 In March 2004 , he appeared in Tony Marchant 's Passer By , playing Joe Keyes , a man who witnesses a woman being accosted by some men on a train and chooses not to help . Keyes later discovers that the woman was raped but cannot bring himself to admit in court that he did nothing to help her . Nesbitt described Keyes as " like a better man than me : a good father and husband . But , once he has made a wrong decision , he can 't control everything in his life , as he thinks he is weak . He loses the respect of his wife , his son and at work , and has to reach the lowest possible point before finding redemption . " As a result of these serious roles , he was named the sixth most powerful figure in TV drama in a listing compiled by industry experts for the Radio Times . In September 2004 , he starred as Jack Parlabane in the ITV adaptation of Christopher Brookmyre 's Quite Ugly One Morning . The producers originally wanted Scottish actor Douglas Henshall to play Glaswegian Parlabane but ITV executives overruled them and cast Nesbitt . He was given coaching to perfect the accent but it was soon discarded on the advice of both the director and his co @-@ star Daniela Nardini . Also in 2004 , he filmed the roles of Ronnie Cunningham in Millions ( Danny Boyle , 2004 ) , and Detective Banner in Match Point ( Woody Allen , 2005 ) . He was considering taking time off from acting and did not really want the role in Match Point . He sent in an audition tape and was accepted for the part . Nesbitt 's character appears at the end of the film and he read only that part of the script , so did not know the full circumstances of the crime Banner investigates . Despite his initial reluctance , Nesbitt enjoyed working with Allen , and complimented him on his directing style . 
 In March 2004 , he appeared in Tony Marchant <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Passer By , playing Joe Keyes , a man <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>witnesses</mark></a> a woman being accosted by some men on a train and <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>chooses</mark></a> not to help . Keyes later <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>discovers</mark></a> that the woman was raped but cannot bring himself to admit in court that he did nothing to help her . Nesbitt described Keyes as " like a better man than me : a good father and husband . But , once he <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>has</mark></a> made a wrong decision , he can 't control everything in his life , as he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>thinks</mark></a> he is weak . He <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>loses</mark></a> the respect of his wife , his son and at work , and <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>has</mark></a> to reach the lowest possible point before finding redemption . " As a result of these serious roles , he was named the sixth most powerful figure in TV drama in a listing compiled by industry experts for the Radio Times . In September 2004 , he starred as Jack Parlabane in the ITV adaptation of Christopher Brookmyre <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>Quite Ugly One Morning . The producers originally wanted Scottish actor Douglas Henshall to play Glaswegian Parlabane but ITV executives overruled them and cast Nesbitt . He was given coaching to perfect the accent but it was soon discarded on the advice of both the director and his co @-@ star Daniela Nardini . Also in 2004 , he filmed the roles of Ronnie Cunningham in Millions ( Danny Boyle , 2004 ) , and Detective Banner in Match Point ( Woody Allen , 2005 ) . He was considering taking time off from acting and did not really want <a href='None' title='11'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='12'><mark>role</mark></a> in Match Point . He sent in an audition tape and was accepted for the part . Nesbitt <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>character <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>appears</mark></a> at the end of the film and he read only that part of the script , so did not know the full circumstances of the crime Banner <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>investigates</mark></a> . Despite his initial reluctance , Nesbitt enjoyed working with Allen , and complimented him on his directing style . 
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