Robert Arkins

Robert Arkins is an Irish musician and actor who played the role of Jimmy Rabbitte, the manager of the Commitments, in the 1991 film The Commitments directed by Alan Parker. A native of Drumcondra, Dublin, Arkins has been a professional musician from the age of 15. He left school at 17 to front his band, Housebroken. He is a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who counts piano, bass and trumpet in his repertoire.