John Bell Biography: Age, Movies, Net Worth, Height, Boyfriend, TV Shows, Career

John Hunter Bell is a Scottish actor who first caught widespread attention at age 10 when he landed a role in Doctor Who after winning a Blue Peter competition.

Over the years, he has appeared in major productions such as The Hobbit series, where he portrayed Bain, and has become well known for playing Young Ian Murray in the popular Starz series Outlander.

Profile

• Full name: John Hunter Bell
• Date of birth: 20 October 1997
• Age: 28 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Nationality: Scottish
• Profession: Actor
• Height: 5′9″ (1.75 m)
• Eye color: Hazel
• Hair color: Blonde
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Relationship status: Single
• Ethnicity: Scottish
• Net worth: $1–2 million

Early Life and education

John Bell is now 28 years old. He was born on 20 October 1997 in Paisley, Scotland. From childhood, he showed up on television when casting teams were scouting through a national competition organized by Blue Peter for Doctor Who’s 2007 “Utopia” episode.

Details about his formal education schools attended, graduation years, or subjects studied are not available.

Instead, his early years appear to have been shaped primarily by immersion in acting opportunities, rather than traditional academic paths.

Personal Life

John Bell identifies as gay, a fact he has spoken about publicly, sharing that his role in a stage production about the AIDS crisis resonated deeply given his own experience.

He tends to keep details of romantic relationships, friendships, or private family connections out of the public domain.

Career

John’s career began with television in 2007 when he portrayed Creet in Doctor Who, winning the part via a competition.

By the late 2000s, he transitioned into both short films (Transit) and feature work (A Shine of Rainbows).

From 2009–2010 he took on the recurring role of Anthony Weaver in Life of Riley, followed by a key role as Toby Coleman in Tracy Beaker Returns from 2010 to 2011.

He then took roles in Hattie (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012) as Helius, and Battleship that same year.

In 2013 and 2014, he played Bain in two installments of The Hobbit under Peter Jackson.

He also appeared in Midsomer Murders and HBO’s Hatfields & McCoys.

Since 2017, he has been a series regular on Outlander, portraying Young Ian Murray through multiple seasons.

In early 2022, Bell made his stage debut in the solo show The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, which received industry and LGBTQ+ media attention.

Awards

• 2010 – Best Actor at Newport Beach Film Festival (A Shine of Rainbows)

Net worth

John Bell’s net worth is estimated between $1 million and $2 million, derived from his sustained career in film, television, and stage work.

Social Media

• Instagram: @johnhunterbell
• TikTok: N/A

Filmography

• Transit (Short, 2009)
• A Shine of Rainbows (2009)
• Wrath of the Titans (2012)
• Battleship (2012)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• Tracks (Short, 2014)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• Billy the Kid (Short, 2015)
• The Man in the Box (2015)
• T2 Trainspotting (2017)
• Doctor Who (TV, 2007)
• Life of Riley (TV, 2009–2010)
• Tracy Beaker Returns (TV, 2010–2011)
• Hattie (TV, 2011)
• Hatfields & McCoys (TV, 2012)
• Midsomer Murders (TV, 2013)
• Into the Badlands (TV, 2017)
• Outlander (TV, 2017–present)
• The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me (Stage, 2022)