Pulse of Cinema
Peter Mullan portrait

Peter Mullan

8 films

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".

Where to Start with Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan appears in 8 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are I Swear, The Magdalene Sisters, War Horse — a strong place to start exploring Peter Mullan's drama work.

I Swear 8.3

I Swear

2025
The Magdalene Sisters 7.4

The Magdalene Sisters

2002
War Horse 7.3

War Horse

2011

Peter Mullan — Drama Films 8

I Swear 8.3

I Swear

2025
The Magdalene Sisters 7.4

The Magdalene Sisters

2002
War Horse 7.3

War Horse

2011
Tyrannosaur 7.3

Tyrannosaur

2011
My Name Is Joe 7.2

My Name Is Joe

1998
Boy A 7.1

Boy A

2008
Neds 6.8

Neds

2010
Sunshine on Leith 6.6

Sunshine on Leith

2013

Frequent Collaborators

Kirk Jones Kirk Jones 1 film together Maxine Peake Maxine Peake 1 film together Shirley Henderson Shirley Henderson 1 film together Anne-Marie Duff Anne-Marie Duff 1 film together Geraldine McEwan Geraldine McEwan 1 film together Eileen Walsh Eileen Walsh 1 film together