Nesbitt got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama '' Cold Feet '' ( 1998 – 2003 ) , which won him a British Comedy Award , a Television and Radio Industries Club Award , and a National Television Award . His first significant film role came when he appeared as pig farmer " Pig " Finn in '' Waking Ned '' ( 1998 ) . With the rest of the starring cast , Nesbitt was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award . In '' Lucky Break '' ( 2001 ) , he made his debut as a film lead , playing prisoner Jimmy Hands . The next year , he played Ivan Cooper in the television film '' Bloody Sunday '' , about the 1972 shootings in Derry . A departure from his previous " cheeky chappie " roles , the film was a turning point in his career . He won a British Independent Film Award and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
1972 shootings in Derry
Bloody Sunday (1972)
James Nesbitt