Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Born 1973-09-05 (age 52) Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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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 PaweΕ‚ Pawlikowski's Last Resort (2000). 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

Heads of State
Heads of State

2025

as Viktor Gradov

The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy

2012

as Simon Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

as Simon Ross

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz

2007

as DS Andy Wainwright

Deep Cover
Deep Cover

2025

as Fly

Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man

2005

as Mike Wilson

The World's End
The World's End

2013

as Steven Prince

Blitz
Blitz

2011

as Porter Nash

The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts

2016

as Sgt. Eddie Parks

The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin

2017

as Andreyev

Child 44
Child 44

2015

as Vladimir Malevich

Pride
Pride

2014

as Dai

24 Hour Party People
Wife & Dog
Submarine
Submarine

2011

as Graham Purvis

Macbeth
Macbeth

2015

as Banquo

The Double
The Double

2014

as 'The Replicator' - Jack

In America
In America

2003

as Johnny

Now Is Good
Now Is Good

2012

as Father

Pu-239
Pu-239

2006

as Timofey