Paul Popplewell

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Paul Popplewell (born 18 April 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 Oscar nominees 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 the BIFA and BAFTA winning 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.

Since 2021, he has played the receptionist, Paul Pegg in the BBC One drama Casualty.^[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

• Peterloo (2018) - Mill Overseer
• Journeyman (2017) - Jackie
• On the Road (Wolf Alice) (2016)
• ID2: Shadwell Army (2016) - Danny Boy
• The Goob (2014) - Levi
• '71 (2014) - Training Corporal
• The Cost of Living (2013, Short) - Mark
• The Look of Love (2013) - Journalist No. 1
• Spike Island (2012) - Roses' Manager
• Tyrannosaur (2011) - Bod
• The Trip (2010) - Paul
• Dog Altogether (2007, Short) - Pub Youth 1
• The Waiting Room (2007) - Van Man
• Bright Young Things (2003) - Private
• In This World (2002) - (Europe) (voice)
• Heartlands (2002) - Gulliver's Kingdom Soldier (uncred)
• Morvern Callar (2002) - Cat in the Hat
• 24 Hour Party People (2002) - Paul Ryder
• Club Le Monde (2002) - Dil
• The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998) - Simon
• I Want You (1998) - Phonebox Man
• FairyTale: A True Story (1997) - Second Soldier

Television[]

Theatre[]

• The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca - 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[]

References[]

External links[]

• Paul Popplewell at IMDb
• IMDb - Paul Popplewell
• Live for Films - [1]