Paul Anderson

Known for

Acting

Born

February 12, 1978 (age 48)

Birthplace

London, England, UK

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.

Best known work

The Revenant

2015

Peaky Blinders

2013

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011

In the Heart of the Sea

2015

Legend

2015

Nightmare Alley

2021

Robin Hood

2018

Hostiles

2017

Lift

2024

Brimstone

2016

Filmography

TBA
The Debt Inherited
as Terry
TBA
Fortitude
TBA
The PrinceTV
2026
The Gray HouseTV
as Stokely Reeves (8 episodes)
2024
Lift
as Donal
2024
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
as Arthur Shelby (voice)
2021
Nightmare Alley
as Geek #1
2020
Tijuana Bible
as Nick
2019
Feedback
as Andrew Wilde
2018
Robin Hood
as Guy of Gisbourne
2017
Hostiles
as Corporal Tommy Thomas
2017
24 Hours to Live
as Jim Morrow
2016
Brimstone
as Frank
2015
The Revenant
as Anderson
2015
In the Heart of the Sea
as Thomas Chappel
2015
Legend
as Albert Donoghue
2014
Electricity
as Barry O'Connor
2014
'71
as Sergeant Leslie Lewis
2013
The Great Train RobberyTV
as Gordon Goody (2 episodes)
2013
Still Life
as Homeless Man
2013
Peaky BlindersTV
as Arthur Shelby (36 episodes)
2013
Passion
as Dirk Harriman
2012
The Sweeney
as Francis Allen
2012
Piggy
as Piggy
2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Colonel Sebastian Moran