Peter Mullan (born in 1959 in Peterhead, Scotland) is a Scottish actor who has been appearing in films since 1990. Peterhead is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 18,000. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ...

Mullan was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland, somewhat removed from the sectarian tensions in the West of Scotland. He was the fifth child of eight born to a devoutly Roman Catholic mother (of Irish extraction) and a Scottish father. The family moved to Cardonald, a working class suburb on the south side of Glasgow where Mullan's father worked as a tool-maker and lab technician. An alcoholic and latterly a sufferer from lung cancer, Charles Mullan became increasingly tyrannical and abusive. When he was 14, Peter tried to poison him with sleeping pills. Peter was a member of a street gang while at high school, and worked as a bouncer in a number of rough south-side pubs. His father died on the day Peter started his studies (in economic history and drama) at Glasgow University. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Cardonald is a suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. ... The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

At University Mullan began acting, and continued stage acting after graduation. A Marxist, he was a leading figure in the left-wing theatre movement which blossomed in Scotland during the Conservative Thatcher government, including stints in the 7:84 and Wildcat theatre companies. He had small roles in several Scottish films, including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, and Braveheart, and a supporting role in Ken Loach's Riff-Raff. He also began to work as a writer and director, producing the short films Close, Good Day for the Bad Guys, and Fridge. His first full-length film Orphans won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Marxism refers to the philosophy and social theory based on Karl Marxs work on one hand, and to the political practice based on Marxist theory on the other hand (namely, parts of the First International during Marxs time, communist parties and later states). ... Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... Movie Poster Shallow Grave is a 1994 British thriller film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge. ... Spoiler warning: Trainspotting is a 1996 film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ... Braveheart is an epic American motion picture released in 1995 based on the life of William Wallace, a national hero in Scotland. ... Ken Loach (born June 17, 1936) is a British television and film director, known for his social realist style and socialist themes. ... Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... The Venice Film Festival (it: Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) is the oldest Film Festival in the World (began in the 1932) and takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ...

Mullan's appearance in Loach's 1998 film My Name Is Joe, portraying a recovering alcoholic wrestling with his demons, won Mullan the best actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival. My Name Is Joe (1998) is a British film directed by Ken Loach. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 2002 he returned to directing and screenwriting with the controversial film The Magdalene Sisters, based on life in an Irish Magdalene Asylum. For that movie Mullan won a Golden Lion award from the Venice Film Festival. The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 film about women sent to Magdalen Asylums, otherwise known as the Magdalen Laundries, because of they were deemed to have done some sexual wrong. ... The Golden Lion (it: Leone dOro) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. ...

Mullan has three children with the actress and scriptwriter, Annie Swan. They separated in July 2006.

Mullan campaigned for the Scottish Socialist Party during the 2005 general election, and is a close friend of former SSP convener Tommy Sheridan. In July 2006, Mullan lent his support to Tommy Sheridan during the latter's libel trial against the news of the world. The star of My Name Is Joe and Young Adam left the court building at lunchtime, wearing a t-shirt and jeans, with his arm around Mr Sheridan, who was accompanied by his wife, Gail. In September 2006, Mullan began a new relationship with human rights campaigner Robina Qureshi. The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left-wing Scottish political party which campaigns for a socialist economic platform and Scottish independence. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. ... Robina Qureshi Robina Qureshi (born 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a human rights campaigner and actress. ...

He is a strident critic of Tony Blair's New Labour government, telling The Guardian "the TUC and the Labour Party sold us [the working class] out big style, unashamedly so." Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Sedgefield in North East England. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Image:TradeUnionsCongress20050108 CopyrightKaihsuTai. ...

Sources

• Detailed interview with Peter Mullan
• Guardian biography
• Scotsman story about Mullan and the SSP
• RCG Mullan against dawn raids

External links

• Peter Mullan at the Internet Movie Database