Place of Birth: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date of Birth: 2 November, 1959
Ethnicity: Scottish, likely Irish
Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor, filmmaker, and activist. His film credits include Braveheart (1995), Trainspotting (1996), My Name Is Joe (1998) and the Harry Potter film series (2010–11), among others.
He was brought up in a working class Roman Catholic family. His surname is Irish. The extent of his Irish ancestry is not clear.
He has three children with his former wife, actor and scriptwriter Ann Swan; and one with his former partner, activist Robina Qureshi.