Arthur Shelby - Paul Anderson (born 19 November 1978) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Arthur Shelby Jr. in Peaky Blinders, Anderson's break came when, in 2013, he was cast as a main character in the BBC Two show Peaky Blinders as Arthur Shelby, a gangster in post First World War Birmingham. Since then, Anderson has appeared in many major films, including Ron Howard's in the Heart of the Sea and The Revenant, as well as Brimstone, which was released in 2016.