Why MobLand’s Best Performance Wasn’t Given By Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, Or Pierce Brosnan
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When MobLand was announced, it quickly seemed like it could be another chapter in the so-called golden age of TV shows. After all, the show was being produced by Guy Ritchie, and it starred Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan, among others. After MobLand became a huge hit, the show had many fans who got excited when Tom Hardy hinted that the second season of MobLand will have a bigger story.

Even though it is exciting to consider the future of MobLand, there is still so much to examine about how great the first season was. For example, more people should be talking about MobLand’s best performance. Even though Tom, Helen, and Pierce were wonderful as the stars of MobLand, another one of the show’s stars gave the best performance of all.

Paddy Considine Gave MobLand’s Best Performance

When the show MobLand was announced, potential fans were given a lot of reasons to be excited. Of course, fans who love shows and movies about organized crime had to be overjoyed to learn that Paramount+ was producing a big-budget series about the topic.

Easily the most obvious reason that potential fans had to be excited was how incredibly strong the cast for MobLand is. After all, MobLand features extremely talented actors like Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Toby Jones, and Janet McTeer, among others.

While all of those actors are undeniably worthy of immense respect as performers, none of them gave MobLand’s best performance. Instead, it was Paddy Considine who gave MobLand’s best performance by far.

To be clear, MobLand featured many strong performances that perfectly fit the tone of the show. Not only that, it can easily be argued that if most of Paddy’s co-stars gave performances like his, the show wouldn’t have worked as well.

The Cast of MobLand’s First Season

Actor

Character

Tom Hardy

Harry Da Souza

Pierce Brosnan

Conrad Harrigan

Helen Mirren

Maeve Harrigan

Paddy Considine

Kevin Harrigan

Toby Jones

Colin Tattersall

Joanne Froggatt

Jan Da Souza

Lara Pulver

Isabella “Bella” Harrigan

Mandeep Dhillon

Seraphina Harrigan

Daniel Betts

Brendan Harrigan

Geoff Bell

Richie Stevenson

Janet McTeer

Kat McAllister

Jordi Mollà

Jaime Lopez

Jasmine Jobson

Zosia

Teddie Allen

Gina Da Souza

As a result, this article isn’t intended to disrespect or be negative about MobLand’s other actors. Instead, this article is dedicated to why Paddy’s performance deserves credit from the show’s passionate fans.

Since MobLand is a show that doesn’t hold back on the violence or the style, it makes sense that many of the show’s actors did the same thing. For example, when Pierce’s character was yelling at Paddy’s character while holding him close, it was a big and entertaining moment. Similarly, Helen seemed to fully commit to all of her character’s conniving, barely contained disgust, and drunkenness.

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On the other hand, Tom’s MobLand character is the reliable and competent backbone of the crime family at the show’s core. Given the nature of his character, Tom’s MobLand performance is controlled, intense, and often quiet.

While he was surrounded by actors who were being big or quiet, the best word to describe Paddy’s performance was nuanced.

Some MobLand fans are unaware of Paddy Considine and Tom Hardy’s shared history. Before starring in MobLand together, Paddy and Tom co-starred in another crime drama series together, Peaky Blinders.

In fact, Paddy’s performance was the key to his character feeling like an actual person.

As someone who grew up in a crime family and had amassed power within it, Paddy’s character was often portrayed to perfection. Given his experiences, it would have felt wrong if Paddy’s character seemed overly emotional or afraid.

For example, when Paddy’s character’s efforts to protect his family faltered, his frustration was obvious even as he also came across as poised.

On the other hand, when Paddy’s character learned the truth about his wife and father, his rage was palpable even as he maintained control. Furthermore, when Paddy confronted his father who he was visiting in prison, he perfectly portrayed a character unleashing decades worth of anger at their loved one.

While a moment like that was truly impressive, Paddy’s performance in one scene was even more powerful.

Throughout MobLand’s first season, the show mostly focused on the rise, fall, and rise again of the Harrigan crime family. However, the show also featured some fascinating asides. One of those asides was incredibly uncomfortable, very powerful, and exemplified why Paddy Considine gave MobLand’s best performance.

The following paragraph will feature an extremely generalized description of a fictional character’s abuse.

When Paddy’s character was a young man, he spent some time in prison. While serving time behind bars, Paddy’s character became the victim of abuse from a guard. After Paddy’s character learns that the guard is living neaby, the show’s most powerful scene followed.

In a series of events that easily could have been turned into an award-winning movie, Paddy initially makes contact with the guard without revealing his identity. Throughout that part of the sequence of events, viewers can see Paddy’s character struggling to speak with the man and accept that the guard didn’t present as the monster he truly was.

After he confronted the guard and the man wanted to talk about what happened, give an explanation, and seek forgiveness, Paddy’s character became overcome with emotion. A truly human moment, the pain that Paddy’s character felt radiated off him thanks to the actor’s performance.

Finally, after Paddy’s character gave into his rage, viewers could see the revelation that he didn’t feel better dawn on him. Paddy’s performance throughout this series of events is extremely worthy of accolades and respect.


MobLand


Release Date

March 30, 2025

Network

Paramount+

Directors

Guy Ritchie


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    Pierce Brosnan

    Conrad Harrigan

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    Paddy Considine

    Kevin Harrigan

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    Joanne Froggatt

    Jan Da Souza



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