Paul Popplewell

Paul Popplewell was born in 1977 and raised in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

He became a professional Actor aged 16 when he dropped out of college after gaining the lead role of Simon in multi award winning BBC Television Drama ‘Criminal’ for which he won Best Actor at the Golden Chest Film Festival in Sofia Bulgaria and was also nominated Best Actor at The Royal Television Society Awards against Pete Postlethwaite and Tom Wilkinson (Tom Wilkinson won).

At the age of 20, he was playing a leading role with the Royal Shakespeare Company in their production of ‘Bad Weather’, since then he has worked consistently in film, television, theatre and radio as well as having to take various other jobs over the years to help pay his way.

In 2001, Paul played Happy Mondays & Big Arm bassist and founder member Paul Ryder in the film 24 Hour Party People having been a fan since he was a kid.

(From Wikipedia. Gender: Male)

Actor:

• Tyrannosaur
  2011, United Kingdom, UK release: 7 October 2011
• 24 Hour Party People
  2002, UK release: unknown

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