Paddy Considine
Actor, Writer, Director
September 5, 1973 (53 years)
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). 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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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). 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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Filmography
| 2027 | |
| 2025 | Heads of State · as Viktor Gradov |
| 2025 | Deep Cover · as Fly |
| 2025 | MobLand · as Kevin Harrigan |
| 2025 | Small Town, Big Story · as Séamus Proctor |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon · as King Viserys I Targaryen |
| 2021 | Wolf · as The Zookeeper |
| 2020 | The Third Day · as Mr. Martin |
| 2020 | The Outsider (2020) · as Claude Bolton |
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl · as Pat Morrigan |
| 2018 | Informer · as Gabe Waters |
| 2017 | Funny Cow · as AngusOn Plex |
| 2017 | Journeyman · as Matty Burton |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin · as Andreyev |
| 2016 | The Girl with All the Gifts · as Sgt. Eddie ParksOn Plex |
| 2015 | Macbeth · as Banquo |
| 2015 | Miss You Already · as Jago |
| 2015 | Child 44 · as Vladimir MalevichOn Plex |
| 2014 | The Ties That Bind · as Mr. Whicher |
| 2014 | Pride · as Dai |
| 2014 | Beyond the Pale · as Mr. Whicher |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | The Double · as 'the Replicator' - Jack |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders · as Father John Hughes |
| 2013 | The World's End · as Steven Prince |
| 2013 | The Murder in Angel Lane · as Mr. Whicher |
| 2013 | Girl on a Bicycle · as DerekOn Plex |
| 2012 | Now Is Good · as Father |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy · as Simon Ross (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Blitz · as Porter NashOn Plex |
| 2011 | The Murder at Road Hill House · as Inspector Whicher |
| 2011 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher · as Mr Whicher |
| 2010 | Submarine · as Graham PurvisOn Plex |
| 2009 | Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee · as Le Donk |
| 2009 | The Cry of the Owl · as Robert ForresterOn Plex |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 · as Peter HunterOn Plex |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | My Zinc Bed · as Paul |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum · as Simon Ross |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz: Hot Funk: The TV Version · as Ds Andy Wainwright |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz · as Ds Andy Wainwright |
| 2006 | The Backwoods · as Norman |
| 2006 | Pu-239 · as Timofey |
| 2005 | Stoned · as Frank Thorogood |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man · as Mike Wilson |
| 2004 | My Summer of Love · as Phil |
| 2004 | Dead Man's Shoes · as Richard |
| 2002 | In America · as Johnny |
| 2002 | My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117 · as Him |
| 2002 | Close Your Eyes · as Elliot Spruggs |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People · as Rob |
| 2001 | The Martins · as Hatfield Recorder Editor |
| 2001 | Happy Now · as Glen Marcus |
| 2000 | Born Romantic · as Ray |
| 2000 | Last Resort · as Alfie |
| 1999 | A Room for Romeo Brass · as Morell |
| 2017 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2007 | Dog Altogether · as Screenplay |
| 2004 |
| 2017 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2007 |
| 2022 | The House That Dragons Built · as Self |
| 2019 | The 73rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Pride: The True Story · as Himself |
| 2007 | Man on the Move: Jason Bourne · as Self |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz: Outtakes · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars · as Self |
| 1992 | Soccer AM · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) · as Self - Guest |