Paul Anderson

Actor

Born February 12, 1978 in London, England, UK

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.

Acting

The Gray House
TV series, 2026
as Stokely Reeves
Lift
Film, 2024
as Donal
Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Film, 2024
as Arthur Shelby (voice)
Nightmare Alley
Film, 2021
as Geek #1
Tijuana Bible
Film, 2020
as Nick
Feedback
Film, 2019
as Andrew Wilde
Robin Hood
Film, 2018
as Guy of Gisbourne
Hostiles
Film, 2017
as Corporal Tommy Thomas
24 Hours to Live
Film, 2017
as Jim Morrow
Brimstone
Film, 2016
as Frank
The Revenant
Film, 2015
as Anderson
In the Heart of the Sea
Film, 2015
as Thomas Chappel
Legend
Film, 2015
as Albert Donoghue
Electricity
Film, 2014
as Barry O'Connor
'71
Film, 2014
as Sergeant Leslie Lewis
The Great Train Robbery
TV series, 2013
as Gordon Goody
Still Life
Film, 2013
as Homeless Man
Peaky Blinders
TV series, 2013
as Arthur Shelby
Passion
Film, 2013
as Dirk Harriman
The Sweeney
Film, 2012
as Francis Allen
Piggy
Film, 2012
as Piggy
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Film, 2011
as Colonel Sebastian Moran
A Lonely Place to Die
Film, 2011
as Chris
The Firm
Film, 2009
as Bex
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
Film, 2008
as Roger
Ashes to Ashes
TV series, 2008
as PC Murder Suspect
Lewis
TV series, 2007
as Frank Sporetti
Midsomer Murders
TV series, 1997
as Graham Spate
White Trash At Heart
Film, 1992
as David's mouth/Bar Patron
The Debt Inherited
Film
as Terry