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Paddy Considine Biography
Birth Name:Patrick George Considine
Birth Place:Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won numerous film festival awards for directing and writing 2011's "Tyrannosaur․"
- Won the 2000 Thessaloniki Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Alfie in "Last Resort․"
- Received the 2005 Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Dead Man's Shoes․"
- Graduated from the University of Brighton with a photography degree
- Quote: "Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view․"
- Directed the music video for "Leave Before the Lights Come On" by the Arctic Monkeys
- Frequently collaborates with British director Shane Meadows
- Participates in rock band Riding the Low
Awards
- 2000Best Actor-: winner
- 2003British Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2004Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2004British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2004British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actor/Actress: nominated
- 2004British Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2004INOCA-Best Actor: nominated
- 2004ALFS Award-British Actor of the Year: nominated
- 2004OFTA Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2004Golden Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: nominated
- 2005Empire Award-Best British Actor: winner
- 2005Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Actor: winner
- 2005ALFS Award-British Actor of the Year: nominated
- 2006Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2006ALFS Award-British Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
- 2007Corto Cortissimo Award-Best Short Film: winner
- 2008BAFTA Film Award-Best Short Film: winner
- 2009Dagger-Best Leading Actor: nominated
- 2011Douglas Hickox Award-: winner
- 2011British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2011Gold Hugo-Best International Feature: nominated
- 2011DFCC-Breakthrough Artist - International: nominated
- 2011EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
- 2011Best Screenplay-: winner
- 2011Best Film-International Competition: nominated
- 2011CineVision Award-Best Film By An Emerging Director: winner
- 2011Writer/Director Award-: winner
- 2011Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
- 2011Special Achievement Award-Best First Feature: winner
- 2011Bronze Horse-Best Directorial Debut: winner
- 2011Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
- 2011Directing Award-World Cinema - Dramatic: winner
- 2011Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Dramatic: nominated
- 2012BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: winner
- 2012Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2012Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: nominated
- 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
- 2012IOFCP Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2012ALFS Award-Breakthrough British Filmmaker: nominated
- 2012Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2013Prix du Jury-Jury Prize: winner
- 2013Prix de la Critique-Critics' Prize: winner
- 2014MTV Movie Award-Best Fight: nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Fight: nominated
- 2017British Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2018National Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2022IGN Award-Best Dramatic TV Performance: winner
- 2023Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor: nominated