Paul Ready

About

Paul John Ready (born 23 June 1977) is a British actor known for portraying Kevin Brady in Motherland (2016-2022), Lee in Utopia (2013–2014), Rob MacDonald in Bodyguard (2018), and Henry Goodsir in The Terror (2018). His film credits include The Death of Stalin (2017), The Dig (2021), Heart of Stone (2023), and Bring Them Down (2025). He is recognised for his ability to take on diverse roles and bring depth to his characters in different genres. Paul was born in Birmingham and, growing up in the town of Harborne, he attended King Edward VI Five Ways school. He went on to train at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and, at the age of 17, he played Romeo in the National Youth Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, playing opposite Rosamund Pike's Juliet. He is a regular at the National and Royal Court theatres. Past appearances have included leading...

Known for

Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989American PlayhouseSeries • 1982HeartbeatSeries • 1992Ripper StreetSeries • 2012The TerrorSeries • 2018SilkSeries • 2011UtopiaSeries • 2013The Bastard Son & the Devil HimselfSeries • 2022Heart of StoneMovie • 2023MotherlandSeries • 2017FlackSeries • 2019BodyguardSeries • 2018MandySeries • 2020Rob & Romesh VsSeries • 2019Born and BredSeries • 2002The Death of StalinMovie • 2017The DigMovie • 2021Ann DroidSeries • 2026The Witness for the ProsecutionSeries • 2016BlackpoolSeries • 2004PullingSeries • 2006Bring Them DownMovie • 2025Tipping the VelvetSeries • 2002CuffsSeries • 2015