Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

actor, director, writer

Peter Mullan was born on Nov 02, 1959 in UK. Peter Mullan's big-screen debut came with Your Cheatin' Heart - Season 1 directed by Michael Whyte in 1990, strarring Tonto. Peter Mullan is known for The North Water directed by Andrew Haigh, Jack O'Connell stars as Patrick Sumner and Colin Farrell as Henry Drax. Peter Mullan has got 46 awards and 43 nominations so far. The most recent award Peter Mullan achieved is Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio 'O Curt. The upcoming new tvshow Peter Mullan plays is Liaison - Season 1 which will be released on Feb 24, 2023.

He was interested in directing films at the age of 19 and he made several shorts. As he wasn't admitted to the National Film School, he decided to dedicate himself to acting, and made his debut in the theatre in 1988 before moving to cinema and television. Fame came with the parts he played in such films as Riff-Raff (1991) by Ken Loach, Braveheart (1995) by Mel Gibson and Trainspotting (1996) by Danny Boyle, but above all when he won for best leading actor at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 for My Name Is Joe (1998), once again by Loach. The Magdalene Sisters (2002) is the second feature-length film he has directed. He also directed a few episodes of the BBC TV series, Cardiac Arrest (1994), which earned him a best director nomination from the Royal Television Society.

  • Birthday

    Nov 02, 1959
  • Place of Birth

    Peterhead, Scotland, UK
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

46 wins & 43 nominations

Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio 'O Curt
2022
Don vs Lightning (2021)
Winner - Best Actor
Don vs Lightning (2021)
Valdarno Cinema Film Festival
2022
Short Film
Winner - Best Actor
Don vs Lightning (2021)
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