Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine is a British actor, writer and director who first drew attention in Shane Meadows’s A Room for Romeo Brass. His performances have been central to independent British cinema, alongside roles in larger productions such as The Death of Stalin and the television series House of the Dragon.

He began directing with the short Dog Altogether, followed by the feature Tyrannosaur, starring Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman. In Journeyman he wrote, directed and played a boxer adjusting to a life-changing brain injury. Considine also fronts the band Riding the Low. Across film and music, his work often centres on difficult emotional experiences and characters seeking a way forward.