
Paul Anderson
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

The Firm
2009

A Lonely Place to Die
2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011

Piggy
2012

Passion
2013

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
2008

Lift
2024

'71
2014

The Revenant
2015

Legend
2015

Electricity
2014

White Trash At Heart
1992

Brimstone
2016

In the Heart of the Sea
2015

The Debt Inherited
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The Sweeney
2012

Still Life
2013

Hostiles
2017

Robin Hood
2018

24 Hours to Live
2017

Hostage Radio
2019

Tijuana Bible
2020

Nightmare Alley
2021

Fortitude
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Midsomer Murders
1997

The Great Train Robbery
2013

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Peaky Blinders
2013

Ashes to Ashes
2008

Top Gear
2002

The Gray House
2026