Patrick George Considine(born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for playingantiherosinindependent films.He has received twoBritish Academy Film Awards,threeEvening Standard British Film Awards,British Independent Film Awardsand aSilver Lionfor Best Short Film at the2007 Venice Film Festival.

Paddy Considine
Considine in 2023
Born
Patrick George Considine

(1973-09-05)5 September 1973(age 51)
EducationUniversity of Brighton(BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • musician
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Shelley Insley
(m.2002)
Children3

His first major onscreen appearance was in his first collaboration with filmmaker/directorShane Meadows,was inA Room for Romeo Brass(1999), and was Alfie inPaweł Pawlikowski'sLast Resort(2000). Other credits includeDoctor Sleep(2002),24 Hour Party People(2002),In America(2003),My Summer of Love(2004),Dead Man's Shoes(2004), winning the 2005Empire Award for Best British Actor,and a nomination for theBIFA for Best Actor.He wrote and directedDog Altogether(2007), winning aBAFTA Award for Best Short Film,and its 2011 feature film adaptationTyrannosaurwhich wonBAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.He directed and starred inJourneyman.

On stage, Considine receivedOlivier AwardsandTony Awardnominations as Best Actor in 2018 and 2019 for his performances inThe Ferrymanat theRoyal Court Theatre,at theGielgud Theatre,and at theBernard B. Jacobs TheatreonBroadway.On television, Considine has been lead inPu-239(2006),My Zinc Bed(2008),Red Riding(2009),Informer(2018),The Suspicions of Mr Whicherseries of television films (2013-2014). Other television credits includePeaky Blinders(2016),The Outsider(2020),The Third Day(2020), and most notably he played a lead role as KingViserys I TargaryeninHouse of the Dragon(2022-2024).

Early life

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Considine was born inBurton upon Trent,Staffordshire, where he still resides.[1][2]He grew up with his brother and four sisters in a council estate inWinshill,a village of Burton.[2][3]His father, Martin Joseph Considine, was Irish.[4]Considine attended, among other schools,Abbot Beyne Senior SchoolandBurton College.In 1990, he enrolled to do a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Burton College, where he first metShane Meadows.[1][3]

In 1994, Considine moved away to study photography at theUniversity of Brighton.While there he studied under social documentarianPaul Reas,who described one project, portraits of Considine's parents in their house in Winshill, as "fucking brilliant".[2]At one point, Considine was threatened with expulsion, but graduated with a first-class BA.[1][2]

Acting career

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After graduating from university, Meadows cast Considine in several short films, as well as his second film,A Room for Romeo Brass(1999). Considine, in his screen debut, played the disturbed character Morell.[5]Considine's performance in the film led toPaweł Pawlikowskicasting him in his first starring role inLast Resort(2000). Considine played the lead role as love-struck misfit Alfie, for which he won the Best Actor award at theThessaloniki Film Festival.[6]Considine increased his profile during the early to mid-2000s with supporting and starring roles in cult films such as24 Hour Party PeopleandIn America.

In 2004, Considine starred in what was then the most significant role of his career, as Richard in Meadows' revenge filmDead Man's Shoes(2004), a film he cowrote[7][5]and for which he won the Best British Actor Award at the 2005Empire Awards.[5]In the same year, he starred inMy Summer of Love,his second film with directorPawel Pawlikowski.Both films were recognised on the award circuit, where Considine earned five nominations and two wins. The following year, Considine played Frank Thorogood (the suspected murderer ofRolling Stonesco-founderBrian Jones) inStoned(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,Cinderella Man.[8]

Considine appeared in the Spanish thrillerBosque de Sombras(2006). It was during the filming of this that Considine penned what later became his debut short,Dog Altogether.Considine claims that it was his co-starGary Oldmanwho gave him the confidence to make the film, which led to him thanking Oldman during hisBAFTAacceptance speech. In 2006, he starred inPu-239as Timofey Berezin, a worker at a Russian nuclear facility who gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In 2007, Considine landed roles in two popular big-budget films; the third film in theBourne Trilogyfilm series,The Bourne Ultimatum,in which he played newspaper reporter Simon Ross,[7]andHot Fuzz,in which he had his first comedic role as DS Andy Wainwright. In 2008, Considine starred inMy Zinc Beda TV film forBBC/HBO.In 2009, he starred as Peter Hunter in the Channel 4 miniseriesRed Riding:1980,based on the novels byDavid Peace,and another collaboration with Meadows,Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee,a film which was unscripted, adlibbed, and filmed in five days at a cost of £48,000, and which premiered at theEdinburgh International Film Festival.[3]

In 2011, Considine starred in afilm adaptationofJoe Dunthorne's bookSubmarine,whichRichard Ayoadewrote and directed.[9]Also in 2011, Considine appeared as Porter Nash in the adaptation of theKen BruennovelBlitz,as well as starring asJack WhicherinThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher,written byHelen Edmundsonand Neil McKay. In the same year, Considine was briefly reunited with one of hisA Room for Romeo Brassco-stars, BAFTA-winning actressVicky McClure.The two shared the screen in a television advert to promote "Films for Life Season". The ad was shot over two days in Spain.[10]

He has appeared in several music videos, most notably "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face"(2002) byColdplayandMoloko's "Familiar Feeling"(2003),[6]as well as theArctic Monkeystrack "Leave Before the Lights Come On"(2006), for which he wrote the video.[3]

Considine starred inThe World's End,as one of the "Five Musketeers" reattempting an "epic" pub crawl. Considine previously worked with the cast and crew onHot Fuzz(2007). The film was released in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2013, and the United States on 23 August 2013.[11]In August 2015, Considine confirmed that he was writing the screenplay for the filmJourneyman,in which he will also star. It is an adaptation ofnon-fiction novelThe Years of the LocustbyJon Hotten,the true story of a sociopathic bo xing promoter, Fat Rick Parker, and his doomed relationship with his naive fighter, Tim Anderson.[12]Considine is also writing a film from a ghost story calledThe Leaning,[13]with plans to direct both films. He will continue to work with Shane Meadows onKing of the Gypsies,a biopic of bare-knuckle fighterBartley Gorman,whom Considine met and became friends with whilst working as a photographer.[7]In 2015, Considine was cast alongGlenn Close,Gemma Artertonin the UK zombie film inThe Girl with All the Gifts,based on the 2014 novelThe Girl with All the GiftsbyM. R. Carey.[14]

In April 2017, Considine made his professional stage debut inThe Ferrymanat theRoyal Court Theatre,ahead of a transfer to theGielgud Theatrein theWest End.[15][16][17]

The production transferred to theBernard B. Jacobs TheatreonBroadway,beginning previews on 2 October 2018. The play, which went on to win four Tony Awards, closed on 7 July 2019.[18][19]For his performance as Quinn Carney, Considine gained nominations for best actor at both the Olivier Awards and The Tony Awards. In 2020, he portrayed Mr Martin in the HBO Mini-SeriesThe Third Dayalongside Jude Law.[20]

In August 2022, Considine began appearing as King Viserys Targaryen[21]in theGame of Thronesseries prequelHouse of the Dragon.[22]Considine will portrayBrendan Inglein the upcoming biographical sports dramaGiantoppositeMena MassoudasNaseem Hamed.[23]

Filmmaking career

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Dog Altogether/Tyrannosaur

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In 2007, Considine wrote and directed his first short filmDog Altogether,starringPeter Mullan,partially based on Considine's father.Dog Altogetherit won the2007 BAFTA awardforBest Short Film,as well as aSilver Lionfor Best Short Film at the2007 Venice Film Festival,aBest British Shortat the2007 British Independent Film Awards(BIFA), and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award (Narrative Special Jury Prize),[7] He later developed the short into his first feature length directorial debutTyrannosaurwith Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan resuming the story of the characters first presented in 'Dog Altogether'. Mark KermodeofBBC Radio 5 Live,hailed the film as one of the 11 Best Films of 2011.[24]Kermode went on to award Olivia Colman Best Actress in his own Annual Kermode Awards.[25]She tied withTilda SwintonforWe Need to Talk About Kevin.[25]

By 18 December 2011, the film had won 21 awards from 28 nominations worldwide.The Guardianincluded the film in its shortlist for the First Film Award for 2012.[26]

When the BAFTA Award nominations were announced on 17 January 2012, the omission of Olivia Colman in the Best Actress category led toglobal trendingof both Olivia Colman andTyrannosauronTwitter.[27]as well as a World Cinema Directing Award for his feature directorial debutTyrannosaurat the 2011Sundance Film Festival.

Journeyman

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Paddy's Follow-up film; 2017'sJourneyman (film)which was written and directed and starred Paddy alongsideJodie Whittakerand, although less well received than Tyrannosaur it had an impact within the fighting community. Former UFC middleweight championMichael BispingcitedJourneymanas the key driver to his retirement from the sport.[28]

Musical career

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After a short stint during college in a virtual comedy thrash group called 'Grunt', Considine and Shane Meadows formed the band She Talks To Angels (inspired by theBlack Crowessong of the same name) with friends Richard Eaton, Simon Hudson, andNick Hemming(later ofThe Leisure Society), with Meadows as vocalist and Considine as drummer.[3]Considine left the band, the remaining members re-formed, calling themselves Oslo. Appearing on Jools Holland's show, whilst Considine had moved on to study photography at the University of Brighton, where he formed a new group, a Britpop band called Pedestrians.[12]His rock band called Riding the Low,[2]released anEPThey Will Rob You of Your Gifts(2009),[3][29]and an albumWhat Happened to the Get To Know Ya?(2013).

Considine and Riding the Low got their big music break in 2014 afterTim Burgessofthe Charlatansinvited them to perform at his curated Tim Peaks Diner event at Festival No 6 inPortmeirion,Wales. Considine had contacted Burgess after reading his bookTelling Stories,to discuss meditation. "The conversation developed and Tim generously offered to let us play at Portmeirion," Considine said. "It led to the band supporting the Charlatans at the O2 Academy in Leicester this year. I didn't get stage fright. We were ready. We did our history off-camera. We have evolved. We have got better. At first, it was raw – all we had was arrogance. We had a long way to go and we learnt our craft at all these pub gigs. We didn't expect a leg-up just because an actor is in the band."[12]

2016 saw the band release their second full-length albumAre Here to Help the Neighbourhood,recorded inRockfield Studiosand produced by Bassist Chris Slusarenko ofBoston SpaceshipsandGuided By Voices.Considine penned the words while the band wrote the music.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Considine remains private in his personal life and once said if he ever became a celebrity, he would "disappear and go and make shoes likeDaniel Day-Lewis"(a reference to Day-Lewis' sabbatical working as ashoemakerin Italy).[30]In 2002, Considine married Shelley Insley, with whom he has been in a relationship since he was 18. They have three children. Considine still lives in his home town ofBurton upon Trentwith his family.[7][31]

Health

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In April 2011, then in his 30s, Considine revealed that he had been diagnosed withAsperger's syndrome.[32][33]

Filmography

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Paddy Considine atThe World's EndPremiere, Leicester Square, July 10, 2013

Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1999 A Room for Romeo Brass Morell
2000 Last Resort Alfie
Born Romantic Ray
2001 Happy Now? Glen Marcus
The Martins Hatfield Recorder Editor
2002 24 Hour Party People Rob Gretton
Close Your Eyes Elliot Spruggs
My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117 Him Short film
Bouncer Knife Man Short film
2003 In America Johnny
2004 Dead Man's Shoes Richard Also writer
My Summer of Love Phil
2005 Cinderella Man Mike Wilson
Stoned Frank Thorogood
2006 Bosque de Sombras Norman
Pu-239 Timofey Berezin
This Is England Uncredited writer
2007 Hot Fuzz DS Andy Wainwright
The Bourne Ultimatum Simon Ross
Dog Altogether Short film; writer and director
2009 The Cry of the Owl Robert Forrester
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee Le Donk
2010 Submarine Graham T. Purvis
2011 Blitz Sgt. Porter Nash
Tyrannosaur Writer and director
2012 Girl on a Bicycle Derek
The Bourne Legacy Simon Ross Uncredited; archive footage
Now Is Good Father
2013 The World's End Steven Prince[34]
The Double Jack as PT Kommander Uncredited[35]
2014 Honour Bounty Hunter[36]
Pride Dai Donovan
2015 Child 44 Vladimir Malevich
Miss You Already Jago
Macbeth Banquo
2016 The Girl with All the Gifts Sergeant Eddie Parks
2017 The Death of Stalin Comrade Andreyev
Journeyman Matty Burton Writer and director
Funny Cow Angus
2019 How to Build a Girl Pat Morrigan
2021 Wolf The Zookeeper
TBA Heads of State Post-production
TBA Deep Cover Post-production
TBA Giant Brendan Ingle Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 My Zinc Bed Paul Peplow Television film
Pu-239 Timofey Berezin
2009 Red Riding:In the Year of Our Lord 1980 Peter Hunter
2011 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:The Murder at Road Hill House Detective Inspector Jack Whicher
2013 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:The Murder in Angel Lane
2014 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:Beyond the Pale
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:'Til Death Do Us Part
2016 Peaky Blinders Father John Hughes 4 episodes
2018 Informer Gabe Waters Miniseries[37]
2020 The Outsider Claude Bolton / The Outsider Miniseries; 10 episodes
The Third Day Mr. Martin Miniseries; 6 episodes
2022–24 House of the Dragon Viserys I Targaryen Main role; 10 episodes
Guest appearance; season 2
2024 Small Town, Big Story Seamus Proctor Miniseries; Main role; 6 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue
2017 The Ferryman Quinn Carney Royal Court TheatreandGielgud Theatre.London.
2018 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.New York.

Music videos

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Year Artist Title Notes
2003 Coldplay "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
2003 Moloko "Familiar Feeling"
2006 Arctic Monkeys "Leave Before the Lights Come On" Also writer

Awards and nominations

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Year Group Award Film Result
2000 Thessaloniki Film FestivalAward Best Actor (tied with Misel Maticevic) Last Resort Won
2003 British Independent Film Awards Best Actor In America Nominated
2004 British Independent Film Awards Best Actor Dead Man's Shoes Nominated
Best Screenplay (shared with Shane Meadows) Nominated
Best Supporting Actor/Actress My Summer of Love Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards ALFS Award – British Actor of the Year In America Nominated
Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2005 Empire Awards Best British Actor Dead Man's Shoes Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Actor Won
London Critics Circle Film Awards ALFS Award – British Actor of the Year Nominated
2006 British Independent Film Award Best Actor In America Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards ALFS Award – British Supporting Actor of the Year Cinderella Man Nominated
2007 Venice Film FestivalAward Silver Lion – Best Short Film Dog Altogether Won
British Independent Film Award Best British Short Film Won
Seattle International Film FestivalAward Special Jury Prize, Narrative Won
Edinburgh International Film FestivalAward Best British Short Film Nominated
2008 BAFTA Awards Best Short Film Won
2011 SundanceInternational Film Festival Award The World Cinema Award for Directing: Dramatic Tyrannosaur Won
Nantucket Film FestivalAward Best Writer/Director Won
Munich Film Festival CineVision Award Outstanding Debut Feature Won
Voices Festival of independent European Cinema Voices Festival Prize: Best Film Won
Dinard British Film Festival France The Golden Hitchcock: Grand Jury Prize/Ciné+ Award Won
TheAllianzAward: Best Screenplay Won
Zagreb Film FestivalCroatia T-ComAudience Award: Best Film Won
Thessaloniki International Film Festival,Greece Fischer Audience Award (For a film in the Open Horizons section) Won
Mar del Plata Film Festival Jury Special Award Won
Silver Astor for Best Screenplay Won
Argentine Film Critics Association ACCA Award Won
SIGNIS(World Catholic Association for Communication) Award Nominated
Stockholm Film Festival Best First Feature Won
British Independent Film Awards Best British Independent Film Won
Best Director Nominated
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) Won
Best Achievement in Production Nominated
International Press AcademySatellite Awards Best Screenplay: Original Nominated
Best First Feature Won
2012 Independent Spirit Awards Best International Film Nominated
The GuardianFirst Film Award Best First Film Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards TheVirgin AtlanticAward – Breakthrough British Film-Maker Nominated
British Academy Film Awards(BAFTA) Outstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Won
Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
JamesonEmpire Awards Best British Film Nominated
Bucharest International Film Festival Best Film Won
Critics' Choice Award Won
Transilvania International Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Award Won
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Screenplay Nominated
2017 British Independent Film Awards Best Actor Journeyman Nominated
2018 Olivier Awards Best Actor The Ferrymanat theRoyal Court Theatreand theGielgud Theatre Nominated
2019 Tony Award Best Actor in a Play The Ferrymanat theBernard B. Jacobs TheatreonBroadway, Nominated
Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Nominated

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