If you are not a fan of spoilers be forewarned, the sixth season of the award-winning drama Peaky Blinders has already been released on BBC in the UK as of Feb 27, 2022; however, American audiences will have to wait until June 10, 2022, to follow the exploits of their favorite criminal enterprise. By order of the Peaky Blinders, the sixth season of the popular British crime drama will be its last, and according to Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) himself, it is the darkest season of Peaky Blinders yet. Despite the TV series coming to an end, creator Steven Knight has confirmed that the saga will continue and conclude with a feature film. Murphy has already been confirmed to star in the film despite his initial misgivings. Over the last nine years, Peaky Blinders has done an excellent job of keeping a loyal fan base as each season seems to be better than the last. That, coupled with an outstanding cast, has kept audiences enthralled throughout. As we count the days until the final season kicks off in the U.S., keep yourself busy with this list of other roles you’ve seen the actors play.
Cillian Murphy
While Cillian Murphy is no doubt best known for his role as Peaky Blinders' notorious gangster Tommy Shelby, he has many noteworthy performances on his resume. Aside from the patriarch of the Shelby family, he is probably most well known as Dr. Jonathan Crane, a.k.a Scarecrow in the Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight franchise. Murphy is featured as Crane in all three movies in varying degrees, though most prominently in the first installment, Batman Begins. He is also very well-known for his breakthrough role as Jim in the zombie horror 28 Days Later. During his off time from the British crime drama, he also starred in the war-epic Dunkirk in which he plays a soldier struggling with PTSD. Next, Murphy will star as Oppenheimer in Nolan's eponymous biopic.
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy is currently taking the world by storm. The award-winning actress continues to impress critics and audiences alike with each new role she takes on. Aside from Gina Gray in Peaky Blinders, other roles you may recognize her from are the Netflix original The Queen's Gambit, wherein she plays a chess prodigy with substance abuse issues, the M. Night Shyamalan thriller Split, and Emma which is based on Jane Austen’s literary classic. Up next, you can catch the gifted actress taking on the titular role of renegade warrior Furiosa in the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa.
Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory started her career as a stage actress and has starred in several Shakespearean plays at the famed Shakespeare's Globe in London. She had several recognizable roles before her time as Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders. Most notably as pure-blood witch Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter films. McCrory also starred in Martin Scorcese’s family film Hugo and Skyfall. Sadly, McCrory passed away last April after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson currently stars as the hot-headed elder brother of the Shelby family, Arthur. Anderson, however, has had a long career preceding the BBC series. Before joining the infamous Peaky Blinders gang, Anderson starred opposite big names such as Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant. More recently, he has a small role in the Oscar-nominated Nightmare Alley. If you are a fan of Anderson's work, you can also catch him in the upcoming airplane heist movie Lift, and the World War II action film Immortal. While the cast has yet to be announced for the impending Peaky film, Steven Knight has confirmed Anderson will reprise his role as the eldest Shelby brother.
Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy’s role as critically acclaimed Alfie Solomons, the Jewish gang leader, has been a huge pop culture phenomenon that everyone wants more Alfie. Peaky Blinders aside, Hardy has starred in several memorable movies throughout his career. You might recognize him as Bane from The Dark Knight Rises, Eddie Brock in Venom, and “Mad” Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road. He also co-starred with fellow Peaky alum Cillian Murphy in the Christopher Nolan historical epic Dunkirk. Most recently, Hardy starred in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Finn Cole
While relatively unknown at the time of being cast for Peaky Blinders, Finn Cole is still building his resume of acting credits. That said, the Kingston, UK-born actor is a powerhouse performer and we can’t wait to see what else his career has in store. Cole stars as Polly Gray’s nephew Michael Gray in the acclaimed Peaky Blinders. Other memorable roles he has starred in include Joshua “J” Cody in Animal House, a young Jakob Toretto in the ninth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise F9, and opposite Margot Robbie in the Great Depression-era coming of age tale Dreamland.
Aidan Gillen
In his ten-episode run on Peaky Blinders, Aidan Gillen stars as hired gun Aberama Gold. While his tenure on the show was short-lived, it was well-loved by fans. Gillen has an extensive list of TV and film credits to his name outside Peaky. The most notable of his television roles being the conniving Lord Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) on HBO fan-favorite Game of Thrones, Tommy Carcetti in The Wire, and Stuart Jones in the original BBC version of Queer as Folk. As for film roles, he played CIA operative Bill Wilson in The Dark Knight Rises, John Reid in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and Janson in The Maze Runner movies.