Peter Mullan

Born 1959 · British actor, filmmaker and socialist

Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. His credits include Riff-Raff (1991), Shallow Grave (1994), Braveheart (1995), Trainspotting (1996), My Name Is Joe (1998), The Claim (2000), Neds (2010), War Horse (2011), The Fixer (2008), Top of the Lake (2013), Mum (2016–2019), Ozark (2017–2018), Westworld (2018–2020), Cursed (2020), The North Water (2021), The Underground Railroad (2021), The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–2024), After the Party (2023), Baghead (2023) and I Swear (2025).

Peter Mullan, in order

1990 The Big Man: acted · directed by David Leland · critics 43%, audiences 44%
1991 Riff-Raff: acted · directed by Ken Loach
1994 Cardiac Arrest (TV series): directed
1994 Shallow Grave: acted · directed by Danny Boyle
1995 Braveheart: acted · directed by Mel Gibson · critics 74%, audiences 85% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, Hoopla
1996 Trainspotting: acted · directed by Danny Boyle · critics 93%, audiences 93%
1997 Bogwoman (TV movie): acted · directed by Tommy Collins
1998 My Name Is Joe: acted · directed by Ken Loach
1998 Orphans: directed, wrote
1999 Miss Julie: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal: acted · directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
2000 The Claim: acted · directed by Michael Winterbottom · critics 61%, audiences 49% · streaming on Roku Channel, Fawesome, Tubi
2001 Session 9: acted · directed by Brad Anderson
2002 The Magdalene Sisters: directed, wrote · critics 90%, audiences 89% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
2003 Young Adam: acted · directed by David Mackenzie
2004 Criminal: acted · directed by Gregory Jacobs
2004 Out of This World: acted · directed by Junji Sakamoto
2005 On a Clear Day: acted · directed by Gaby Dellal · critics 69%, audiences 72%
2006 Cargo: acted · directed by Clive Gordon
2006 Children of Men: acted · directed by Alfonso Cuarón · critics 92%, audiences 85%
2006 True North: acted · directed by Steve Hudson
2007 Boy A: acted · directed by John Crowley
2007 Dog Altogether (short film): acted · directed by Paddy Considine
2007 The Last Legion: acted · directed by Doug Lefler
2007 The Trial of Tony Blair (TV movie): acted · directed by Simon Cellan Jones
2008 Stone of Destiny: acted · directed by Charles Martin Smith
2009 Red Riding: 1974: acted · directed by Julian Jarrold
2009 Red Riding: 1980: acted · directed by James Marsh
2009 Red Riding: 1983: acted · directed by Anand Tucker
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1: acted · directed by David Yates · critics 77%, audiences 85% · streaming on HBO Max, Peacock
2010 Neds: directed, wrote, acted
2011 Tyrannosaur: acted · directed by Paddy Considine
2011 War Horse: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 74%, audiences 74%
2012 The Liability: acted · directed by Craig Viveiros
2013 Sunshine on Leith: acted · directed by Dexter Fletcher
2013 Top of the Lake (TV series): acted · critics 83%, audiences 63% · streaming on Hulu
2013 Welcome to the Punch: acted · directed by Eran Creevy
2014 Hercules: acted · directed by Brett Ratner
2015 Hector: acted · directed by Jake Gavin
2015 Sunset Song: acted · directed by Terence Davies
2016 Tommy's Honour: acted · directed by Jason Connery
2017 Gunpowder (TV series): acted · directed by J Blakeson
2017 Hostiles: acted · directed by Scott Cooper
2017 Ozark (TV series): acted · directed by Jason Bateman
2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle: acted · directed by Andy Serkis
2018 Pearl: acted · directed by Elsa Amiel
2018 The Vanishing: acted · directed by Kristoffer Nyholm
2020 Cursed (TV series): acted · directed by Zetna Fuentes
2020 Repression: acted · directed by Elbert van Strien
2021 The North Water (TV series): acted · directed by Andrew Haigh
2021 The Underground Railroad (TV series): acted · directed by Barry Jenkins
2022 The Hanging Sun: acted · directed by Francesco Carrozzini
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV series): acted · directed by Charlotte Brändström and J. A. Bayona
2023 After the Party (TV series): acted · directed by Peter Salmon
2023 Baghead: acted · directed by Alberto Corredor
2023 Liaison (TV series): acted · directed by Stephen Hopkins
2025 I Swear: acted · directed by Kirk Jones
2025 Outlander: Blood of My Blood (TV series): acted
2025 The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (TV series): acted
2026 Borges and Me: acted · directed by Marc Turtletaub
2026 Elsinore: acted · directed by Simon Stone
2026 The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: acted
No Way Off: acted
The Fear (TV series): acted