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Michael Smiley

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Michael Smiley
11-year-old Mildred's world is turned upside down when her estranged father, the washed-up magician Strawn Wise, comes to look after her and agrees to take her camping to find a mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
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Michael Smiley was born on 29 January 1963 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Kill List (2011), Free Fire (2016) and The Lobster (2015). He is married to Miranda Sawyer. They have one child.
BornJanuary 29, 1963
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BornJanuary 29, 1963
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Neil Maskell in Kill List (2011)
    Kill List
    6.3
    • Gal
    • 2011
    Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, and Jack Reynor in Free Fire (2016)
    Free Fire
    6.3
    • Frank
    • 2016
    Colin Farrell in The Lobster (2015)
    The Lobster
    7.1
    • Loner Swimmer
    • 2015
    The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
    The Other Boleyn Girl
    6.7
    • Physician
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Riders
      • Post-production
    • Skintown (2026)
      Skintown
      8.1
      • Tony Pepperoni
      • 2026
    • Michael Smiley, Paddy Jenkins, and Jacob Baird in Stuck (2026)
      Stuck
      Short
      • 2026
    • Liath Hannon in Lydia (2026)
      Lydia
      Short
      • Anderson
      • 2026
    • Aidan Gillen in Nostalgie (2025)
      Nostalgie
      7.5
      Short
      • Jimmy
      • 2025
    • Nathan Braniff, Katherine Devlin, and Sian Brooke in Blue Lights (2023)
      Blue Lights
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Paul 'Colly' Collins
      • 2025
    • Alien: Earth (2025)
      Alien: Earth
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Schmuel
      • 2025
    • Punt (2025)
      Punt
      Short
      • 2025
    • Eva Birthistle, Anne-Marie Duff, Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene in Bad Sisters (2022)
      Bad Sisters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Roger Muldoon
      • 2022–2024
    • Viola Prettejohn, Jay Lycurgo, Lewis Gribben, and Buket Kömür in Generation Z (2024)
      Generation Z
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Wrollen
      • 2024
    • Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher in Bookworm (2024)
      Bookworm
      6.1
      • Arnold
      • 2024
    • Siobhán Cullen in Obituary (2023)
      Obituary
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Ward Clancy
      • 2023
    • Spencer Brown, Dominic Coleman, James Lance, Michael Smiley, and Sophie Colquhoun in The Devil Went Down to Islington (2023)
      The Devil Went Down to Islington
      6.2
      • Father Crowley
      • 2023
    • Evie (2023)
      Evie
      3.7
      • Father Robert
      • 2023
    • Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance in The Silent Twins (2022)
      The Silent Twins
      5.7
      • Tim Thomas
      • 2022
    • Emer Kenny, Allan Mustafa, and Abraham Popoola in The Curse (2022)
      The Curse
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Ronnie Gatlin
      • 2022

    Director

    • La Petite Mort (2019)
      La Petite Mort
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019

    Writer

    • La Petite Mort (2019)
      La Petite Mort
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019

    Videos54

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    Clip 1:21
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    Free Fire
    Clip 1:21
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    Trailer 1:38
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Smiley
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • January 29, 1963
      • Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Miranda Sawyer? - present (1 child)

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      Good friends with Simon Pegg.

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