Known for Acting
Paul Anderson is an English actor who started his acting career in the late 2000s. He was previously a ticket scalper who decided to attend Webber Douglas drama school, subsequently landing roles in theatre and in films such as The Firm, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Passion. Anderson is known for his breakout role as Arthur Shelby in British television series Peaky Blinders.
Born
February 12, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Filmography
23 films, 8 shows


Lift
2024 · 1h 47m
country: United States
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.


Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
2024 · 1h 46m
country: Unknown
Opening in the trenches of Flanders, a personal story unfolds in postwar industrial Birmingham as the Shelby family navigate the decisions that determine their fate, and Tommy is intoxicated by mysterious newcomer Grace. While Tommy is building his empire, Grace is operating as an undercover agent for Special Branch on a mission to get close to the heart of Tommy’s gang. As the story unfolds, hearts are broken, and revenge is sought.


Nightmare Alley
2021 · 2h 31m
country: United States
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.


Tijuana Bible
2020 · 1h 33m
country: Mexico
Holed up in Tijuana on a path to self-destruction, an Iraq veteran seeks deliverance by helping a young Mexican woman navigate the underworld in a quest for her long-lost brother.


Feedback
2019 · 1h 37m
country: Spain
A radio host is kidnapped on air and forced to tell secrets about his past.


Robin Hood
2018 · 1h 56m
country: United States
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.


Hostiles
2017 · 2h 14m
country: United States
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.


24 Hours to Live
2017 · 1h 34m
country: United States
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.


Brimstone
2016 · 2h 28m
country: Belgium
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.


The Revenant
2015 · 2h 37m
country: Canada
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.


In the Heart of the Sea
2015 · 2h 2m
country: Spain
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.


Legend
2015 · 2h 12m
country: France
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.


Electricity
2014 · 1h 36m
country: United Kingdom
A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip.


'71
2014 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.


Still Life
2013 · 1h 32m
country: Italy
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.


Passion
2013 · 1h 41m
country: France
The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.


The Sweeney
2012 · 1h 52m
country: United Kingdom
Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.


Piggy
2012 · 1h 46m
country: United Kingdom
London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and helping him get justice for his brother's killing. As their friendship grows Joe finds himself in an increasing dangerous and murky world of violence and revenge. As Joe life collapses around him he starts to question who Piggy really is, and how honest he's really been with him. When Joe confronts Piggy a series of events are put in place that lead to a disastrous climax.


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · 2h 9m
country: United States
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.


A Lonely Place to Die
2011 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.


The Firm
2009 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
Set in the 1980s, Dom is a teenager who finds himself drawn into the charismatic world of football 'casuals,influenced by the firm's top boy, Bex. Accepted by the gang for his fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realizes he wants out - until he learns it's not that easy to simply walk away.


Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
2008 · 59m
country: United Kingdom
Candid and poignant drama about the comedian Frankie Howerd and the relationship with his long-term, long-suffering manager, and gay partner, Dennis Heymer. Despite his overtly camp persona, Howerd kept his companionship with Heymer under wraps for 35 years, until his death in 1992. Yet through career disaster, social stigma, illegality, numerous infidelities and Howerd's own deep-seated issues about his homosexuality, their love endured.


White Trash At Heart
1992 · 33m
country: Unknown
"Holly HARDMAN White Trash at Heart (1992; 33 min.) An uproarious romp through the twisted byways of Lynch-land, er Holy-Sin-land, USA. "A savvy satire kept buoyant by its energy and swift pace it takes Lynch's sledgehammer technique to its illogical limits." Shock Cinema Stars Holly Angell Hardman; music by the Workdogs, Poison Idea, Big Stick, A-Bones, others." From the MWF catalogue.