Biography
Neil Pearson is an English stage, screen and television actor.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Richard Finch
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, s...
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023
as Self
Hancock fan Jack Dee presents Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful. Taking its title from celebrated Hancock episode The Blood Donor, this two-hour ret...
In Extremis
2017
as Doctor
Alex is a man with everything – the well-paid executive job, the impressive house in the country and the beautiful wife and child. When he inexplicabl...
ID2: Shadwell Army
2016
as Dave
Long-awaited sequel to the 1995 film. A young British Asian, Mo is a fast-rising police officer who goes under cover infiltrating Shadwell's resurgent...
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Richard Finch
After breaking up with Mark Darcy five years earlier, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single...
The Portrait
2014
as Roger
The film examines some complex dilemmas within three generations of one family. Through the painting of a portrait we are asked to consider: Is it eve...
On Expenses
2010
as Hugh Tomlinson
Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses.
Matt Monro: The Man with the Golden Voice
2007
as Narrator
Documentary telling the story of Matt Monro, the young Londoner who became one of the world's most popular ballad singers.
Hogfather
2007
as Quoth the Raven (voice)
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The belov...
Don't Knock Yourself Out
2007
as Narrator
A documentary about the classic TV series 'The Prisoner (1967)'
Clapham Junction
2007
as Frank Winterton
Set in the Clapham district of south London, England, the film is inspired by true events. The paths of several men intersect during a dramatic thirty...
The Kindness of Strangers
2006
as Joe Farrelly
Ellie and Joe Farrelly are a busy couple bringing up a teenage son while running a large building company. When they suddenly have twins, a stranger c...
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006
as Rob
The gang return for their third adventure, this time on a trip to scatter Grace's mother's ashes on the Yorkshire Moors.
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005
as Rob
The Booze Cruise is a series of three feature length comedy dramas written for British television by Paul Minett and Brian Leveson. In this episode th...
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Richard Finch
Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time...
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004
as Narrator
This first major retrospective of Cash's life, times and music features contributions from his daughter Rosanne Cash and son John Carter Cash, his lon...
The Booze Cruise
2003
as Rob
A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) - go on a boo...
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Tells the story of the photographers who cemented the image of swinging London and who, through their pictures, irreversibly altered the face of fashi...
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best Comedy ever made by the American Film Institute.
A Lump In My Throat
2001
as John Diamond
Docudrama about the life of John Diamond - Author, jounalist and husband of food writer Nigella Lawson. Who wrote about the 'Stuff of life' in his wee...
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Dominic Tracey
A bank employee, Laura Tracey, places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting irregularities in the firm's overseas accounts to the Na...
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
as Richard Finch
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's r...
Trance
2001
as Brendan
Tony works in an auction house, where he is surrounded by many valuable works of art. Enlisting the help of London gangster Brendan and his associates...
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Self
Tribute to the much-loved character actor.
The Mystery of Men
1999
as Julian Wyatt
Four middle-aged men concoct a scheme which involves them insuring their lives, so that if one of them dies the others inherit a tidy sum. Suddenly fa...
Bostock's Cup
1999
as Gerry Tudor
Former players and associates of third division club Bostock Stanley gather for a celebratory dinner to commemorate their famous FA Cup victory twenty...
Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island
1999
as Narrator
A documentary about the life and tragic death of abstract artist Jackson Pollock. Features are interviews with Lee Krasner (Pollock's wife), and other...
Heaven on Earth
1998
as Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett's business fails and he discovers that his wife, Deborah, is having an affair, his whole world comes crashing down. Richard apparently...
Fever Pitch
1997
as Paul's Dad
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher P...
Crossing the Floor
1996
as Tom Peel
Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the oppos...
Latin for a Dark Room
1995
In 19th century Edinburgh, against her husband's wishes, Maria McKillop opens the first camera obscura visitor attraction, but to one man it is Maria ...
The Secret Rapture
1993
as Patrick Steadman
Upon her father's death, a woman comes into emotional and psychological conflict with her young lover, her overbearing sister and her alcoholic stepmo...
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Dave Charnley
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversa...
Eskimos Do It
1988
as Jack Bing
When the widowed Mrs Bing goes into hospital for a routine operation, she little realises she will soon make a dramatic bid for the most essential fre...
Up Line
1987
as Nik Targett
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deployi...
Loose End
1986
as Nick
A 5 minute drama.
Submariners
1983
Play by Tom McClenaghan, about a routine patrol in the submarine HMS Superior. Strange, near-farcical take on tensions, eccentricities and sexuality a...
Privates on Parade
1983
as Pianist
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malay...
Shades
1982
as Adam
1999: A tower block contains youths ‘bought off’ by the government, in a climate of microchip-created endless leisure, who experience (often pornograp...
Oi for England
1982
as Napper
In the Moss Side, Manchester "race riots" of 1981 a struggling punk band are tempted by a sinister entrepreneur to perform at a major gig in support o...
Work Experience
N/A
as Greg
Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he h...