Paddy Considine

Cast · Director · Writer

Born

September 5, 1973 · Staffordshire, England, UK

Birth name

Patrick George Considine

Paddy Considine pursued artistic formation at Burton College, where he studied performing arts and met Shane Meadows, and then completed a photography degree at the University of Brighton under social documentarian Paul Reas. His early creative collaborations led from skits and short films into screen acting. He made his professional stage debut in The Ferryman, which transferred from the Royal Court to Broadway and earned Olivier and Tony nominations. He wrote and directed the short Dog Altogether and later expanded it into the feature Tyrannosaur, followed by writing and directing Journeyman. His career spans photography, stage, screen acting, writing, directing, and music.