Jimmy Chisholm (born 16 September 1956 in

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) is a Scottish actor in film, theatre and television. He trained as an actor at

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. He currently plays the part of Sonny Caplan in the

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production, ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a ...

''. He played Jimmy Blair from 1980 to 1986 in

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's long-running soap opera ''

Take the High Road ''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV network daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the ficti ...

''. In film, his credits include '' Braveheart'' (1995), as Faudron, and ''

Mrs Brown ''Mrs Brown'' (also theatrically released as ''Her Majesty, Mrs Brown'') is a 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, and Gerard Butler in his film debut. It was written by Jeremy Broc ...

'' (1997), as Mr Grant. On the stage, Chisholm is mostly associated with the

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which he calls his "acting home".

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

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* 1956 births Living people People from Inverness Scottish male soap opera actors Scottish male television actors Take the High Road {{Scotland-actor-stub