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Paddy Considine
Actor

Paddy Considine

5 Sep 1973Born
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Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for playing antiheroes in independent films. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards, and a Silver Lion for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival.

His first major onscreen appearance was in his first collaboration with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows, A Room for Romeo Brass (1999), and he then played Alfie in Paweł Pawlikowski's Last Resort (2000).

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Other credits include Doctor Sleep (2002), 24 Hour Party People (2002), In America (2003), My Summer of Love (2004), and Dead Man's Shoes (2004), winning the 2005 Empire Award for Best British Actor and a nomination for the BIFA for Best Actor. He wrote and directed Dog Altogether (2007), winning a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film, and its 2011 feature film adaptation Tyrannosaur which won BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. He directed and starred in Journeyman.

On stage, Considine received Olivier Awards and Tony Award nominations as Best Actor in 2018 and 2019 for his performances in The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, at the Gielgud Theatre, and at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. On television, Considine has been lead in Pu-239 (2006), My Zinc Bed (2008), Red Riding (2009), Informer (2018), and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher series of television films (2013–2014). Other television credits include Peaky Blinders (2016), The Outsider (2020), The Third Day (2020), and most notably he played a lead role as King Viserys I Targaryen in House of the Dragon (2022–2024).

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAProject CodenameSeries: Detective John Blackmere (1 episode)
  2. TBAArmy of ShadowsSeries (6 episodes)
  3. TBABlackmereSeries (1 episode)
  4. 2027Wife & DogFilm
  5. 2025Heads of StateFilm: Viktor Gradov
  6. 2025Deep CoverFilm: Fly
  7. 2025MobLandSeries: Kevin Harrigan (20 episodes)
  8. 2025Small Town, Big StorySeries: Séamus Proctor (6 episodes)
  9. 2022House of the DragonSeries: King Viserys I Targaryen, King Viserys I Targaryen (uncredited) (10 episodes)
  10. 2021WolfFilm: The Zookeeper
  11. 2020How to Build a GirlFilm: Pat Morrigan
  12. 2020The Third DaySeries: Mr. Martin (6 episodes)
  13. 2020The OutsiderSeries: Claude Bolton (10 episodes)
  14. 2018InformerSeries: Gabe Waters (6 episodes)
  15. 2018Funny CowFilm: Angus
  16. 2018JourneymanFilm: Matty Burton, Director, Writer
  17. 2017The Death of StalinFilm: Andreyev
  18. 2016The Girl with All the GiftsFilm: Sgt. Eddie Parks
  19. 2015MacbethFilm: Banquo
  20. 2015Miss You AlreadyFilm: Jago
  21. 2015Child 44Film: Vladimir Malevich
  22. 2014The Ties That BindFilm: Mr. Whicher
  23. 2014PrideFilm: Dai
  24. 2014Beyond the PaleFilm: Mr. Whicher
  25. 2014HonourFilm
  26. 2014The DoubleFilm: 'The Replicator' - Jack
  27. 2013Peaky BlindersSeries: Father John Hughes (4 episodes)
  28. 2013The World's EndFilm: Steven Prince
  29. 2013The Murder in Angel LaneFilm: Mr. Whicher
  30. 2013Girl on a BicycleFilm: Derek
  31. 2012Now Is GoodFilm: Father
  32. 2012The Bourne LegacyFilm: Simon Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
  33. 2011TyrannosaurFilm: Director, Writer
  34. 2011Through the PrismFilm
  35. 2011BlitzFilm: Porter Nash
  36. 2011The Murder at Road Hill HouseFilm: Inspector Whicher
  37. 2011SubmarineFilm: Graham Purvis
  38. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Film: Peter Hunter
  39. 2009Le Donk & Scor-zay-zeeFilm: Le Donk
  40. 2009Red RidingSeries (1 episode)
  41. 2009The Cry of the OwlFilm: Robert Forrester
  42. 2008My Zinc BedFilm: Paul
  43. 2007Dog AltogetherFilm: Director, Screenplay
  44. 2007The Bourne UltimatumFilm: Simon Ross
  45. 2007Hot FuzzFilm: DS Andy Wainwright
  46. 2006The BackwoodsFilm: Norman
  47. 2006Pu-239Film: Timofey
  48. 2005StonedFilm: Frank Thorogood
  49. 2005Cinderella ManFilm: Mike Wilson
  50. 2005My Summer of LoveFilm: Phil
  51. 2004Dead Man's ShoesFilm: Richard, Writer
  52. 2003In AmericaFilm: Johnny
  53. 2002BouncerFilm: Knife Man
  54. 2002My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117Film: Him
  55. 2002Doctor SleepFilm: Elliot Spruggs
  56. 200224 Hour Party PeopleFilm: Rob
  57. 2001The MartinsFilm: Hatfield Recorder Editor
  58. 2001Happy NowFilm: Glen Marcus
  59. 2000A Room for Romeo BrassFilm: Morell
  60. 2000Born RomanticFilm: Ray
  61. 2000Last ResortFilm: Alfie
  62. 2000The Man with No NameFilm: The Man with No Name, Writer
  63. 2000Macca’s MenFilm: Writer
  64. 2000Three Tears for Jimmy ProphetFilm: Writer
  65. 2000The Poppa Squeeze AffairFilm: Tony Maroni, Writer

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