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Lauren Del Fabbro

James Nesbitt struggled with Northern Ireland being seen as ‘place of conflict’

James Nesbitt said he was distanced from the Troubles as he grew up in Northern Ireland (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

Cold Feet star James Nesbitt has said he struggled with the world perceiving his home in Northern Ireland as a “place of conflict”.

The 60-year old actor, who stars in Netflix’s eponymous adaptation of Harlan Coben’s 2019 thriller Run Away, grew up at a “distance” from the Troubles – a term used to describe the nearly 30-year long sectarian conflict that came to an end in 1998.

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