Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine’s directorial debut, Tyrannosaur , walked away with the most number of awards at the 14th Moët British Independent Film Awards, which took place at Old Billingsgate earlier this evening. The film picked up a total of three trophies for Best British Independent Film, Best Actress and Paddy Considine was awarded The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director. Other winners included Lynne Ramsey Lynne Ramsay who picked up Best Director for We Need to Talk About Kevin , Olivia...Read Full Story

Thanks to the lovely folks over at the Phoenix Cinema, I was fortunate enough to attend a Q&A session with Writer and Director of the film Paddy Considine, along with two of the film’s stars – Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan. Considine talked a lot about this being his directorial debut and showed unashamedly his complete adoration for his cast members. On Colman’s performance, he said she was “a force of nature” and it was “a transformation of the soul”. There was no gaining weight or...Read Full Story

The Guardian Paddy Considine's Directorial Debut 'Tyrannosaur' Wins Big at British ... Hollywood Reporter Olivia Colman's turn in the drama scores best actress; Considine scored the evening's best debut director plaudit; "Shame's" Michael Fassbender takes home the best actor nod. LONDON – Actor and director Paddy Considine and his debut feature Tyrannosaur ... "Tyrannosaur" named top British indie film Reuters Gemma Arterton and Edith Bowman play it simple in LBDs as thespians gather for...Read Full Story

Paddy Considine was born 5 September 1973 raised and still resides in Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, and retains his regional accent. He grew up with his brother and sisters in a council estate in Winshill, a suburb of Burton. In 1990 he enrolled to do a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Burton College, where he first met Shane Meadows. Neither Considine nor Meadows completed the Performing Arts course. He attended, among other schools, Abbot Beyne Senior School and Burton College...Read Full Story

The Guardian "Tyrannosaur" named top British indie film Reuters LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paddy Considine's wrenching character study "Tyrannosaur" has been named the year's best feature at the Moet British Independent Film Awards, which took place on Sunday night in London. ... Paddy Considine's Directorial Debut 'Tyrannosaur' Wins Big at British ... Hollywood Reporter Tyrannosaur takes hat trick at British Independent Film Awards The Guardian 'Tyrannosaur' takes top prize at British...Read Full Story