Paul Popplewell

Popplewell landed his first role as an actor at age 16, playing lead role of Simon in the drama Criminal as part of Screen Two;{{cite web|url=https://lwlies.com/articles/paul-popplewell-journeyman-peterloo/|title= Paul Popplewell: From 24 Hour Party People to Journeyman|publisher= lwlies.com |date=29 March 2018}} The film was about a boy who with undiagnosed autism and from a council estate background in Bradford, for which he won Best Actor at the Golden Chest Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards. The film won the award for best single drama at Royal Television Society Awards.

At the age of 20, Popplewell was playing a leading role with the Royal Shakespeare Company in their production of Bad Weather at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.{{Cite web |title='Bad Weather' Play performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company, UK 1998 – 07 May 2020 |url= https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/bad-weather-play-performed-by-the-royal-shakespeare-company-uk-1998-07-may-2020-10639838a |website=shutterstock.com|date=7 May 1998}}{{Cite web |title=RSC Performances Bad Weather |url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/bad199805 |date=7 May 1998 |website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}}

In 2001, he played Happy Mondays bassist and founder member Paul Ryder in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People. He later made an appearance in the music video for the Oasis single "Lyla" in 2005.

In 2011, Popplewell played the character of Bod in the BIFA and BAFTA winning feature film Tyrannosaur,{{Cite web |title=2011 Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/2011/winners-nominations/ |access-date=15 January 2023 |website=British Independent Film Awards|date=24 October 2011 }} which was written and directed by Paddy Considine, and also starred Olivia Colman, Peter Mullan and Eddie Marsan.{{Cite web|url= http://www.liveforfilms.com/2011/10/18/liveforfilms-com-talks-to-tyrannosaur-star-paul-popplewell/ |title= liveforfilms.com Talks To 'Tyrannosaur' Star Paul Popplewell |website=liveforfilms.com |date=18 October 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111025120154/http://www.liveforfilms.com/2011/10/18/liveforfilms-com-talks-to-tyrannosaur-star-paul-popplewell/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2011}}

From 2021 to 2023, he played the receptionist, Paul Pegg in the BBC One drama Casualty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a36627326/casualty-questions-jacob-ethan-robyn/|title=Casualty spoilers and questions after tonight's episodes|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=5 June 2021|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=24 January 2022}}

Popplewell runs long distance to raise money for charity.{{cite web|url=https://tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/paulpopplewell |title= Paul Popplewell – My Story |publisher= tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com |date= 8 January 2023}}

• Scoop
• Peterloo
• Journeyman
• On the Road (Wolf Alice)
• ID2: Shadwell Army
• The Goob
• '71
• The Cost of Living
• The Look of Love
• Spike Island
• Tyrannosaur
• The Trip
• Dog Altogether
• The Waiting Room
• Bright Young Things
• In This World
• Heartlands
• Morvern Callar
• 24 Hour Party People
• Club Le Monde
• The Man with Rain in His Shoes
• I Want You
• FairyTale: A True Story

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• Casualty (2021–2023, BBC) – Paul Pegg
• Save Me (2020, Sky Atlantic) – DC Mark Harper
• The Salisbury Poisonings (2020, BBC) – DI Ben Mant
• Our World War (2014, BBC) – Sergeant Mitchell
• A Young Doctor's Notebook (2013, Sky Arts Playhouse Presents) – Yuri
• Moving On (2013, BBC) – Nathan
• Frankie (2013, BBC) – Tony Preston
• Shameless (2012, Channel 4) – Eddie
• Accused (2012, BBC) – Gary
• Inside Men (2012, BBC) – Tom
• Black Mirror: "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011, Channel 4) – Dustin
• Waterloo Road (2011, BBC) – Callum Pearson
• The Trip (2010, BBC) – Paul
• Emmerdale (2008, ITV) – Keith Lodge
• Saxondale (2007, BBC) – Freaky Dan
• The Wedge (2006, ITV)
• Simon Schama's Power of Art – Caravaggio (2006, BBC) – Caravaggio
• The Royal (2005–2009, ITV) – Marlon Barratt / Chris Nugent
• The Ghost Squad (2005, BBC) – DC Richard Ellis
• The Somme (2005, Channel 4) – Greenhalgh
• Totally Frank (2005, Channel 4) – Television Producer
• Gifted (2003, ITV Movie) – Sean Dwyer
• Rehab (2003, BBC Movie) – Phillip
• Alan Partridge (2001, BBC)
• The Bill (2001, BBC) – Patient
• Doctors (2000, BBC) – Jamie Farrell
• Heartbeat (2000, ITV) – Gary
• The League of Gentlemen (2000, BBC) – Collier
• Peak Practice (2000, BBC) – Greg Crinham
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997, BBC) – Frank Starling
• Island (1996, ITV)
• Out of The Blue (1995, BBC) – Eddie Locke
• Criminal (1994, BBC) – Simon
• Kids Court (1992, BSKYB)

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• The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca – City of Culture
• The Hypocrite – Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
• A Taste of Honey – Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre
• Toast – Hull Truck
• The Arbor – The Royal Court, London
• Harvest – The Royal Court, London
• The Shy Gas Man – Southwark Playhouse
• Under The Whaleback – Hull Truck
• The Modernists – Sheffield Crucible Theatre
• American Buffalo – Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre
• The Tempest – Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
• Bad Weather – Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
• Bartholomew Fair – Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

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• [https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/paul-popplewell Sue Terry Voices – Paul Popplewell]
• [http://www.vincentoconnell.co.uk/portfolio/criminal/ Vincent O'Connell – Criminal (1994)]

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