Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine
Considine in 2011 at the "Tyrannosaur" Q&A at the Quad in Derby
Born	Patrick George Considine (1974-09-05) 5 September 1974 (age 42) Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Residence	Burton upon Trent, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Brighton
Occupation	Actor film director screenwriter musician
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Shelley Considine (m. 1991)
Awards	Evening Standard British Film Award, Empire Award, British Independent Film Award, Silver Lion
Website	paddyconsidine.co.uk

Patrick George "Paddy" Considine (born 5 September 1974) is an English actor, filmmaker, and musician. He has played a number of dark, troubled, and morally or mentally ambiguous characters. Considine frequently collaborates with director Shane Meadows. He has starred in supporting roles in films such as 24 Hour Party People (2002), In America (2003), My Summer of Love (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), Hot Fuzz (2007), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The World's End (2013) and Macbeth (2015), and leading roles in A Room for Romeo Brass (1999), Dead Man's Shoes (2004), The Cry of the Owl (2009), Blitz (2011), Honour (2014) and The Girl With All The Gifts (2016).

Considine came to prominence in the early 2000s with a string of performances in independent film that prompted The Observer to describe him as "the best-kept secret in British movies". In addition to leading and supporting roles in Hollywood films, he has acted in independent British films and television shows such as The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2014). He wrote and directed Tyrannosaur (2011), a film based on his directorial debut, the 2007 short film Dog Altogether. He has also acted in and directed several music videos, most notably Coldplay's video for "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" and the Arctic Monkeys video for "Leave Before the Lights Come On".