Paul Anderson (actor)

Paul Anderson (born 12 February 1978) is a British actor. He came to prominence for portraying Arthur Shelby Jr. in Peaky Blinders, Anderson in The Revenant, and Sebastian Moran in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.[1]

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Paul Anderson
Born (1978-02-12) 12 February 1978
London, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Career

Anderson decided to pursue acting in the mid 2000s, after working for many years as a ticket scalper and aspiring musician and enrolled at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his acting career by appearing in plays written by friend Gregory Burke, who made his screen debut with the critically acclaimed film '71, released in 2014.[2] He had his first leading role in the British movie of 2009, The Firm.

Anderson's break came when, in 2013, he was cast as a main character in the BBC Two show Peaky Blinders as Arthur Shelby, a gangster in post First World War Birmingham. Since then, Anderson has appeared in many major films, including Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea and The Revenant, as well as Brimstone, which was released in 2016.

Personal life

Anderson is from South London.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Engaged to Kill Hunter
2008 Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me Roger
2009 The Firm Bex
2010 The Basement Jake
2011 A Lonely Place to Die Chris
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Colonel Sebastian Moran
2012 Piggy Piggy
2012 The Sweeney Allen
2012 Passion Dirk
2014 '71 Sergeant Leslie Lewis
2014 Electricity Barry O'Connor
2015 Legend Albert Donoghue
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Caleb Chappel
2015 The Revenant Anderson
2016 Brimstone Frank
2017 24 Hours to Live Jim Morrow
2017 Hostiles Corporal Tommy Thomas
2018 Robin Hood Guy of Gisborne
2021 Nightmare Alley TBA Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Pink Serenade Jeremy Fischer
2005 Doctor Who Jason Episode: "The Christmas Invasion"
2007 Silent Witness DS Dave Leeson 2 episodes
2008 Ashes to Ashes PC Murder Suspect Episode: 1.8
2008 Lewis Frank Sporetti Episode: "The Great and the Good"
2009 Midsomer Murders Graham Spate Episode: "The Black Book"
2011 The Promise Seargeant Frank Nash television mini series
2011 Lewis Alistair Darlow Episode: "Wild Justice"
2013 Top Boy Mike 3 episodes
2013 The Great Train Robbery Gordon Goody television mini series
2013–present Peaky Blinders Arthur Shelby Main character

References
  1. "Interview with Paul Anderson". BBC.
  2. Emma Brown (October 13, 2015). "Paul Anderson and Team Arthur". Interview.


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