Peter Mullan
Actor

Peter Mullan Net Worth

Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor, director, and writer born in Peterhead, Scotland in 1959. He developed an interest in directing films at the age of 19 and made several shorts. After being denied admission to the National Film School, he decided to pursue acting and made his debut in the theatre in 1988. He gained fame for his roles in films such as Riff-Raff (1991), Braveheart (1995), and Trainspotting (1996). He won the Best Leading Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 for My Name Is Joe (1998). He also directed The Magdalene Sisters (2002) and a few episodes of the BBC TV series Cardiac Arrest (1994), for which he was nominated for Best Director by the Royal Television Society.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director, Writer
Birth Day November 02, 1959
Birth Place  Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom
Age 63 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Occupation Actor filmmaker
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s) Ann Swan (m. 1989–2006)
Children 4

💰 Net worth: $800,000 (2024)

Peter Mullan, a renowned multi-talented individual hailing from the United Kingdom, has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry as an actor, director, and writer. With his exceptional skills and dedication to his craft, Mullan has amassed a considerable net worth of around $800,000 as of 2024. Throughout his illustrious career, he has captivated audiences with his powerful performances and has also helmed several successful projects behind the camera. Mullan's versatility and immense talent have solidified his position as a respected figure within the British film and television industry.

Biography/Timeline

1989

Mullan married Ann Swan, an actor and scriptwriter, in about 1989; they separated in 2006. He has four children - three with Swan and one with former girlfriend, Activist Robina Qureshi.

1998

Mullan's role as a recovering alcoholic in My Name Is Joe won him the Best Actor Award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

2002

Mullan went on to the University of Glasgow to study economic history and drama. There he began acting and continued stage acting after graduation. He had roles in films such as Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Braveheart and Riff-Raff. His first full-length film, Orphans, won an award at the Venice Film Festival. In 2002, he returned to directing and screenwriting with the controversial film The Magdalene Sisters, based on life in an Irish Magdalene asylum. Mullan won a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival.

2003

Mullan is an acclaimed art house movie Director. He won a Golden Lion at 59th Venice International Film Festival for The Magdalene Sisters, listed by many critics among the best films of 2003 and nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Film and European Film Award for best film, and a Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival for Neds. He is the only person to win top prizes both for acting (Cannes best actor award) and for the best film (Golden lion for The Magdalene Sisters) at major European film festivals.

2005

A self-styled Marxist, Mullan continues to support hard-left causes and was a leading figure in the left-wing theatre movement that blossomed in Scotland during the Conservative Thatcher government. These included stints with the 7:84 and Wildcat Theatre companies. A passionate critic of Tony Blair's New Labour government, he told The Guardian "the TUC and the Labour Party sold us [the working class] out big style, unashamedly so". Mullan took part in a 2005 occupation of the Glasgow offices of the UK Immigration Service, protesting against the UKIS's "dawn raid" tactics when deporting failed asylum seekers.

2009

In January 2009, Mullan joined other actors in protesting against the BBC's refusal to screen a Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for Gaza. They told BBC Director general Mark Thompson: "Like millions of others, we are absolutely appalled at the decision to refuse to broadcast the appeal. We will never work for the BBC again unless this disgraceful decision is reversed. We will urge others from our profession and beyond to do likewise." Mullan has agreed to appear in an adaptation of Iain Banks’ Stonemouth after the BBC aired a DEC appeal for Gaza in late 2014.

2014

Mullan was a supporter of the Yes Scotland campaign in the Scottish independence referendum, 2014. In 2015, he criticised the BBC for "horrendous bias" against the Yes campaign and told the Radio Times that "to see the BBC used as a political cudgel against a legitimate democratic movement ... really broke my heart.”

2017

In television, Mullan appeared in Gerard Lee's and Jane Campion's acclaimed miniseries Top of the Lake as one of the main characters, head of the Mitcham family and father of Tui Mitcham, whose disappearance is the main topic of the series. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for his work in the series. In 2017, he appeared in the Netflix series Ozark opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney.

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