Paul Popplewell
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Paul Popplewell (born 1977), is a British actor. He became a professional actor at 16, leaving college after gaining the lead role of Simon in the BBC television drama Criminal, for which he won Best Actor at the Golden Chest Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards, alongside Pete Postlethwaite and Tom Wilkinson.
At the age of 20, Popplewell was playing a leading role with the Royal Shakespeare Company in their production of Bad Weather. Since then, he has continued to work in film, television, theatre and radio.
In 2001, he played Happy Mondays bassist and founder member Paul Ryder in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People. He later made an appearance in the music video for the Oasis single "Lyla" in 2005.
Popplewell played the character of Bod in feature film Tyrannosaur, written and directed by Paddy Considine, which was released in the UK on 7 October 2011 and in the US on 18 November 2011.
Filmography[]
Film[]
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) - Second Soldier
- I Want You (1998) - Phonebox Man
- The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998) - Simon
- 24 Hour Party People (2002) - Paul Ryder
- Club Le Monde (2002) - Dil
- Morvern Callar (2002) - Cat in the Hat
- Heartlands (2002) - Gulliver's Kingdom Soldier (uncredited)
- In This World (2002) - (Europe) (voice)
- Bright Young Things (2003) - Private
- The Waiting Room (2007) - Van Man
- Dog Altogether (2007, Short) - Pub Youth 1
- The Trip (2010) - Paul
- Tyrannosaur (2011) - Bod
- Spike Island (2012) - Roses' Manager
- The Look of Love (2013) - Journalist No. 1
- The Cost of Living (2013, Short) - Mark
- '71 (2014) - Training Corporal
- The Goob (2014) - Levi
- ID2: Shadwell Army (2016) - Danny Boy
- On the Road (Wolf Alice) (2016)
- Journeyman (2017) - Jackie
- Peterloo (2018) - Mill Overseer
Television[]
- Kids Court (1988, BSKYB)
- Screen Two (1994, BBC) - Simon
- Out of The Blue (1995, BBC) - Eddie Locke
- Casualty (1996-2009, BBC) - Jack / Toby Mitchell / Dean Harris / Eddie
- Island (1996, ITV)
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997, BBC) - Frank Starling
- Peak Practice (2000, BBC) - Greg Crinham
- The League of Gentlemen (2000, BBC) - Collier
- Heartbeat (2000, ITV) - Gary
- Doctors (2000, BBC) - Jamie Farrell
- The Bill (2001, BBC) - Patient
- Alan Partridge (2001, BBC)
- Rehab (2003, BBC Movie) - Phillip
- Gifted (2003, ITV Movie) - Sean Dwyer
- Totally Frank (2005, Channel 4) - Television Producer
- The Somme (2005, Channel 4, documentary) - Greenhalgh
- The Ghost Squad (2005, BBC) - Detective Sergeant Richard Ellis
- The Royal (2005-2009, ITV) - Marlon Barratt / Chris Nugent
- Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006, BBC, documentary) - Caravaggio
- The Wedge (2006, ITV)
- Saxondale (2007, BBC) - Freaky Dan
- Emmerdale (2008, ITV) - Keith Lodge
- The Trip (2010, BBC) - Paul
- Waterloo Road (2011, BBC) - Callum Pearson
- Black Mirror (2011, Channel 4) - Dustin
- Inside Men (2012, BBC) - Tom
- Accused (2012, BBC) - Gary
- Shameless (2012, Channel 4) - Eddie
- Frankie (2013, BBC) - Tony Preston
- Moving On (2013, BBC) - Nathan
- A Young Doctor's Notebook (2013, Sky Arts Playhouse Presents) - Yuri
- Our World War (2014, BBC) - Sergeant Mitchell
- The Salisbury Poisonings (2020, BBC) - DI Ben Mant
- Save Me (2020, Sky Atlantic) - DC Mark Harper
Theatre[]
- - City of Culture
- The Hypocrite - Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
- A Taste of Honey - Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre
- Toast - Hull Truck
- The Arbor - The Royal Court
- Harvest - The Royal Court
- The Shy Gas Man - Southwark Playhouse
- Under The Whaleback - Hull Truck
- The Modernists - Sheffield Crucible Theatre
- American Buffalo - Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre
- The Tempest - Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
- Bad Weather - Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
- Bartholomew Fair - Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
Awards and nominations[]
Group | Award | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|
British Arrows Craft Awards | Best Actor | Kick it Out | Won |
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards & TV Awards | Best Supporting Actor | American Buffalo | Nominated |
Golden Chest International TV & Film Festival | Best Actor | Criminal | Won |
Royal Television Society Awards (RTS Awards) | Best Actor | Criminal | Nominated |
References[]
External links[]
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from the East Riding of Yorkshire
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English male stage actors
- Male actors from Yorkshire