Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973 in Burton upon Trent, England), better known as Paddy Considine, is an English actor, filmmaker and musician.
He was noticed in the early 2000s with his performances in independent films that prompted The Observer to describe him as "the best-kept secret in British movies". He wrote and directed Tyrannosaur, a movie based on his own directorial debut, the 2007 short film Dog Altogether.
He has also directed and acted in several music clips, most notably Coldplay's video for "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" and the Arctic Monkeys' "Leave Before the Lights Come On".
Works he appeared in on TV Tropes:
- 24-Hour Party People (2002) as Rob Gretton
- In America (2002) as Johnny
- Dead Man's Shoes (2004) as Richard - also wrote the film
- My Summer of Love (2004) as Phil
- Cinderella Man (2005) as Mike Wilson
- Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy
- Hot Fuzz (2007) as DS Andy Wainwright
- The World's End (2013) as Steven Prince
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) as Simon Ross
- Red Riding (2009) as Peter Hunter
- Macbeth (2015) as Banquo
- Peaky Blinders (2016) as Father John Hughes
- The Girl With All the Gifts (2016) as Stg. Eddie Parks
- The Death of Stalin (2017) as Comrade Andryev
- Informer (2018) as Gabe Waters
- The Outsider (2020) as Claude Bolton/The Outsider
- The Third Day (2020) as Mr Martin
- House of the Dragon (2022) as King Viserys I Targaryen
Other works:
- This Is England (2006) - uncredited writer
- Tyrannosaur (2011) - wrote and directed
