Character↕ | Played By↕ | Role↕ | Status (End of Show)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Shelby | Cillian Murphy | Leader of the Peaky Blinders | Alive | By order of the Peaky Blinders, strategic genius, haunted by war, razor blade cap |
Arthur Shelby | Paul Anderson | Enforcer / Older Brother | Alive | Unhinged violence, Arthur fookin' Shelby, PTSD, loyalty to Tommy |
Polly Gray | Helen McCrory | Matriarch / Business Manager | Dead | Running the family when the men were at war, spiritual visions, fierce protector |
John Shelby | Joe Cole | Soldier / Brother | Dead | Hothead of the family, ambushed and killed by the Changretta family |
Alfie Solomons | Tom Hardy | Jewish Gang Leader | Alive | Unpredictable alliances, legendary monologues, right mate?, rum distillery |
Michael Gray | Finn Cole | Polly's Son / Accountant | Dead | Wall Street crash, betrayal arc, trying to take over from Tommy |
Ada Shelby | Sophie Rundle | Thomas's Sister | Alive | Communist sympathies, independence from the family, Freddie Thorne romance |
Inspector Campbell | Sam Neill | Chief Inspector | Dead | Belfast-sent antagonist, obsession with Grace, shot by Polly |
Grace Burgess | Annabelle Wallis | Spy / Tommy's Wife | Dead | Undercover agent who fell in love with Tommy, tragic assassination at a party |
Luca Changretta | Adrien Brody | Mafia Boss | Dead | Italian-American vendetta against the Shelbys, toothpick, cold menace |
Lizzie Stark (Shelby) | Natasha O'Keeffe | Tommy's Wife (later) | Alive | Former prostitute turned Mrs. Shelby, long-suffering loyalty to Tommy |
Oswald Mosley | Sam Claflin | Fascist Politician | Alive | Real historical figure, fascism rising in Britain, Tommy's political enemy |
Aberama Gold | Aidan Gillen | Gypsy Hitman | Dead | Deadly marksman, romance with Polly, killed at Mosley's rally |
Finn Shelby | Harry Kirton | Youngest Shelby Brother | Alive (exiled) | Wanting to prove himself, leaking info to Billy Grade, banished by the family |
Jessie Eden | Charlie Murphy | Union Organizer | Alive | Real historical figure, workers' rights activist, brief affair with Tommy |
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