Peter Mullan
Known for acting · Born 2 November 1959 · 66 · Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
122 credits
Peter Mullan (born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing supporting roles in feature films such as "Braveheart" and "Trainspotting", and for starring as the titular character Joe Kavanagh in "My Name Is Joe". He won a Golden Lion at 59th Venice International Film Festival for his direction of "The Magdalene Sisters".
Known for
War Horse
2011
Ozark
2017
Session 9
2001
The Vanishing
2019
I Swear
2025
Tyrannosaur
2011
Boy A
2008
The Magdalene Sisters
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
The Last Legion
2007
My Name Is Joe
1998
Acting (113)
2026StealSir Toby GouldSeries
2026The Fall of Sir Douglas WeatherfordKennethFilm
2026Borges and MeGeorge Mackay BrownFilm
2026ElsinoreJack CharlesonFilm
2026RHYTHMSJamie's DadFilm
2025I SwearTommyFilm
2025Outlander: Blood of My BloodRed Jacob MacKenzie · 2 episodesSeries
2025The Bombing of Pan Am 103John Orr · 4 episodesSeries
2025HogmanayMr MilneFilm
2023BagheadOwen LarkFilm
2023LiaisonRichard Banks · 6 episodesSeries
2023PaybackCal Morris · 6 episodesSeries
2023After the PartyPhil · 6 episodesSeries
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerKing Durin III · 9 episodesSeries
2022The Hanging SunDadFilm
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan ScreeningKing Durin IIIFilm
2022A Farewell to OzarkSelfFilm
2022ChivalryFraser SchwartzSeries
2022SkintDonny · 7 episodesSeries
2021The North WaterPriest · 2 episodesSeries
2021The Underground RailroadRidgeway Senior · 3 episodesSeries
2021Don vs LightningDonFilm
2020CursedFather Carden · 10 episodesSeries
2020MarionetteDr. McVittieFilm
2020ChipsChips (voice)Film
2020FatbawsFilm
2019The WitcherVesemir · 2 episodesSeries
2019The VanishingThomasFilm
2019Orphans ReunitedFilm
2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleAkela (voice)Film
2018PearlAlFilm
2017OzarkJacob Snell · 20 episodesSeries
2017HostilesLieutenant Colonel Ross McCowanFilm
2017GunpowderFather Henry Garnet · 3 episodesSeries
2017Tommy's Honour'Old' Tom MorrisFilm
2016WestworldJames Delos · 4 episodesSeries
2016QuarryThe Broker · 8 episodesSeries
2016MumMichael · 18 episodesSeries
2016EdithJakeFilm
2015Sunset SongJohn GuthrieFilm
2015StonemouthDon Murston · 2 episodesSeries
2015HectorHector McAdamFilm
2014HerculesSitaclesFilm
2014Olive KitteridgeJim O'Casey · 4 episodesSeries
2014Lily's Driftwood BayCaptain Salty Dog (voice) · 100 episodesSeries
2013Welcome to the PunchRoy EdwardsFilm
2013Top of the LakeMatt Mitcham · 7 episodesSeries
2013Sunshine on LeithRobert 'Rab' HenshawFilm
2013From the Bottom of the LakehimselfFilm
2012The LiabilityPeterFilm
2012The FearRichie Beckett · 4 episodesSeries
2012The Man InsideGordon SinclairFilm
2011War HorseTed NarracottFilm
2011TyrannosaurJosephFilm
2011Long Distance InformationJackFilm
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Corban YaxleyFilm
2010NedsMr. McGillFilm
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974Martin LawsFilm
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Martin LawsFilm
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Martin LawsFilm
2009Red RidingReverend Martin Laws · 3 episodesSeries
2008Boy ATerryFilm
2008Stone of DestinyIan's FatherFilm
2008The Fixer · 12 episodesSeries
2007The Last LegionOdoacerFilm
2007True NorthRileyFilm
2007Dog AltogetherJosephFilm
2007The Trial of Tony BlairGordon BrownFilm
2007British Film ForeverSeries
2007To Build a HomeFilm
2006Children of MenSydFilm
2006CargoBrookesFilm
2006Carry On KenFilm
2005On a Clear DayFrankFilm
2004CriminalWilliam HanniganFilm
2004Shoebox ZooMichael Scot · 26 episodesSeries
2004Out of This WorldJimFilm
2004BlindedFrancis BlackFilm
2003Young AdamLes GaultFilm
2003Kiss of LifeJohnFilm
2003This Little LifeNeonatologistFilm
2002The Magdalene SistersMr O'ConnorFilm
2001Session 9GordonFilm
2000Ordinary Decent CriminalStevieFilm
2000The ClaimDaniel DillonFilm
1999The EscortPatricia's HusbandFilm
1999Miss JulieJeanFilm
1999Exterior Park - DayFilm
1998My Name Is JoeJoeFilm
1998DuckNickFilm
1997FairyTale: A True StorySergeant FarmerFilm
1997BogwomanBarryFilm
1997The Longest MemorySanders Sr.Film
1996TrainspottingSwanneyFilm
1996NightlifeBillyFilm
1995BraveheartVeteranFilm
1995Good Day for the Bad GuysJohnFilm
1995Ruffian HeartsChezFilm
1995NaranceFilm
1994Shallow GraveAndyFilm
1994The Priest and the PirateBilly HillFilm
1993CloseVincentFilm
1993VisionSimFilm
1993HarryJimmySeries
1991Riff-RaffJakeFilm
1991Jute CityMallet · 3 episodesSeries
1990The Big ManVinceFilm
1990Your Cheatin' HeartFilm
1990Your Cheatin' Heart · 3 episodes, Tonto · 6 episodesSeries
1988The SteamieAndyFilm
1983Taggart · 2 episodesSeries
—Mystery RideCallum MacfarlaneFilm
—MountainBillFilm
Directing (6)
2020FatbawsDirectorFilm
2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)DirectorFilm
2002The Magdalene SistersDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1998OrphansDirector, WriterFilm
1995Good Day for the Bad GuysDirector, WriterFilm
1994Cardiac ArrestDirectorSeries
Writing (3)
2010NedsWriter, DirectorFilm
1995FridgeWriter, DirectorFilm
1993CloseWriter, DirectorFilm