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Peter Mullan in The Claim

Peter Mullan (1959 - )

Film Deaths[]

  • Shallow Grave (1994) [Andy]: Killed (off-screen), along with Leonard O'Malley, with a power drill and hammer by Christopher Eccleston in the attic; their bodies are shown afterwards when they fall through the attic door, then again in silhouette as Christopher removes their hands and shatters their jaws.
  • The Claim (2000) [Daniel Dillon]: Freezes to death after walking up a snowy mountain.
  • Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) [Stevie]: Shot to death with a machine gun (along with Colin Farrell) by Stephen Dillane when Peter pulls a gun on him.
  • Session 9 (2001) [Gordon Fleming]: In a filmed alternate ending, Peter is bludgeoned to death by a homeless woman who witnessed the murders that he committed (he survives in the released version of the movie).
  • Children of Men (2006) [Syd]: Bludgeoned to death with a car battery by Clive Owen when Peter comes through the doorway while chasing Clive, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Oana Pellea.
  • The Liability (2013) [Peter]: Stabbed in the side and stomach by Talulah Riley (in revenge for her sister's death) as he is strangling her, after she shoots him in the back and shoulder to no effect.
  • Hercules (2014) [Sitacles]: Stabbed to death by Reece Ritchie (who then impales him through the back) as Peter is about to kill his uncle (Dwayne Johnson). (Inaccurate: while Hercules and Iolaus are mythological, Sitacles was a real person. Sitacles died in battle against the Triballi in 424 BC).
  • T2: Trainspotting (2017) [Swanney]: Though Peter doesn't actually appear in this film, it's revealed he passed away between films (implied due to drug use) when Jonny Lee Miller informs Ewan McGregor.
  • Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) [Akela]: Providing the voice of a gray wolf, he is shot by Matthew Rhys, after tackling and biting him on the leg, who was aiming to kill Rohan Chand buying him time to run. He is later discovered by Rohan, and spends his final moments talking to him.
  • Baghead (2023) [Owen Lark]: Accidentally burns himself alive while starting a fire to burn down his pub and kill Anne Müller. Anne takes on the form of Saffron Burrows and scares him, causing him to drop the match and set himself on fire. He reappears through Anne to Freya Allan later in the movie as well as in Freya's dreams.

Television Deaths[]

  • Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) [Martin Laws]: Shot to death by David Morrissey with a shotgun.
  • Top of the Lake (2013) [Matt Mitcham]: Shot by Jacqueline Joe, his daughter, as he points a gun at her infant son (who is possibly also his child but later revealed not to be)
  • Gunpowder: Episode 3 (2017) [Father Henry Garnet]: Having been tortured for several days, Peter is finally executed by hanging, refusing Shaun Dooley's offer for him to repent. In his final moments, Peter looks out and imagines Liv Tyler watching him in the crowd, before he is hung.
  • Ozark: The Badger (2018) [Jacob Snell]: Poisoned with cyanide by his wife (Lisa Emery). He collapses and dies after talking to Lisa.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Shadow and Flame (2024) [King Durin III]: Explodes after being hit by the Balrogs whip.

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