Paul Anderson (actor)
| Paul Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1970 England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Paul Anderson is an English actor of film and stage.[1] He came to prominence for portraying Arthur Shelby in Peaky Blinders and Sebastian Moran in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.[2]
Career
Anderson decided to pursue acting in the mid-2000s after working for many years as a ticket scalper and aspiring musician and enrolled at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his acting career by appearing in plays written by friend Gregory Burke, in whose critically acclaimed debut film '71 was released in 2014.[3] He had his first leading role in the 2009 British movie The Firm. Anderson's break came when, in 2013, he was cast as a main character in the BBC Two show Peaky Blinders as Arthur Shelby, a mentally-ill gangster in post-World War I Birmingham. Since then, Anderson has appeared in many major films including Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea and The Revenant, as well as Brimstone, which was released in 2016.
Personal life
Anderson is from South London.[3] He is the maternal uncle of actor and singer Jacob Anderson.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Engaged to Kill | Hunter | |
| 2008 | Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me | Roger | |
| 2009 | The Firm | Bex | |
| 2010 | The Basement | Jake | |
| 2011 | A Lonely Place to Die | Chris | |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Colonel Sebastian Moran | |
| 2012 | Piggy (2012) | Piggy | |
| 2012 | The Sweeney | Allen | |
| 2012 | Passion | Dirk | |
| 2014 | '71 | Sergeant Leslie Lewis | |
| 2014 | Electricity | Barry O'Connor | |
| 2015 | Legend | Albert Donoghue | |
| 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Caleb Chappel | |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Anderson | |
| 2016 | Brimstone | Frank | post-production |
| 2017 | Hostiles | filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pink Serenade | Jeremy Fischer | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Jason | Episode: "The Christmas Invasion" |
| 2007 | Silent Witness | DS Dave Leeson | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | PC Murder Suspect | Episode: 1.8 |
| 2008 | Lewis | Frank Sporetti | Episode: "Wild Justice" |
| 2009 | Midsomer Murders | Graham Spate | Episode: "The Black Book" |
| 2011 | The Promise | Seargeant Frank Nash | TV Mini-Series |
| 2011 | Lewis | Alistair Darlow | Episode: "Wild Justice" |
| 2013 | Top Boy | Mike | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Great Train Robbery | Gordon Goody | TV Mini-Series |
| 2013- | Peaky Blinders | Arthur Shelby | Main character |
References
- ↑ Quinn, Andrew (28 November 2014). "'Electricity' will give you a shock". Derry Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Interview with Paul Anderson". BBC.
- 1 2 Emma Brown (October 13, 2015). "Paul Anderson and Team Arthur". Interview.