 | Scot | 1 episode |
| The Campbells | Donald Fraser | 1 episode | |
| 1991, 1993 | Screen Two | 'Playtime' Presenter/Colin | |
| 1992 | The Advocates | Disk Jockey | 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Bill | Eric Honeywell | 1 episode |
| 1994, 1997 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Nick/Leslie | |
| 1995, 1996 | Hamish Macbeth | Tartan Salesman/Christie McMurray | |
| 1996 | Dangerfield | Chilton | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Wamba | Main role |
| The Broker's Man | Lofty | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | The Cops | Doug Fulman | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Holby City | Richie Miles | 1 episode |
| 2018, 2021 | Shetland | Alec MacBay | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2025 | River City | Sonny Caplan | Series regular |
| 2021 | Scot Squad | Jim | 1 episode |
