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Peter Mullan (born July 8 1959) is a Scottish actor and film maker who has been appearing in films since 1990.

Biography

Early life

Mullan, the fifth child of eight children, was born in Peterhead, in the northeast of Scotland, the son of Patricia, a nurse, and Charles Mullan, a lab technician who worked at Glasgow University.^[1]^[2] His family was Roman Catholic^[3] and moved to Cardonald, a working class suburb on the south side of Glasgow. An alcoholic and latterly a sufferer from lung cancer, Mullan's father became increasingly tyrannical and abusive. When he was fourteen, Peter tried to poison him with sleeping pills. For a brief period, Mullan was a member of a street gang while at high school, and worked as a bouncer in a number of rough south-side pubs. His father died on the day Peter started his studies (in economic history and drama) at Glasgow University.

Career

At University, Mullan began acting, and continued stage acting after graduation. He had small roles in several Scottish films, including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Braveheart, On a Clear Day and a supporting role in Ken Loach's Riff-Raff. He also began to work as a writer and director, producing the short films Close, Good Day for the Bad Guys, and Fridge. His first full-length film Orphans won an award at the Venice Film Festival.

Mullan's appearance in Loach's 1998 film My Name Is Joe, portraying a recovering alcoholic wrestling with his demons, won him the best actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He appeared in a prominent role in Brad Anderson's 2001 psychological/supernatural thriller Session 9. In 2002 he returned to directing and screenwriting with the controversial film The Magdalene Sisters, based on life in an Irish Magdalene Asylum. For that movie Mullan won a Golden Lion award from the Venice Film Festival. In 2006 he featured in Children of Men, a thriller directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and will star as the Irish freedom fighter James Connolly in the upcoming movie Connolly.

Personal life & activism=

Mullan has three children with actress and scriptwriter, Annie Swan. Since September 2006, he has been in a relationship with human rights campaigner Robina Qureshi.^[4]

A Marxist, Mullan was a leading figure in the left-wing theatre movement which blossomed in Scotland during the Conservative Thatcher government, including stints in the 7:84 and Wildcat theatre companies. He campaigned for the Scottish Socialist Party during the 2005 general election, and is a close friend of former SSP convener Tommy Sheridan. In July 2006, Mullan lent his support to Tommy Sheridan during the latter's libel trial against the News of the World. He is a strident critic of Tony Blair's New Labour government, telling The Guardian "the TUC and the Labour Party sold us [the working class] out big style, unashamedly so".^[5]

References

External links

[1] ttp://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019185/bio

[2] ttp://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Peter-Mullan.html

[3] ttp://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,793110,00.html

[4] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5331920.stm

[5] ttp://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,4159,42318,00.html

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+{{Infobox actor
-'''Peter Mullan''' (born on 8 July, 1958 in [[Peterhead]], [[Scotland]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] actor and film maker who has been appearing in films since 1990.
+| name = Peter Mullan
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+| birthdate = [[July 8]] [[1959]]
+| location = [[Peterhead]], [[Scotland]]
+}}
+'''Peter Mullan''' (born [[July 8]] [[1959]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] actor and film maker who has been appearing in films since 1990.
+==Biography==
+===Early life===
+Mullan, the fifth child of eight children, was born in [[Peterhead]], in the northeast of Scotland, the son of Patricia, a [[nurse]], and Charles Mullan, a lab technician who worked at [[Glasgow University]].<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019185/bio</ref><ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Peter-Mullan.html</ref> His family was [[Roman Catholic]]<ref>http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,793110,00.html</ref> and moved to [[Cardonald]], a working class suburb on the south side of [[Glasgow]]. An [[alcoholism|alcoholic]] and latterly a sufferer from [[lung cancer]], Mullan's father became increasingly tyrannical and abusive. When he was fourteen, Peter tried to poison him with sleeping pills. For a brief period, Mullan was a member of a street gang while at high school, and worked as a [[bouncer]] in a number of rough south-side pubs. His father died on the day Peter started his studies (in economic history and drama) at [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow University]].
-== Background ==
+===Career===
-Mullan was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland. He was the fifth child of eight born to a devoutly [[Roman Catholic]]  mother (of Irish extraction) and a Scottish father. The family moved to [[Cardonald]], a working class suburb on the south side of [[Glasgow]] where Mullan's father worked as a tool-maker and lab technician. An [[alcoholism|alcoholic]] and latterly a sufferer from [[lung cancer]], Charles Mullan became increasingly tyrannical and abusive. When he was 14, Peter tried to poison him with sleeping pills. For a brief period, Peter was a member of a street gang while at high school, and worked as a [[bouncer]] in a number of rough south-side pubs. His father died on the day Peter started his studies (in economic history and drama) at [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow University]].
-== Career ==
 At University, Mullan began acting, and continued stage acting after graduation. He had small roles in several Scottish films, including ''[[Shallow Grave]]'', ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'', ''[[Braveheart]]'', ''[[On a Clear Day]]'' and a supporting role in [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[Riff-Raff]]''.   He also began to work as a writer and director, producing the [[short film]]s ''Close'', ''Good Day for the Bad Guys'', and ''Fridge''.  His first full-length film ''Orphans'' won an award at the [[Venice Film Festival]].
 Mullan's appearance in Loach's 1998 film ''[[My Name Is Joe]]'', portraying a recovering alcoholic wrestling with his demons, won him the best actor prize at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. He appeared in a prominent role in Brad Anderson's 2001 psychological/supernatural thriller [[Session 9]]. In 2002 he returned to directing and screenwriting with the controversial film ''[[The Magdalene Sisters]]'', based on life in an Irish Magdalene Asylum. For that movie Mullan won a [[Golden Lion]] award from the Venice Film Festival. In 2006 he featured in ''[[Children of Men]]'', a thriller directed by [[Alfonso Cuarón]], and will star as the Irish freedom fighter [[James Connolly]] in the upcoming movie ''[[Connolly The Film|Connolly]]''.
+==Personal life & activism===
-== Activism ==
+Mullan has three children with actress and scriptwriter, [[Annie Swan]]. Since September 2006, he has been in a relationship with human rights campaigner [[Robina Qureshi]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5331920.stm</ref>
-A [[Marxism|Marxist]], Mullan was a leading figure in the left-wing theatre movement which blossomed in Scotland during the Conservative [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] government, including stints in the [[7:84]] and [[Wildcat (theatre company)|Wildcat]] theatre companies. He campaigned for the [[Scottish Socialist Party]] during the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], and is a close friend of former SSP convener [[Tommy Sheridan]]. In July 2006, Mullan lent his support to Tommy Sheridan during the latter's [[libel]] trial against the ''[[News of the World]]''. He is a strident critic of [[Tony Blair]]'s [[Labour Party (UK)|New Labour]] government, telling ''[[The Guardian]]'' "the [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]] and the Labour Party sold us [the working class] out big style, unashamedly so." [http://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,4159,42318,00.html]
+A [[Marxism|Marxist]], Mullan was a leading figure in the left-wing theatre movement which blossomed in Scotland during the Conservative [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] government, including stints in the [[7:84]] and [[Wildcat (theatre company)|Wildcat]] theatre companies. He campaigned for the [[Scottish Socialist Party]] during the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]], and is a close friend of former SSP convener [[Tommy Sheridan]]. In July 2006, Mullan lent his support to Tommy Sheridan during the latter's [[libel]] trial against the ''[[News of the World]]''. He is a strident critic of [[Tony Blair]]'s [[Labour Party (UK)|New Labour]] government, telling ''[[The Guardian]]'' "the [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]] and the Labour Party sold us [the working class] out big style, unashamedly so".<ref>http://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,4159,42318,00.html</ref>
-== Personal life ==
-Mullan has three children with actress and scriptwriter, [[Annie Swan]]. Since September 2006, he has been in a relationship with human rights campaigner [[Robina Qureshi]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5331920.stm]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
 *[http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,418746,00.html Detailed interview with Peter Mullan]
 *[http://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,4159,42318,00.html ''Guardian'' biography]
 *[http://election.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=811&id=1832462005 ''Scotsman'' story about Mullan and the SSP]
 *[http://www.revolutionarycommunistgroup.com/frfi/188/188_dep.html''RCG'' Mullan against dawn raids]
-==External links==
 *{{imdb name|0611932}}
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