 Back on stage , he appeared as <unk> in <unk> ( <unk> Hughes , Birmingham Repertory Theatre , 1991 ) , Aidan in <unk> <unk> ( Mark Lambert and Nicholas Kent , <unk> Theatre , 1992 ) , <unk> in Paddywack ( Michael <unk> ) , <unk> Theatre , 1994 ) , and Jesus in Darwin 's Flood ( Simon Stokes , Bush Theatre , 1994 ) . Paddywack , in which Nesbitt 's character is suspected by others of being an IRA member , transferred to the United States for a run at the Long <unk> Theatre in New Haven , Connecticut in October 1994 . A Variety critic called <unk> " the play 's only fully developed character " and commended Nesbitt for giving " the one strong , telling performance [ of the cast ] " . In 1996 , Nesbitt appeared in an episode of the BBC Northern Ireland television drama <unk> , playing Leo <unk> , the ex @-@ boyfriend of <unk> Fitzgerald ( <unk> <unk> ) and love rival of Peter Clifford ( Stephen <unk> ) . He reprised the role for four episodes in 1998 . 
