Paddy Considine
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Patrick George "Paddy" Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, musician and frequent collaborator with Shane Meadows
. Best known to audiences for his portrayals of dark, troubled, morally or mentally ambiguous characters. He has starred in films such as In America, Dead Man's Shoes, The Cry of the Owl
, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
and Hot Fuzz
, as well as in television movies such as The Red Riding Trilogy, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, and PU-239.
Considine came to prominence in the early-2000s with a string of strong performances in independent films that prompted The Observer to describe him as "The best-kept secret in British movies". In addition to leading and supporting roles in Hollywood films, Considine has frequently acted in independent British films and television shows. Aside from acting, he directed and wrote Tyrannosaur
, a film based on his directorial debut, the short film Dog Altogether
both of which feature actors Peter Mullan
, Olivia Colman
and Paul Popplewell
. He was both actor and writer on several music videos, namely the video for The Arctic Monkeys, "Leave Before the Lights Come On
".
Among other accolades, Considine has received an Evening Standard British Film Award, Empire Award and Thessaloniki Film Festival Awards as well as eight other award nominations for his acting work. He has also won a BAFTA Award, British Independent Film Award, Silver Lion
at the 2007 Venice Film Festival
and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize) for best short with Dog Altogether as well as a World Cinema Directing Award for his feature directorial debut film, Tyrannosaur
, at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
.
in Staffordshire
, and retains his regional accent. He grew up with his brother and sisters in a council estate in Winshill
, a suburb of Burton. In 1990 he enrolled to do a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Burton College
, where he first met Shane Meadows
. Neither Considine nor Meadows completed the Performing Arts course.
He attended, among other schools, Abbot Beyne Senior School
and Burton College
, all in Burton upon Trent. In 1993, Meadows moved from his home town of Uttoxeter
to study in Nottingham, and Considine moved away in 1994 to study photography at the University of Brighton
, where he went on to get a first-class degree in photography. In April 2011, Considine revealed that he had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome
.
, Meadows cast Considine in several short films
, as well as his second feature, A Room for Romeo Brass
(1999), in which Considine, in his screen debut, plays the disturbed character Morell.
Considine's performance in A Room For Romeo Brass led to Pawel Pawlikowski
casting him in his first starring role in Last Resort
(2000) the following year. Considine played the love-struck misfit Alfie, for which he won the best actor award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.
After coming to prominence for his role as Alfie and Morell, Considine increased his profile during the early-to-mid 2000s via supporting and starring roles in cult films such as Michael Winterbottom
's 24 Hour Party People
(in which he played the first of many real-life portrayals: Rob Gretton, manager of the post punk band Joy Division/New Order) and Jim Sheridan
's In America.
' revenge film, Dead Man's Shoes (2004), a film he co-wrote and won the 'Best British Actor' award for at the 2005 Empire Awards
. In the same year, he co-starred alongside Emily Blunt
and Natalie Press
in My Summer of Love
(2004), his second film with director Pawel Pawlikowski
. Both films were recognized on the award circuit where Considine earned five nominations and two wins. The following year, Considine played the suspected murderer of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones
in The Builder; Frank Thorogood in Stephen Woolley
's Stoned
(2005).
It was around this time that Considine earned his reputation as a popular portrayer of cinema villains, antiheroes and darker characters. 2005 also saw the release of Considine's second 'Hollywood' film in Ron Howard
's Cinderella Man
.
in the Spanish thriller Bosque de Sombras
(2006). It was during the filming of Bosque de sombras that Considine penned what later became his debut short, Dog Altogther; Considine claims that it was Oldman who gave him confidence to make the film and subsequently led to his thanking Oldman during his BAFTA award acceptance speech.
In 2006, he starred opposite Radha Mitchell
in his first TV Movie; PU-239
(also known as The Half Life of Timofey Berezin; 2006), as Timofey Berezin, a worker at a Russian nuclear facility who 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. In 2007 Considine landed roles in two popular big budget films. In the third film in the Bourne Trilogy
film series, playing a Guardian newspaper reporter Simon Ross in The Bourne Ultimatum
alongside Matt Damon
., and his first comedic role as DS Andy Wainwright in Simon Pegg
and Edgar Wright
's Police action comedy Hot Fuzz
.
In 2008 Considine starred in My Zinc Bed
a TV movie for BBC/HBO alongside Uma Thurman
and Jonathan Pryce
. In 2009 he starred as Peter Hunter in the Channel 4 miniseries Red Riding
: In the Year of Our Lord (1980), based on the novels by David Peace
and another collaboration with Meadows, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
, a low-budget mock-rock-umentary (it was unscripted, adlibbed and filmed in five days at a cost of £48,000), featuring the Arctic Monkeys
and UK rapper Scorzayzee
, in which Considine plays roadie "Le Donk", which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
.
In 2011, Considine co-starred with Sally Hawkins
, Michael Sheen
and Noah Taylor
on a film adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's book Submarine, for which Richard Ayoade
directed and wrote the screenplay. Also in 2011, Considine appeared as Porter Nash in the adaptation of the Ken Bruen
novel Blitz
, directed by Elliott Lester, also starring Jason Statham
, David Morrissey
and Aidan Gillen
, as well as starring in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.
Also in 2011, Considine was briefly reunited with one of his 'A Room For Romeo Brass' co-stars; The BAFTA-winning English actress Vicky McClure
. The two shared the screen in a big-budget TV advert to promote "Films For Life Season". The ad was shot over two days in Spain by director Kate Dunn.
Considine has consistently displayed a flair for regional and world accents; along with the Gypsy Midlander Morell in his first role in 2009's A Room for Romeo Brass, Considne has played Londoner Frank Thorogood and Detective Whicher in Stoned and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, respectively, as well as a Russian nuclear plant worker in PU-239. Two roles as a Welshman in Submarine and Happy Now, respectively. An Irish immigrant in In America, a Yorkshireman in both Red Riding and My Summer of Love, an American in Cry of the Owl and Cinderella Man, and sported a West Country burr in Hot Fuzz.
Considine has appeared in several music videos, most notably "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
" (2002) by Coldplay
and Moloko
's "Familiar Feeling" (2003), as well as the Arctic Monkeys
track "Leave Before The Lights Come On
" (2006) (he wrote the video).
, starring Peter Mullan
, partially based on the life of Mullan's father Joseph. Dog Altogether
won the 2007 BAFTA award
for Best Short Film
, as well as a Silver Lion
for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival
a Best British Short at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards
(BIFA) and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize), as well as a World Cinema Directing Award for his feature directorial debut Tyrannosaur at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
.
, whom Considine met and became friends with whilst working as a photographer. Considine recently completed working with Dakota Fanning
, Olivia Williams
and Jeremy Irvine
on Now Is Good, a film adaptation of Jenny Downham
's novel, Before I Die
. Considine plans to direct his third film based on an adaptation of the non-fiction novel
; 'The Years of the Locust' [A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing] by Jon Hotten
. A true tale of a sociopathic boxing promoter; Fat Rick Parker and his doomed relationship with his naive fighter Tim Anderson. Which has been optioned by Inflammable/Warp films
.
(inspired by a Black Crowes song of the same name
) with friends Richard Eaton, Simon Hudson, Nick Hemming
as lead guitar, Meadows as vocalist and Considine as drummer. He is now in a rock band called Riding The Low, and released an EP
in 2009.
" (a reference to Day-Lewis' long sabbatical working as a cobbler in Italy), Considine was born and brought up in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and continues to live in the Midlands with his own family.
, An Autism spectrum disorder relating to difficulties with communication and social skills. In a candid interview with The Telegraph, he revealed that he suffered from "a debilitating sense of detachment” from both the people around him and his surroundings and that he struggled on a practical level too – certain noises, bright lights, and even wallpaper and fabrics presented problems." Of the diagnosis Considine revealed that discovering that he had Asperger's was a relief.
- September 2005
Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor and BAFTA winner.-Background:Meadows grew up in the Westlands Road area of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His father was a long distance lorry driver and his mother worked in a fish and chip shop...
. Best known to audiences for his portrayals of dark, troubled, morally or mentally ambiguous characters. He has starred in films such as In America, Dead Man's Shoes, The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith.- Plot summary:Following a messy divorce from his vindictive wife Nickie, Robert Forrester leaves New York and moves to a small Pennsylvania town, where he develops an obsession with the seemingly happy, 23-year old Jenny...
, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee is a 2009 British mock musical documentary film written and directed by Shane Meadows. It follows the fictional character of Le Donk, played by Paddy Considine, a roadie working for the Arctic Monkeys, and Scorzayzee, a young rapper playing himself.Similar in format to This...
and Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced...
, as well as in television movies such as The Red Riding Trilogy, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, and PU-239.
Considine came to prominence in the early-2000s with a string of strong performances in independent films that prompted The Observer to describe him as "The best-kept secret in British movies". In addition to leading and supporting roles in Hollywood films, Considine has frequently acted in independent British films and television shows. Aside from acting, he directed and wrote Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaur (film)
Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical...
, a film based on his directorial debut, the short film Dog Altogether
Dog Altogether
Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad...
both of which feature actors Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and film-maker who has been appearing in films since 1990.-Early life:Mullan, the sixth of eight children, was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland, the son of Patricia, a nurse, and Charles Mullan, a lab technician who worked at Glasgow University. He...
, Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman is an English actress, best known for her supporting roles in various comedy shows, such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show and Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and has appeared in radio, television and theatre.-Personal life:Colman...
and Paul Popplewell
Paul Popplewell
Paul Popplewell was born in 1977 and raised in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.He became a professional Actor aged 16 when he dropped out of college after gaining the lead role of Simon in multi award winning BBC Television Drama ‘Criminal’ for which he won Best Actor at the Golden Chest Film...
. He was both actor and writer on several music videos, namely the video for The Arctic Monkeys, "Leave Before the Lights Come On
Leave Before the Lights Come On
"Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single in the United Kingdom...
".
Among other accolades, Considine has received an Evening Standard British Film Award, Empire Award and Thessaloniki Film Festival Awards as well as eight other award nominations for his acting work. He has also won a BAFTA Award, British Independent Film Award, Silver Lion
Silver Lion
The Leone d’Argento refers to a number of awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. The Silver Lion is awarded irregularly and have gone through several changes of purpose. Until 1995, Silver Lions were infrequently awarded to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the...
at the 2007 Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize) for best short with Dog Altogether as well as a World Cinema Directing Award for his feature directorial debut film, Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaur (film)
Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical...
, at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
Early life
Considine was born, raised and still resides in Burton upon TrentBurton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian"....
in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, and retains his regional accent. He grew up with his brother and sisters in a council estate in Winshill
Winshill
Winshill is a suburb to the east of the town of Burton upon Trent, in the borough of East Staffordshire, England.Flanked to the north and east by the South Derbyshire border, historically the parish of Winshill had always been part of Derbyshire until it was transferred to Staffordshire in the late...
, a suburb of Burton. In 1990 he enrolled to do a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Burton College
Burton College
Burton and South Derbyshire College is a further education college located in Burton upon Trent in England. Early in 2011 the college was renamed Burton & South Derbyshire College.-Courses:...
, where he first met Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor and BAFTA winner.-Background:Meadows grew up in the Westlands Road area of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His father was a long distance lorry driver and his mother worked in a fish and chip shop...
. Neither Considine nor Meadows completed the Performing Arts course.
He attended, among other schools, Abbot Beyne Senior School
Abbot Beyne School
The Abbot Beyne School is a comprehensive school in Burton upon Trent in east Staffordshire. It is the successor to Burton Grammar School.-Admissions:...
and Burton College
Burton College
Burton and South Derbyshire College is a further education college located in Burton upon Trent in England. Early in 2011 the college was renamed Burton & South Derbyshire College.-Courses:...
, all in Burton upon Trent. In 1993, Meadows moved from his home town of Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...
to study in Nottingham, and Considine moved away in 1994 to study photography at the University of Brighton
University of Brighton
The University of Brighton is an English university of the United Kingdom, with a community of over 23,000 students and 2,600 staff based on campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. It has one of the best teaching quality ratings in the UK and a strong research record, factors which...
, where he went on to get a first-class degree in photography. In April 2011, Considine revealed that he had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
.
Film debut and foray into American cinema
After graduating with a BA in Photography from the University of BrightonUniversity of Brighton
The University of Brighton is an English university of the United Kingdom, with a community of over 23,000 students and 2,600 staff based on campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. It has one of the best teaching quality ratings in the UK and a strong research record, factors which...
, Meadows cast Considine in several short films
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
, as well as his second feature, A Room for Romeo Brass
A Room for Romeo Brass
A Room for Romeo Brass is a 1999 comedy drama film directed and written by Shane Meadows. It was co-written by frequent Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser....
(1999), in which Considine, in his screen debut, plays the disturbed character Morell.
Considine's performance in A Room For Romeo Brass led to Pawel Pawlikowski
Pawel Pawlikowski
Paweł Pawlikowski is a Polish-born, Oxford-based, BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker and academic. He garnered much acclaim for his BAFTA Award-winning Last Resort which he wrote and directed in 2000 and My Summer of Love, loosely based on Helen Cross' novel, which also won a BAFTA and a string of...
casting him in his first starring role in Last Resort
Last Resort (2000 film)
Last Resort is a film by Pawel Pawlikowski, released in 2000 and starring Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov and Paddy Considine.A young Russian woman and her son arrive in London, expecting to be met by her fiancé. When he does not arrive, they claim asylum, and are confined to a small seaside town...
(2000) the following year. Considine played the love-struck misfit Alfie, for which he won the best actor award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.
After coming to prominence for his role as Alfie and Morell, Considine increased his profile during the early-to-mid 2000s via supporting and starring roles in cult films such as Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom is a prolific English filmmaker who has directed seventeen feature films in the past fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features...
's 24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People is a 2002 British film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom...
(in which he played the first of many real-life portrayals: Rob Gretton, manager of the post punk band Joy Division/New Order) and Jim Sheridan
Jim Sheridan
Jim Sheridan is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin and In America.-Life and career:...
's In America.
Mainstream success in the mid-2000s
In 2004, Considine starred in what was at that point the most significant role of his career; as Richard in Shane MeadowsShane Meadows
Shane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor and BAFTA winner.-Background:Meadows grew up in the Westlands Road area of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His father was a long distance lorry driver and his mother worked in a fish and chip shop...
' revenge film, Dead Man's Shoes (2004), a film he co-wrote and won the 'Best British Actor' award for at the 2005 Empire Awards
Empire Awards
An Empire Award is an accolade bestowed by Empire, Britain's biggest selling film magazine, to recognize excellence of professionals in the locale and global film industry. The awards are voted for by readers of the magazine and in an annual ceremony, the Empire Awards, the winners are presented...
. In the same year, he co-starred alongside Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is an English actress best known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada , The Young Victoria , and The Adjustment Bureau . She has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two London Film Critics' Circle Awards, and one BAFTA Award...
and Natalie Press
Natalie Press
Natalie Press is an English actress, perhaps best known for her award-winning performance in the 2004 film My Summer of Love and a number of short and feature length independent films, including Wasp, which won the 2005 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.-Personal life:Press is from North...
in My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love is a 2004 British drama film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski and Michael Wynne. Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Cross, the film explores the relationship between two young women from different classes and backgrounds...
(2004), his second film with director Pawel Pawlikowski
Pawel Pawlikowski
Paweł Pawlikowski is a Polish-born, Oxford-based, BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker and academic. He garnered much acclaim for his BAFTA Award-winning Last Resort which he wrote and directed in 2000 and My Summer of Love, loosely based on Helen Cross' novel, which also won a BAFTA and a string of...
. Both films were recognized on the award circuit where Considine earned five nominations and two wins. The following year, Considine played the suspected murderer of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones
Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones , known as Brian Jones, was an English musician and a founding member of the Rolling Stones....
in The Builder; Frank Thorogood in Stephen Woolley
Stephen Woolley
Stephen Woolley is an English film producer and director. He is best known for his work with director Neil Jordan, which has resulted in a number of critically acclaimed films including the Oscar-winning The Crying Game....
's Stoned
Stoned (film)
Stoned, also known as The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones in the UK, is a 2005 film about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones...
(2005).
It was around this time that Considine earned his reputation as a popular portrayer of cinema villains, antiheroes and darker characters. 2005 also saw the release of Considine's second 'Hollywood' film in Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years...
's Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.-Plot:James J...
.
Since 2005
Considine appeared opposite Gary OldmanGary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...
in the Spanish thriller Bosque de Sombras
Bosque de Sombras
The Backwoods is a Spanish/British 2007 film directed and co-written by Koldo Serra. Set in Spain, the film was shot in the Basque Country. The Spanish title, Bosque de Sombras, translates as Shadow Woods.-Plot:...
(2006). It was during the filming of Bosque de sombras that Considine penned what later became his debut short, Dog Altogther; Considine claims that it was Oldman who gave him confidence to make the film and subsequently led to his thanking Oldman during his BAFTA award acceptance speech.
In 2006, he starred opposite Radha Mitchell
Radha Mitchell
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell is an Australian actress. Her film roles include Finding Neverland, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, Silent Hill, and the The Crazies-Early life:...
in his first TV Movie; PU-239
Pu-239 (film)
PU-239 is a 2007 film directed by Hollywood producer Scott Z. Burns based on the book PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies written by Ken Kalfus....
(also known as The Half Life of Timofey Berezin; 2006), as Timofey Berezin, a worker at a Russian nuclear facility who 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. In 2007 Considine landed roles in two popular big budget films. In the third film in the Bourne Trilogy
Bourne Trilogy
The Bourne Trilogy is a series of novels by Robert Ludlum, which have been adapted to film in a series starring Matt Damon.The original three Jason Bourne novels are:* The Bourne Identity * The Bourne Supremacy...
film series, playing a Guardian newspaper reporter Simon Ross in The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum (film)
The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 American spy film directed by Paul Greengrass and loosely based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same title. This film is the third in the Bourne film series, being preceded by The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy...
alongside Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...
., and his first comedic role as DS Andy Wainwright in Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
and Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright
Edgar Howard Wright is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the TV series Spaced, and for directing the film Scott Pilgrim vs...
's Police action comedy Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced...
.
In 2008 Considine starred in My Zinc Bed
My Zinc Bed (2008 Film)
My Zinc Bed is a 2008 TV Drama directed by Anthony Page and based on the stage play of the same name by David Hare. It was commissioned by the BBC and produced in association with HBO Films....
a TV movie for BBC/HBO alongside Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress and model. She has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Among her best-known roles are those in the Quentin Tarantino films Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill...
and Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce, CBE is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime partner English actress Kate Fahy in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s...
. In 2009 he starred as Peter Hunter in the Channel 4 miniseries Red Riding
Red Riding
Red Riding is a television adaptation of English author David Peace's Red Riding Quartet. Published between 1999 and 2002, the quartet comprises the novels Nineteen Seventy-Four , Nineteen Seventy-Seven , Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty-Three...
: In the Year of Our Lord (1980), based on the novels by David Peace
David Peace
David Peace is an English author. Known for his novels GB84, The Damned Utd, and Red Riding Quartet, Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list...
and another collaboration with Meadows, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee is a 2009 British mock musical documentary film written and directed by Shane Meadows. It follows the fictional character of Le Donk, played by Paddy Considine, a roadie working for the Arctic Monkeys, and Scorzayzee, a young rapper playing himself.Similar in format to This...
, a low-budget mock-rock-umentary (it was unscripted, adlibbed and filmed in five days at a cost of £48,000), featuring the Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
and UK rapper Scorzayzee
Scorzayzee
Dean Palinczuk, better known as Scorzayzee or a slew of aliases including Scorz and Scorzilla The Gorilla, is an English rapper.-Biography:...
, in which Considine plays roadie "Le Donk", which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...
.
In 2011, Considine co-starred with Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkins is an English actress. Her performance as Poppy in the 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky won her several international awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy...
, Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
Michael Christopher Sheen, OBE , is a Welsh stage and screen actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and made his professional debut opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991...
and Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
Noah George Taylor is an English-born Australian actor.-Early life:Taylor, elder of two boys, was born in London, England, the son of Maggie, a journalist and book editor, and Paul Taylor, a copywriter and journalist. Taylor's Australian parents returned to Australia when he was five, and he grew...
on a film adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's book Submarine, for which Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade
Richard Ellef Ayoade is a British comedian, actor, writer and director best known for his role as Maurice Moss in The IT Crowd.Ayoade was born an only child to a Norwegian mother, Dagny , and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. Ayoade studied at St...
directed and wrote the screenplay. Also in 2011, Considine appeared as Porter Nash in the adaptation of the Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction.He was born in Galway, and educated at Gormanston College, County Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a Ph.D. in metaphysics. He spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, S.E. Asia and...
novel Blitz
Blitz (film)
Blitz is a 2011 crime film directed by Elliott Lester and starring Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen and David Morrissey. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ken Bruen, which features his recurring characters Detective Sergeant Tom Brant and Chief Inspector James...
, directed by Elliott Lester, also starring Jason Statham
Jason Statham
Jason Statham born 12 September1967) is an English actor and former diver, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Revolver, Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels...
, David Morrissey
David Morrissey
David Mark Morrissey is an English actor and director. Morrissey grew up in the Kensington and Knotty Ash areas of Liverpool, and learned to act at the city's Everyman Youth Theatre. At the age of 18, he was cast in the television series One Summer , which won him recognition throughout the country...
and Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen is an Irish stage and screen actor and television presenter. He is known in Ireland for his role in Love/Hate, in the UK for his role in Queer as Folk and in the US for his role in HBO's television series The Wire in which he plays Tommy Carcetti and for his role in Game of Thrones as...
, as well as starring in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.
Also in 2011, Considine was briefly reunited with one of his 'A Room For Romeo Brass' co-stars; The BAFTA-winning English actress Vicky McClure
Vicky McClure
Vicky McClure is a BAFTA-winning English actress best known for her work in the films of Shane Meadows. She played the title character's sister Ladine in A Room for Romeo Brass , and featured in Meadows's most successful film to date, This Is England...
. The two shared the screen in a big-budget TV advert to promote "Films For Life Season". The ad was shot over two days in Spain by director Kate Dunn.
Considine has consistently displayed a flair for regional and world accents; along with the Gypsy Midlander Morell in his first role in 2009's A Room for Romeo Brass, Considne has played Londoner Frank Thorogood and Detective Whicher in Stoned and The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, respectively, as well as a Russian nuclear plant worker in PU-239. Two roles as a Welshman in Submarine and Happy Now, respectively. An Irish immigrant in In America, a Yorkshireman in both Red Riding and My Summer of Love, an American in Cry of the Owl and Cinderella Man, and sported a West Country burr in Hot Fuzz.
Considine has appeared in several music videos, most notably "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
God Put a Smile upon Your Face
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The song is built around an acoustic and electric guitar sound, that accompanies it with uptempo drumming...
" (2002) by Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
and Moloko
Moloko
Moloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...
's "Familiar Feeling" (2003), as well as the Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
track "Leave Before The Lights Come On
Leave Before the Lights Come On
"Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single in the United Kingdom...
" (2006) (he wrote the video).
Filmmaking
In 2007, Considine directed and wrote the award-winning Dog AltogetherDog Altogether
Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad...
, starring Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and film-maker who has been appearing in films since 1990.-Early life:Mullan, the sixth of eight children, was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland, the son of Patricia, a nurse, and Charles Mullan, a lab technician who worked at Glasgow University. He...
, partially based on the life of Mullan's father Joseph. Dog Altogether
Dog Altogether
Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad...
won the 2007 BAFTA award
61st British Academy Film Awards
The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 10 February 2008, and honoured the best films of 2007.Joe Wright's Atonement won the award for Best Film...
for Best Short Film
BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for each year. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts , is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media...
, as well as a Silver Lion
Silver Lion
The Leone d’Argento refers to a number of awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. The Silver Lion is awarded irregularly and have gone through several changes of purpose. Until 1995, Silver Lions were infrequently awarded to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the...
for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival
64th Venice International Film Festival
The 64th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, opened on August 29, 2007, with Joe Wright's Atonement and closed September 8, 2007. Host of the event was Italian soubrette Ambra Angiolini. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director Tim...
a Best British Short at the 2007 British Independent Film Awards
British Independent Film Awards 2007
The 10th British Independent Film Awards, held in November 2007 at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2007.-Winners:*Best British Independent Film:**Control*Best Director:**Anton Corbijn - Control...
(BIFA) and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize), as well as a World Cinema Directing Award for his feature directorial debut Tyrannosaur at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
Current and future projects
Considine is currently writing his next film a ghost story called 'The Leaning, with plans to direct and continues to work with Meadows on King of the Gypsies, a biopic of bare-knuckle fighter Bartley GormanBartley Gorman
Bartley Gorman V was an Irish Traveller who was the undefeated Bare-knuckle boxing champion of United Kingdom and Ireland, often referred to as King of the Gypsies....
, whom Considine met and became friends with whilst working as a photographer. Considine recently completed working with Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning , better known as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web...
, Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams
Olivia Haigh Williams is an English film, stage and television actress who has appeared in British and American films and television series.-Early life:Williams was born in Camden Town, London, England...
and Jeremy Irvine
Jeremy Irvine
-Early life:Irvine was educated at Bedford Modern School, an independent school in the county town of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, followed by the National Youth Theatre and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.-Acting career:...
on Now Is Good, a film adaptation of Jenny Downham
Jenny Downham
Jenny Downham is a British novelist and an ex-actor. She has published two books, Before I Die, the fictional account of the last few months of a sixteen-year-old girl who has been dying of leukeamia for four years...
's novel, Before I Die
Before I Die
Before I Die is a novel written by Jenny Downham. Tessa Scott is only 16, and she has just months left to live before she finally loses her battle with cancer. However, she has made a list of 10 things she wants to do before she dies, some which are dangerous and foolish, and others which will...
. Considine plans to direct his third film based on an adaptation of the non-fiction novel
Non-fiction novel
The non-fiction novel is a literary genre which, broadly speaking, depicts real historical figures and actual events narrated woven together with fictitious allegations and using the storytelling techniques of fiction. The non-fiction novel is an otherwise loosely-defined and flexible genre...
; 'The Years of the Locust' [A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing] by Jon Hotten
Jon Hotten
Jon Hotten is an English author and journalist. He is best known for the books Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries and The Years of the Locust...
. A true tale of a sociopathic boxing promoter; Fat Rick Parker and his doomed relationship with his naive fighter Tim Anderson. Which has been optioned by Inflammable/Warp films
Warp Films
Warp is one of the foremost and most respected creative independent companies, now composed of Warp Records, Warp Films and Warp Music Videos & Commercials. It is based in London, England and Sheffield, with a further office now in Melbourne, Australia...
.
Musical activity
After a short stint in a virtual, comedy thrash group called Grunt during college, Considine and Shane Meadows formed the band She Talks To AngelsShe Talks To Angels
She Talks to Angels was a short-lived, early 1990s indie band from Burton upon Trent in East Staffordshire, formed at Burton Technical College....
(inspired by a Black Crowes song of the same name
She Talks to Angels
"She Talks to Angels" is a song by the rock band The Black Crowes. It is the eighth track on their 1990 debut album Shake Your Money Maker and was released as the album's fourth single. The song made it to 30 on the US Hot 100...
) with friends Richard Eaton, Simon Hudson, Nick Hemming
Nick Hemming
Nicholas 'Nick' Hemming is a British musician and guitarist, formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks To Angels with actor Paddy Considine, film director Shane Meadows and bassist Richard Eaton....
as lead guitar, Meadows as vocalist and Considine as drummer. He is now in a rock band called Riding The Low, and released an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in 2009.
Personal life
Despite numerous lead and supporting roles in popular British and Hollywood movies, Considine remains private in his personal life, once stating if he ever became a celebrity he'd "fucking disappear and go and make shoes like Daniel Day-LewisDaniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor with both British and Irish citizenship. His portrayals of Christy Brown in My Left Foot and Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood won Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, and Screen Actors Guild as well as Golden Globe Awards for the latter...
" (a reference to Day-Lewis' long sabbatical working as a cobbler in Italy), Considine was born and brought up in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and continues to live in the Midlands with his own family.
Aspergers Syndrome
In 2010, aged 36, Considine was diagnosed with Asperger syndromeAsperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
, An Autism spectrum disorder relating to difficulties with communication and social skills. In a candid interview with The Telegraph, he revealed that he suffered from "a debilitating sense of detachment” from both the people around him and his surroundings and that he struggled on a practical level too – certain noises, bright lights, and even wallpaper and fabrics presented problems." Of the diagnosis Considine revealed that discovering that he had Asperger's was a relief.
Filmography (actor)
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A Room for Romeo Brass A Room for Romeo Brass A Room for Romeo Brass is a 1999 comedy drama film directed and written by Shane Meadows. It was co-written by frequent Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser.... |
Morell | |
| 2000 | Last Resort Last Resort (2000 film) Last Resort is a film by Pawel Pawlikowski, released in 2000 and starring Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov and Paddy Considine.A young Russian woman and her son arrive in London, expecting to be met by her fiancé. When he does not arrive, they claim asylum, and are confined to a small seaside town... |
Alfie | |
| Born Romantic Born Romantic Born Romantic is a 2000 British film directed by David Kane. The film is centered around a salsa club. Fergus is trying to find his ex-girlfriend, the elderly charmer Frankie the beautiful Eleanor and the robber Eddie is trying to find one of his victims, cemetery worker Jocelyn.-Plot:Salsa dancing... |
Ray | ||
| 2001 | Happy Now | Glen Marcus | |
| The Martins The Martins (film) The Martins is a comedy, produced in 2001, written and directed by Tony Grounds, starring Lee Evans and Kathy Burke.-Synopsis:Out of work scrounger Richard Martin lives with his dysfunctional family who are long suffering wife Kat, accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house... |
Hatfield Recorder Editor | ||
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 British film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom... |
Rob Gretton Rob Gretton Rob Gretton was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, England. In 1977, Gretton became a leading figure in the Manchester punk... |
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| Doctor Sleep Doctor Sleep Doctor Sleep aka Close Your Eyes , Hypnotic is a 2002 film directed by Nick Willing based on the book of the same name written by Madison Smartt Bell.... |
Elliot Spruggs | ||
| My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117 | Him | Short | |
| Bouncer | Knife Man | Short | |
| 2003 | In America | Johnny | |
| 2004 | Dead Man's Shoes | Richard | |
| My Summer of Love My Summer of Love My Summer of Love is a 2004 British drama film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski and Michael Wynne. Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Cross, the film explores the relationship between two young women from different classes and backgrounds... |
Phil | ||
| 2005 | Cinderella Man Cinderella Man Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.-Plot:James J... |
Mike Wilson | |
| Stoned Stoned (film) Stoned, also known as The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones in the UK, is a 2005 film about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones... |
Frank Thorogood | ||
| 2006 | Bosque de Sombras Bosque de Sombras The Backwoods is a Spanish/British 2007 film directed and co-written by Koldo Serra. Set in Spain, the film was shot in the Basque Country. The Spanish title, Bosque de Sombras, translates as Shadow Woods.-Plot:... |
Norman | International English Title: BackWoods Backwoods Backwoods is a 2008 horror film directed by Marty Weiss and starring Ryan Merriman & Haylie Duff.-Plot:The film opens as a couple named Tom and Gwen are in a national park and are attacked and taken hostage... |
| Pu-239 Pu-239 (film) PU-239 is a 2007 film directed by Hollywood producer Scott Z. Burns based on the book PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies written by Ken Kalfus.... |
Timofey Berezin | TV Movie | |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced... |
DS Andy Wainwright | |
| The Bourne Ultimatum The Bourne Ultimatum The Bourne Ultimatum is the third Jason Bourne novel written by Robert Ludlum and a sequel to The Bourne Supremacy . First published in 1990, it was the last Bourne novel to be written by Ludlum himself. Eric Van Lustbader wrote a sequel titled The Bourne Legacy fourteen years later.A film titled... |
Simon Ross | ||
| 2008 | My Zinc Bed | Paul Peplow | TV Movie |
| 2009 | The Cry of the Owl The Cry of the Owl The Cry of the Owl is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith.- Plot summary:Following a messy divorce from his vindictive wife Nickie, Robert Forrester leaves New York and moves to a small Pennsylvania town, where he develops an obsession with the seemingly happy, 23-year old Jenny... |
Robert Forrester | |
| Red Riding Red Riding Red Riding is a television adaptation of English author David Peace's Red Riding Quartet. Published between 1999 and 2002, the quartet comprises the novels Nineteen Seventy-Four , Nineteen Seventy-Seven , Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty-Three... : In the Year of Our Lord 1980 |
Detective Peter Hunter | TV Miniseries | |
| Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee is a 2009 British mock musical documentary film written and directed by Shane Meadows. It follows the fictional character of Le Donk, played by Paddy Considine, a roadie working for the Arctic Monkeys, and Scorzayzee, a young rapper playing himself.Similar in format to This... |
Le Donk | ||
| 2010 | Submarine Submarine (2010 film) Submarine is a 2010 coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the 2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. The film was written and directed by Richard Ayoade and stars Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor and Paddy Considine... |
Graham T. Purvis | |
| 2011 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher | Detective Jonathan Whicher | TV Movie |
| Blitz Blitz (film) Blitz is a 2011 crime film directed by Elliott Lester and starring Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen and David Morrissey. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ken Bruen, which features his recurring characters Detective Sergeant Tom Brant and Chief Inspector James... |
Sgt. Porter Nash | ||
| Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
Voice only. Also Writer & Director | ||
| 2012 | Girl on a Bicycle Girl on a Bicycle Girl on a Bicycle is a 1977 novel by Leland Bardwell . The novel is set in 1940s Ireland, and deals with the reality of being Protestant and what it means to be an individual caught up in the momentum of historical change... |
Derek | |
Filmography (writer)
- Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
- This is EnglandThis Is England-Track listing:#"54-46 Was My Number" - Toots & The Maytals#"Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners#"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell#"Underpass/Flares" - Movie Dialogue From This Is England#"Nicole " - Gravenhurst...
, Uncredited (2006) - Leave Before The Lights Come OnLeave Before the Lights Come On"Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single in the United Kingdom...
Arctic Monkeys music video (2006) - Dog AltogetherDog AltogetherDog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad...
(Short) (2007) - TyrannosaurTyrannosaur (film)Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical...
(2011) - The Leaning (2013)
Filmography (director)
- Dog AltogetherDog AltogetherDog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad...
(Short) (2007) - TyrannosaurTyrannosaur (film)Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical...
(2011)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Film/Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Thessaloniki Film Festival Award | Best Actor (Tied with Misel Maticevic) | Last Resort Last Resort (2000 film) Last Resort is a film by Pawel Pawlikowski, released in 2000 and starring Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov and Paddy Considine.A young Russian woman and her son arrive in London, expecting to be met by her fiancé. When he does not arrive, they claim asylum, and are confined to a small seaside town... |
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| 2003 | British Independent Film Award | Best Actor | In America | |
| 2004 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | Dead Man's Shoes | |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Screenplay (Shared with Shane Meadows) | Dead Man's Shoes | ||
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Actress | My Summer of Love My Summer of Love My Summer of Love is a 2004 British drama film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski and Michael Wynne. Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Cross, the film explores the relationship between two young women from different classes and backgrounds... |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award - British Actor of the Year | In America | ||
| Golden Satellite Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | In America | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"... |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | In America | ||
| 2005 | Empire Awards | Best British Actor | Dead Man's Shoes | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards Evening Standard British Film Awards The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by the British London area evening newspaper Evening Standard. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous... |
Best Actor | Dead Man's Shoes | ||
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award - British Actor of the Year | Dead Man's Shoes | ||
| 2006 | British Independent Film Award | Best Actor | In America | |
| 2006 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Summer of Love My Summer of Love My Summer of Love is a 2004 British drama film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski and Michael Wynne. Based on the novel of the same name by Helen Cross, the film explores the relationship between two young women from different classes and backgrounds... |
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| London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award - British Supporting Actor of the Year | Cinderella Man Cinderella Man Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.-Plot:James J... |
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| 2007 | Venice Film Festival Venice Film Festival The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the... Award |
Silver Lion - Best Short Film | Dog Altogether Dog Altogether Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad... |
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| British Independent Film Award | Best British Short Film | Dog Altogether Dog Altogether Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad... |
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| Seattle International Film Festival Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees... Award |
Special Jury Prize, Narrative | Dog Altogether Dog Altogether Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad... |
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| Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival... Award |
Best British Short Film 2nd Place | Dog Altogether Dog Altogether Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad... |
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| 2008 | BAFTA Awards | Best Short Film | Dog Altogether Dog Altogether Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad... |
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| 2011 | Sundance Sundance Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944... International Film Festival Award |
The World Cinema Award for Directing: Dramatic | Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
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| Nantucket Film Festival Nantucket Film Festival The Nantucket Film Festival is a film festival founded in 1996 to promote the cultural awareness and appreciation of the art of screenwriting in the world of cinema. Nantucket Film Festival screens a world-class program of independent, studio-produced, foreign, documentary, and short films in every... Award |
Best Writer/Director | Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
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| Munich Film Festival | CineVision Award Outstanding Debut Feature | Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
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| Voices Festival of independent European Cinema | Voices Festival Prize: Best Film | Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
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| Dinard British Film Festival France | The Golden Hitchcock: Grand Jury Prize/Ciné+ Award | Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
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| Dinard British Film Festival France | The Allianz Allianz SE is a global financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core business and focus is insurance. As of 2010, it was the world's 12th-largest financial services group and 23rd-largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.Its Allianz Global Investors... Award: Best Screenplay |
Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
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| Zagreb Film Festival Zagreb Film Festival Zagreb Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2003 and held in Zagreb, Croatia.The festival features three separate international competition programs , and one competition program for short films made by Croatian authors... Croatia |
T-Com Audience Award: Best Film | Tyrannosaur Tyrannosaur (film) Tyrannosaur is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by actor Paddy Considine .The film depicts an environment similar to what Considine witnessed growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, although the film is in no way autobiographical... |
Quotation
The ObserverThe Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
- September 2005