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".

Filmography

• 2026Borges and Me — George Mackay Brown
• 2026Elsinore — Jack Charleson
• 2026RHYTHMS — Jamie's Dad
• Steal — Sir Toby Gould
• 2026The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford — Kenneth
• 2025Hogmanay — Mr Milne
• 2025I Swear — Tommy
• Outlander: Blood of My Blood — Red Jacob MacKenzie
• The Bombing of Pan Am 103 — John Orr
• After the Party — Phil
• 2023Baghead — Owen Lark
• Liaison — Richard Banks
• Payback — Cal Morris
• Chivalry — Fraser Schwartz
• Skint — Donny
• 2022The Hanging Sun — Dad
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — King Durin III
• 2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening — King Durin III
• 2021Don vs Lightning — Don
• The North Water — Priest
• The Underground Railroad — Ridgeway Senior
• 2020Chips — Chips (voice)
• Cursed — Father Carden
• 2020Fatbaws — Director
• 2020Marionette — Dr. McVittie
• 2019Orphans Reunited
• 2019The Vanishing — Thomas
• The Witcher — Vesemir
• 2018Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle — Akela (voice)
• 2018Pearl — Al
• Gunpowder — Father Henry Garnet
• 2017Hostiles — Lieutenant Colonel Ross McCowan
• Ozark — Jacob Snell
• 2017Tommy's Honour — 'Old' Tom Morris
• 2016Edith — Jake
• Mum — Michael
• Quarry — The Broker
• Westworld — James Delos
• 2015Hector — Hector McAdam
• Stonemouth — Don Murston
• 2015Sunset Song — John Guthrie
• 2014Hercules — Sitacles
• Lily's Driftwood Bay — Captain Salty Dog (voice)
• Olive Kitteridge — Jim O'Casey
• 2013Sunshine on Leith — Robert 'Rab' Henshaw
• Top of the Lake — Matt Mitcham
• 2013Welcome to the Punch — Roy Edwards
• The Fear — Richie Beckett
• 2012The Liability — Peter
• 2012The Man Inside — Gordon Sinclair
• 2011Long Distance Information — Jack
• 2011Tyrannosaur — Joseph
• 2011War Horse — Ted Narracott
• 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — Corban Yaxley
• 2010Neds — Mr. McGill, Director, Writer
• Red Riding — Reverend Martin Laws
• 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 — Martin Laws
• 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 — Martin Laws
• 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 — Martin Laws
• 2008Boy A — Terry
• 2008Stone of Destiny — Ian's Father
• The Fixer
• British Film Forever
• 2007Dog Altogether — Joseph
• 2007The Last Legion — Odoacer
• 2007The Trial of Tony Blair — Gordon Brown
• 2007To Build a Home
• 2007True North — Riley
• 2006Cargo — Brookes
• 2006Carry On Ken
• 2006Children of Men — Syd
• 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) — Director
• 2005On a Clear Day — Frank
• 2004Blinded — Francis Black
• 2004Criminal — William Hannigan
• 2004Out of This World — Jim
• Shoebox Zoo — Michael Scot
• 2003Kiss of Life — John
• 2003This Little Life — Neonatologist
• 2003Young Adam — Les Gault
• 2002The Magdalene Sisters — Mr O'Connor, Director, Screenplay
• 2001Session 9 — Gordon
• 2000Ordinary Decent Criminal — Stevie
• 2000The Claim — Daniel Dillon
• 1999Exterior Park - Day
• 1999Miss Julie — Jean
• 1999The Escort — Patricia's Husband
• 1998Duck — Nick
• 1998My Name Is Joe — Joe
• 1998Orphans — Writer, Director
• 1997Bogwoman — Barry
• 1997FairyTale: A True Story — Sergeant Farmer
• 1997The Longest Memory — Sanders Sr.
• 1996Nightlife — Billy
• 1996Trainspotting — Swanney
• 1995Braveheart — Veteran
• 1995Fridge — Writer, Director
• 1995Good Day for the Bad Guys — John, Writer, Director
• 1995Narance
• 1995Ruffian Hearts — Chez
• Cardiac Arrest — Director
• 1994Shallow Grave — Andy
• 1994The Priest and the Pirate — Billy Hill
• 1993Close — Vincent, Director, Writer
• Harry — Jimmy
• 1993Vision — Sim
• Jute City — Mallet
• 1991Riff-Raff — Jake
• 1990The Big Man — Vince
• 1990Your Cheatin' Heart
• Your Cheatin' Heart — Tonto
• 1988The Steamie — Andy
• Taggart
• Mountain — Bill
• Mystery Ride — Callum Macfarlane

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2022A Farewell to Ozark — Self
• 2013From the Bottom of the Lake — himself