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Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine
Paddy (Patrick) Considine, born 5th September 1974 in the Midlands town of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Considine has garnered critical acclaim over the years for his diversity of roles, for his portrayals of many memorable anti-heroes and mastery of accents, using a different speaking voice for many of the movies he has appeared in. Despite his numerous popular lead and supporting roles including a number of high profile Hollywood productions, Considine is intensely private with his personal life and is known for his apathetic stance towards celebrity and the ideals of Hollywood, once stating "If I ever become a celebrity, I'll f*cking disappear and go and make shoes like Daniel Day Lewis."

As a teenager Considine studied a Performing Arts course at Burton College where he met with friend and director Shane Meadows who together formed a band called 'She talks to angels' (Paddy AKA "Bam-Bam" was their Drummer). Neither finished the and Paddy went on to study photography at Brighton University where he earned a first class honours degree.

After returning from university old friend Shane Meadows cast Considine in his first role in a feature film as the disturbed character Morell in 'A Room For Romeo Brass' (1999). Despite the films huge success at the Edinburgh film festival roumer has it that Paddy found himself at the local Job center the Monday following its premiere. Paddy then worked on several non-profit, unfunded short films with Meadows. However, Paddy's outstanding performance in 'A Room For Romeo Brass' had not gone unnoticed and he soon found himself cast in Pawel Pawlikowski's 'The Last Resort' (2000) the following year. Playing the love struck misfit Alfie, for which he won the best actor award at the Thessaloniki film festival.

Further roles ensued and Paddy has since worked alongside actors such as Matt Damon, Russell Crowe,Renée Zellweger, Uma Thurman and Gary Oldman and has gone on to gain awards and nominations at numerous British film awards including one for his touching role as Johnny in Jim Sheridan's 'In America' (2003).

As-well as his lead roles Paddy has had a number of scene stealing support roles in films such as '24 Hour Party People' (2002), 'Born Romantic' (2000), 'The Martins' (2001) and 'Stoned' (2005) working alongside the likes of Steve Coogan, Lee Evans, Jane Horrocks, Peter Kay, David Morrissey and Cathy Burke to name a few.

Considine asserted his importance within the film world in his popular and widely recognised award winning role as Richard the revengeful brother in the applauded film ' Dead Man's Shoes ' (2004) which he co-wrote with Shane Meadows. This performance is widely considered to be one of the strongest performances in British cinema history. Richard is seen as the defying role of Considine's career.2004 was also witness to the exceptional supporting role as Phil the Born again Christian in Pawlikowski's award winning 'My Summer Of Love' (2004) which didn't go unnoticed, receiving two Best Supporting Actor nominations.

2005 saw Paddy's first major Hollywood release hit the screen in the boxing biopic; 'Cinderella Man' (2005) alongside Hollywood A-listers; Russell Crowe and Renée Zellwegger. 'Cinderella Man' was closely followed by a standout performance as the 'killer' of Rolling Stones founder Bryan Jones in the highly criticised and relatively obscure movie; 'Stoned' (2005).

Having publicly shown a disappointment with the outcome of 'Stoned' Considine took a huge leap of faith when agreeing to work with another first-time director; Koldo Serra in the Spanish financed thriller 'Backwoods' AKA 'Bosque de Sombras' (2006) a widely disparaged movie, sadly resulting in what Considine consider's to be the worst performance of his career. However, all was not lost, 'Backwoods' can be directly attributed as being the film that not only put Paddy in contact with one of his acting heros, Co-star and Brit legend; Gary Oldman but also giving Paddy the inspiration to pen his first solo screenplay which became 'Dog Altogether'.

Following several professionally disappointing movies in 2005 and 2006, 2007 began strongly with the release of the 'Hot Fuzz' (2007) from the makers of the British cult classic; 'Shaun of the Dead' (2004) .Critically, the movie received many positive reviews, and was rated as highly as 'Shaun of the Dead', The film was also a huge financial success and generated £7.1 million in its first weekend of release in the UK and $5.8 in the US. Paddy made the most of a supporting role within a star studded british cast (including Simon Pegg, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent and Timothy Dalton) a strong performance resulting in several scene stealing moments.

The success of 'Hot Fuzz' was shortly followed by the release of the third installment of the Jason Bourne spy thriller saga; 'The Bourne Ultimatum' (2007) Which saw Paddy go up against the Movie's Star lead; Matt Damon. Ultimatum is by far the most commercially successful film adaptation of a Robert Ludlum Bourne novel, and was a major box office success worldwide. 'The Bourne Ultimatum' earned $69.2 million in its opening weekend, a record for a single opening in August and totaled $422.9 million worldwide as of November 18, 2007, higher than either predecessor.

As well as 'Hot Fuzz' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum' 2007 saw the release of Paddy's directorial debut; 'Dog Altogether' (2007). Considine directed and wrote 'Dog Altogether', partially based on life of his father Joseph. 'Dog Altogether' went on to win a Silver Lion Award at the 2007 Venice Film Festival for Best Short Film, and a BIFA Award for Best British Short at the 2007 British International Film Awards. 'Dog' stars Peter Mullan in the lead role as Joseph; a man who is plagued by violence and rage that is drives him to self destruction.The film also featured British actress; Olivia Colman and is the second of four successful collaborations with the actress (Hot Fuzz, Dog Altogether, Le Donk, Tyrannosaur).

2007 also saw Paddy take his first steps into the world of TV movies in a successful partnership with HBO Films (US) beginning with 'Pu-239' (2007) a black comedy about the Russian Plutonium black market co-staring Aussie star Radha Mitchell with Executive Producers including George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. 'Pu-239' was well received by viewers In America which quickly sealed the deal for the second of the HBO TV movies; 'My Zinc bed' a somber story, touching on addiction, love and people lost and alone in the modern world. 'My Zinc Bed' stars Considine alongside Uma Thurman and fellow Brit Jonathan Pryce and was shown on the BBC (UK) and HBO (US) during the Autumn of 2008.

2009 so far looks set to see five projects emerge; 'Le Donk' a comedy mockumentary directed by Shane Meadows, 'Cry of the owl' directed by Jamie Thraves (Coldplay's 'God put a smile upon your face') a thriller adapted from the Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name, about a woman who falls in love with her stalker which Co-stars Julia Stiles (Bourne Ultimatum) ,'Tyrannosaur' a follow-up to 2007's 'Dog Altogether'. 'Tyrannosaur' is about a woman's journey to find the strength to leave an abusive relationship, and 'King of the Gypsies' based on the life of Gypsy Bare-knuckle boxing champion; Bartley Gorman.

Between films Paddy has found time for involvement in popular music videos for the likes of UK indie-rock darlings; The Arctic Monkeys with 'Leave before the lights come on' (2006) for which he starred and wrote, and appearances in Coldplay's 'God put a smile upon your face' (2003) and Moloko's 'Familiar feeling' (2003) As well as a voice over on the TV advert for hit EA soccer computer game 'FIFA 07'.



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Paddy Considine - news / articles


  • Exclusive Tyrannosaur Screening with Paddy Considine Q&A - 24 January 2012
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  • Considine & Bell win writing awards at Nantucket Film Festival - 27 June 2011
    -Actors Paddy Considine and Lake Bell were rewarded for their screenwriting skills at the 2011 Nantucket Film Festival at the weekend (26Jun11).-Considine received the Best Writer/Director Award for his film in competition, Tyrannosaur, while Bell's Worst Enemy landed he


  • Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee: Paddy Considine - 28 October 2009
    eadows returns with Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee, a hilarious comedy about Rock 'n' roll roadie Le Donk, played by LOVEFiLM favourite Paddy Considine. Le Donk sees a great opportunity when he spots up-and-coming rapper Scor-Zay-Zee and takes the fledgling artist under his wing

Paddy Considine - what members say


  • A Room For Romeo Brass
  • A Room For Romeo Brass review by from Surrey
    Rated - 4.0 stars Do not be afraid, they really are talking like normal people! 14 January 2005
    ...soon as you accept this, it becomes very difficult not to warm to this film. Paddy Considine, as usual, is excellent as the troubled local man who falls for the older siste...   Read customer review
  • Last Resort
  • Last Resort review by from Leicester
    Rated - 5.0 stars Short and Sweet 22 February 2006
    ... and never getting too heavy. What the film amounts to, thanks to the excellent Paddy Considine, is a refreshingly reserved love story that remains raw without the pretentious...   Read customer review
  • My Wrongs Number 8245-8249 And 117
  • My Wrongs Number 8245-8249 And 117 review by from miles away
    Rated - 3.0 stars Ummmmmm 11 April 2005
    ... - once again a full nine yards further than anyone in comedy is willing to go. Paddy Considine is again really unnerving (as he is in Dead Man's Shoes). I'm going to watch so...   Read customer review

Paddy Considine - filmography


  • Tyrannosaur on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Peter Mullan,  Eddie Marsan,  Olivia Colman
    Director: Paddy Considine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    "Tyrannosaur" is the story of Joseph a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 20,741 members
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  • Tyrannosaur - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Eddie Marsan,  Olivia Colman,  Sally Carman
    Director: Paddy Considine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Tense drama following the relationship between a self-destructive, alcoholic widower and a Christian charity shop worker. Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an aggressive and self-destructive loner who suffers from extreme mood swings and an inability to keep his temper in check. One such lack of control ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 6,238 members
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  • Submarine on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Sally Hawkins,  Paddy Considine,  Noah Taylor
    Director: Richard Ayoade
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Producers Warp Films (This Is England, Four Lions) and director Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) present a comedy which follows a 15-year old boy (Craig Roberts, Jane Eyre) with two objectives: to lose his virginity to the girl of his dreams before his next birthday, and to stop his mother (Sally ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 23,779 members
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  • Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Olivia Colman,  Scor-Zay-Zee,  Paddy Considine
    Director: Shane Meadows
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Shane Meadows directs this improvised mockumentary following the life of a rock roadie and his rapper sidekick. Donk (Paddy Considine) makes his living roadieing for rock bands, and dreams of becoming a fatcat music promoter. But life's not that easy for Donk at the moment. With his former upmarket ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,525 members
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  • The Cry of the Owl on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Julia Stiles,  Alex Karzis,  Gord Rand
    Director: Jamie Thraves
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Thriller based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. Paddy Considine stars as Robert, a troubled young man in the throes of a difficult divorce who witnesses what he perceives to be scenes of marital bliss through a neighbour's kitchen window. When the woman, Jenny (Julia Stiles), catches him ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 527 members
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  • The Bourne Ultimatum - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Albert Finney,  Matt Damon,  Joan Allen
    Director: Paul Greengrass
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The final instalment of Paul Greengrass's action trilogy, based on the novels by Robert Ludlum. The tension is ratcheted up even further as Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) races to uncover the dark mysteries of his past while a government agent is hot on his trail following a shootout in Moscow. Julia ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 5,913 members
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  • Hot Fuzz on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Tim Barlow,  Bill Ni,  Jim
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 105,441 members
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  • Pu-239 (2006)
    Starring: Paddy Considine,  Oscar Isaac,  Valeriu Pavel Dan
    Director: Scott Z. Burns
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provide for his family, he steals some plutonium and sets out to sell it on Moscow's black market with the help of an incompetent criminal.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 5 members
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  • The Backwoods on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Virginie Ledoyen,  Aitana Sanchez-Gijon,  Paddy Considine
    Director: Koldo Serra
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Thriller set in the 1970s starring Gary Oldman. Lucy (Virginie Ledoyen) and Norman (Paddy Considine) are a young married couple who visit a friend (Oldman) in the Basque region of Spain. Their tranquil summer turns to horror when they discover a girl with horribly mutilated hands in the forest. ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 2,234 members
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  • Stoned on DVD (2005)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Tuva Novotny,  Monet Mazur
    Director: Stephen Woolley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Producer Stephen Woolley's directorial debut is based on Terry Rawlings' notorious book about the death of Brian Jones, who was considered more than just a 'Rolling Stone', he was their founder member, their leader, their visionary and their most gifted musician. The face of the sixties revolution, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 4,591 members
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  • Cinderella Man on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Russell Crowe,  Renee Zellweger,  Paul Giamatti
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Critically acclaimed biopic based on a true story. James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), dubbed 'Cinderella Man', was a once-promising light heavyweight who suffered a string of losses in the ring and broke his right hand. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labour on the docks of Hoboken, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 49,873 members
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  • Cinderella Man - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Russell Crowe,  Renee Zellweger,  Paul Giamatti
    Director: Ron Howard
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Critically acclaimed biopic based on a true story. James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), dubbed 'Cinderella Man', was a once-promising light heavyweight who suffered a string of losses in the ring and broke his right hand. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labour on the docks of Hoboken, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 2,234 members
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  • Dead Man's Shoes - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Gary Stretch,  Toby Kebbell,  Paddy Considine
    Director: Shane Meadows
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A blend of horror, the supernatural, comedy and social realism. Richard (Paddy Considine) has always protected his simple-minded younger brother, Anthony (Tony Kebbell), but when Richard leaves his rural Midlands' village to join the army, Anthony is taken in by Sonny (Gary Stretch), a vicious ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 2,070 members
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  • Dead Man's Shoes on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Gary Stretch,  Toby Kebbell,  Paddy Considine
    Director: Shane Meadows
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A blend of horror, the supernatural, comedy and social realism. Richard (Paddy Considine) has always protected his simple-minded younger brother, Anthony (Tony Kebbell), but when Richard leaves his rural Midlands' village to join the army, Anthony is taken in by Sonny (Gary Stretch), a vicious ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 43,716 members
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  • In America on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Djimon Hounsou,  Randall Carlton,  Paddy Considine
    Director: Jim Sheridan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    To begin all over again is a classic American dream. But it is remarkably hard to do, as Irish immigrants Johnny and Sarah discover when they hit New York City, with their two spunky young daughters, in the mid-1980s. In pursuit of a dream, the family uses ingenuity and sheer strength of will to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 17,088 members
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  • My Wrongs Number 8245-8249 And 117 on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Paddy Considine
    Director: Chris Morris
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    As Chris Morris ventures into the realms of the short film with My Wrongs Number 8245-8249 and 117 it makes complete sense that the king of vicious satire should team up with Warp Records' new film section. Warp have constantly strived to subvert the norm in music--signing acts such as Boards of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,764 member
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  • 24 Hour Party People on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Steve Coogan,  John Simm,  Andy Serkis
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Playful and knowing account of the life and turbulent times of Factory records boss Anthony H. Wilson. Starting at a near-legendary if under-attended early concert by the Sex Pistols at a dingy Manchester venue in 1976, we follow Wilson (Steve Coogan) as he is inspired to get the band and other ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 15,104 members
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  • Happy Now (2001)
    Starring: Ioan Gruffudd,  Susan Lynch,  Om Puri
    Director: Philippa Cousins
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A teenage girl whose eerie resemblance to a local Welsh beauty queen killed 14 years earlier disturbs one of the men responsible for her accidental death.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 7 members
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  • Last Resort on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Dave Bean,  Perry Benson,  Dina Korzun
    Director: Paul Pavlikovsky,  Pawel Pawlikowski
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Arriving in England with the intention of wedding her fiancé, Mark, Russian Tanya (Dina Korzun) and her son Artiom (Artiom Strenlikov) are forced to seek political asylum when it transpires that the engagement is off. Tanya and Artiom are taken to a holding area in the seaside resort of Stonehaven, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 3,312 members
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  • A Room For Romeo Brass on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Frank Harper,  Andrew Shim,  Vicky McClure
    Director: Shane Meadows
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Low-budget British comedy-drama from director Shane Meadows. When a stranger saves 12-year-old friends Romeo and Gavin from being badly beaten up, they agree to exchange the favour by helping the stranger date Romeo's sister. However, their new 'friend' then proceeds to draw the two youngsters into ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 9,805 members
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Paddy Considine facts

5 most recent films

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher - Series 2 - 3.0 stars
The World's End - 4.0 stars
Now Is Good - 3.5 stars
Blitz - 3.5 stars
Blitz - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Bourne Ultimatum - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Bourne Ultimatum - 4.0 stars
Dead Man's Shoes - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Cinderella Man - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Hot Fuzz - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher - Series 2 - 3.0 stars
Happy Now - 3.0 stars
Pu-239 - 3.0 stars
The World's End - 4.0 stars
The Cry of the Owl - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Olivia Colman - 6 times - show films
Steve Coogan - 5 times - show films
Gary Stretch - 5 times - show films
Eddie Marsan - 5 times - show films
David Morrissey - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Shane Meadows - 8 times - show films
James Marsh - 4 times - show films
Julian Jarrold - 4 times - show films
Anand Tucker - 4 times - show films
Edgar Wright - 4 times - show films