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My Take
Considine is the kind of artist I gravitate toward: a genuine multi-hyphenate who never seems to be coasting. Actor, director, screenwriter, musician, photographer out of Burton upon Trent, he could easily spread himself thin, yet his work in gritty British independent films carries real weight and conviction. Winning BAFTA recognition both as an actor and a filmmaker tells you the talent is no accident. I love performers who quietly build their own worlds rather than chase the spotlight, and Considine feels like one of the unsung backbones of contemporary British cinema.
Overview
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for playing antiheroes in independent films. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards, and a Silver Lion for Best Short Film at the 2007 Venice Film Festival.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paddy Considine
- Name (Japanese)
- パディ・コンシダイン
- Reading
- ぱでぃ・こんしだいん
- Born
- September 5, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / musician / photographer / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Brighton
Awards & achievements
- 2008 BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
- 2011 British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film
- 2012 BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.