Paul Popplewell is a British actor who has appeared in BAFTA, BIFA, Emmy, RTS, Sundance and Cannes Palme d'Or winning and nominated Film and TV productions.
He has also appeared in Happy Mondays' Paul Ryder in 24 Hour Party People (2001), Tyrannosaur (2011), and Black Mirror's "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011).
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.
[2][3] In 2001, he played Happy Mondays bassist and founder member Paul Ryder in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People.
In 2011, Popplewell played the character of Bod in the BIFA and BAFTA winning feature film Tyrannosaur,[4][5] which was written and directed by Paddy Considine, and also starred Olivia Colman, Peter Mullan and Eddie Marsan.