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Peter Mullan (born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and film-maker who has been appearing in films since 1990. Mullan, the sixth of eight children, was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland, the son of Patricia, a nurse, and Charles Mullan, a lab technician who worked at Glasgow University. He was brought up in a working class Roman Catholic family. Later they moved to Mosspark, a suburb to the south west of Glasgow. An alcoholic and latterly a sufferer from lung cancer, Mullan's father became increasingly tyrannical and abusive. For a brief period, Mullan was a member of a... MORE

Peter Mullan (born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and film-maker who has been appearing in films since 1990. Mullan, the sixth of eight children, was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland, the son of Patricia, a nurse, and Charles Mullan, a lab technician who worked at Glasgow University. He was brought up in a working class Roman Catholic family. Later they moved to Mosspark, a suburb to the south west of Glasgow. An alcoholic and latterly a sufferer from lung cancer, Mullan's father became increasingly tyrannical and abusive. For a brief period, Mullan was a member of a street gang while at secondary school, and worked as a bouncer in a number of south-side pubs. His father died on the day Mullan began studying economic history and drama at the University of Glasgow. At University, Mullan began acting, and continued stage acting after graduation. He had roles in several Scottish films, including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Braveheart, and a supporting role in Ken Loach's 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 LESS