Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is particularly known for his portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He came to prominence in the early 2000s with a string of performances in independent films that prompted him comparisons to Sam Rockwell. He currently stars alongside Jude Law in the Sky Atlantic miniseries The Third Day. He will also be taking on the role of King Viserys I Targaryen in the upcoming HBO series House of the Dragon.
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Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is particularly known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He came to prominence in the early 2000s with a string of performances in independent films that prompted him comparisons to Sam Rockwell. Considine currently stars alongside Jude Law in the Sky Atlantic miniseries The Third Day. He will also be taking on the role of King Viserys I Targaryen in the upcoming HBO series House of the Dragon. He received Olivier Awards and Tony Award nominations as Best Actor in 2018 and 2019 for his performances at the Royal Court Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre on Broadway. He has also acted in and directed several music videos, most notably Coldplay’s “God Put a Smile upon Your Face” and the Arctic Monkeys’ “Leave Before the Lights Come On” He is the son of an Irish father and a British mother. He was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, where he grew up with his brother and four sisters in a council estate. In 1994, Considine moved away to study photography at the University of Brighton. While there he met Shane Meadows, who he first met when he completed the course of Neither of them Neither of You nor Me. He also studied at the National Diploma in Performing Arts at Burton College. In 1990, he enrolled to do a National Di diploma in Performed Arts at Burton College. He then went on to study at the University of Brighton where he studied under Paul Reas, Paul Beyne Senior School, Abbotbot Senior School and Burton College Senior School.
In 1995, he graduated from Burton College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. In 1996, he moved to Brighton to complete a Master of Arts degree in English at Burton College, which he completed in 1998. In 1998, he joined the Royal College of Music as a trainee trainee. In 1999, he became a full-time trainee teacher. In 2000, he began directing and starring in the films Hot Fuzz, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee, Submarine, Pride, Miss You Already and How to Build a Girl. In 2002, he co-wrote and starred in the film Tyrannosaur, which won a second for BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. In 2003, he wrote and directed the short film Dog Altogether, for which he won a BAFTA award for Best Short Film, a British Independent Film Award, a Silver Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award. In 2004, he starred in The Girl with All the Gifts, which was critically acclaimed. In 2005, he won the Best British Actor Award for his role in Dead Man’s Shoes. In 2006, he received a nomination for the British Independent film Award for Best Actor. In 2007, he played the lead role in The Death of Stalin, which received critical acclaim. In 2008, he was nominated for two BAFTAs and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2009, he had a role in the onscreen adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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