Jimmy Chisholm


Jimmy Chisholm is a Scottish actor in film, theatre, television and radio. He trained as an actor at Queen Margaret University’s School of Drama in Edinburgh. He played the part of Sonny Caplan from 2018 to 2025 in the BBC Scotland production, River City. He played Jimmy Blair from 1980 to 1986 in Scottish Television's long-running soap opera Take the High Road. In film, his credits include Braveheart, as Faudron, and Mrs Brown, as Mr Grant. On the stage, Chisholm is mostly associated with the Royal Lyceum Theatre which he calls his "acting home".
Chisholm was Assistant Director for the Fifth Estate Theatre Company's production of Allan Sharpe's play The Burgher's Tale at the Netherbow Theatre in 1994.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977The MackinnonsAndrew Muir1 episode
1980–1986Take the High RoadJimmy BlairSeries regular
1983The GafferHagerty1 episode
1987DramaramaTV Director1 episode
1987, 1993, 1999, 2005TaggartMalcolm McWhinnie/Derek Kennedy/McNab/Dr. Thomas Finn
1988Chelmsford 123Scot1 episode
1988The CampbellsDonald Fraser1 episode
1991, 1993Screen Two'Playtime' Presenter/Colin
1992The AdvocatesDisk Jockey1 episode
1993The BillEric Honeywell1 episode
1994, 1997Rab C. NesbittNick/Leslie
1995, 1996Hamish MacbethTartan Salesman/Christie McMurray
1996DangerfieldChilton1 episode
1997IvanhoeWambaMain role
1997The Broker's ManLofty1 episode
2000The CopsDoug Fulman2 episodes
2014Holby CityRichie Miles1 episode
2018, 2021ShetlandAlec MacBay3 episodes
2018–2025River CitySonny CaplanSeries regular
2021Scot SquadJim1 episode