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Troubled Peaky Blinders star Paul Anderson flashed a huge smile as he took to Instagram with a rare post to reveal his latest acting gig on Friday.
The actor, 48, most recently failed to reprise his role as Arthur Shelby Jr alongside Cillian Murphy in Netflix’s movie Immortal Man amid chaos in his personal life.
Taking to social media in a soldier costume he posed with his fist triumphantly in the air as he announced he would be playing Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976) in upcoming war movie Fortitude – which also stars Nicholas Cage and Matthew Goode.
He captioned the post: ‘Because the difference between chaos and control…is knowing exactly what you’re fighting for. “Every soldier must know… how his battle fits the bigger picture.” – Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery’
A man who understood one thing better than most: If every soldier sees the bigger picture… you don’t need to control them. #FILM #FORTITUDE #ACTOR #PAULANDERSON’.
Meanwhile Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has addressed Anderson’s absence from the movie, after his character appeared in all six seasons.
In the film it was revealed that Cillian’s character Tommy had strangled his opium-addicted brother Arthur (Anderson) off screen.
Ruling out a return for the actor, Knight told The Hollywood Reporter: ‘What I’ll say is that the story determines the cast, and the story was set. I knew that Tommy needed to have done something that he couldn’t forgive himself for’.
‘Therefore, that’s why the plot went in that particular direction. But in terms of Paul, all I’ll say is that he’s a fantastic actor’.
Anderson’s world came crashing down on Boxing Day 2023 when he was caught with crack cocaine and amphetamines in a pub toilet, where customers described smelling drugs fumes.
Fans have become increasingly concerned about his frail appearance after an annus horribilis and one friend said it has been ‘heartbreaking’ to watch him struggle.
As the acting work has dried up, and he missed out on filming the Peaky Blinders movie, Paul has been making money from £150 personalised Cameo messages and paid appearances at events.
Last year, Anderson posed with a top of the range electric BMW motorcycle at the German motor company’s flagship showroom on Park Lane.
But weeks later he was caught driving one without insurance in north London, not far from Hampstead, where he lived at the time..
On March 6 2025 he was convicted at Bexley Magistrates Court. He failed to attend the hearing and will be sentenced at a later date.
Daily Mail revealed that has was accused of failing to attend a drug rehabilitation meeting with a social worker after a drugs test taken last year because he was caught with crack cocaine in a pub toilet.
But Daily Mail revealed that after he pleaded guilty to crack cocaine and amphetamines possession on January 2024 , he allegedly failed to attend a follow up meeting with a social worker to establish whether he was at risk of being a drug addict.
Court documents show that a drugs test in January 2024 found he had ‘cocaine and opiates’ in his blood.
‘You failed to attend an initial assessment to establish whether you were dependant upon or had a propensity to misuse a Class A drug’, a court summons from January 2025 says.
An arrest warrant was issued at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court – but it was withdrawn a few weeks ago because the fallen star could not be traced.
Paul has moved out of his £1.2million home near Hampstead Heath and the authorities have been been so-far been unable to find his current address, according to court documents.
Scotland Yard has confirmed that inquiries are ongoing. No arrest has been made.
Daily Mail attempted to contact Mr Anderson.
