Paddy Considine is a British actor who portrayed Simon Ross in The Bourne Ultimatum.

He was born in 1973 in Staffordshire, to an Irish father. At 17 he enrolled in a performing arts course at Burton college, where he met Shane Meadows. Meadows worked with Considine in several short films, before casting him A Room for Romeo Brass, where he portrayed a loner who befriended two children. From there Considine's career took off, appearing in many films and gaining international recognition. Considine has also directed several shorts, with Dog Altogether winning a Bafta.

Selected filmography

• Blitz (2011)
• Submarine (2010)
• Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee (2009)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• Cinderella Man (2005)
• Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
• In America (2003)
• 24 Hour Party People (2002)
• Last Resort (2002)
• A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)

Television appearances

• The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011)
• Red Riding (2009)
• My Zinc Bed (2008)
• Pu-239 (2006)