{"id":312167,"date":"2026-03-25T09:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/?p=312167"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:09:43","slug":"peaky-blinders-casting-performances-the-immortal-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/news\/peaky-blinders-casting-performances-the-immortal-man\/","title":{"rendered":"How &#8216;Peaky Blinders&#8217; Built a Lasting Legacy: Casting, Collaboration and Character Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The long-running British period gangster series <em>Peaky Blinders<\/em> is getting the movie treatment. <em>Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man<\/em>, directed by Tom Harper from a screenplay by Steven Knight, is a continuation of the show, which ran from 2013 to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cillian Murphy returns in the central role of powerful gangster Thomas Shelby, joined by a returning ensemble cast that includes Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck and Stephen Graham, as well as newcomers Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Jay Lycurgo and Barry Keoghan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Long-term creative partnerships, like Steven Knight and Shaheen Baig, are foundational to maintaining a consistent and authentic storytelling voice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic casting, including both returning actors and carefully chosen newcomers, strengthens continuity while expanding narrative depth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actors who draw from personal experience can add emotional realism that deepens audience connection to complex characters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center px-lg-5 px-3 pt-1\" style=\"background-color: rgba(10,9,9,0);background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mask-group.webp&#039;); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n        <div class=\"banner-left col-4 col-lg-5\">\n            <h2 class=\"text-left\">Get access to thousands <br>of high-quality roles.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-center col-3 col-lg-3 text-center\">\n                            <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PHONE-MOCK-2-mobile.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\">\n                                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-32.webp\" alt=\"Banner Image\" class=\"banner-image-mobile\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-right col-5 col-lg-4 text-center\">\n                            <a id=\"banner-link\" href=\"https:\/\/app.castingnetworks.com\/login\/signup\/TALENT?_ga=2.43125222.2103773832.1721048373-1030609057.1713483804&#038;_gl=1*1vfcgsy*_gcl_au*MTk4MzczMDgyNy4xNzIxMzA4NzY4*_ga*MTAzMDYwOTA1Ny4xNzEzNDgzODA0*_ga_5V50WCP8LX*MTcyMTMyMTIwOS4zMDYuMS4xNzIxMzIxMjM5LjAuMC4zMTgwMTM3MQ..&#038;post_type=news&#038;p=135120&#038;preview=true\" class=\"btn-article btn-primary btn-dark text-white text-nowrap\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    JOIN FREE TODAY                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film, which began streaming on Netflix on March 20, sees Shelby now self-exiled. When he hears that his estranged son (Keoghan) is embroiled in a Nazi plot, he returns to Birmingham to save his family and the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot has happened between the time the series ended and the film\u2019s release. Murphy won an Oscar for <em>Oppenheimer<\/em>, and Stephen Graham won three Emmys, for acting, writing and producing on <em>Adolescence<\/em>, the Netflix limited series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the <em>Peaky Blinders<\/em>\u2019 run and subsequent film, British casting director Shaheen Baig (<em>Black Mirror<\/em>) has been the one behind the series. Her relationship also extends to Knight\u2019s film <em>A Thousand Blows<\/em>, which also starred Graham. In fact, Graham turned to Baig when casting <em>Adolescence<\/em>, which earned her an Outstanding Casting Emmy win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a press conference for <em>Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man<\/em>, Knight told Casting Networks that he initially hired Baig because both of them have roots in Birmingham, which is also the setting of the show. Over the years, as one accumulates the creatives that become part of the core team, Baig has become one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s one of the best there is,\u201d said Knight. \u201cShaheen is one of those people who really understands the fabric of <em>Peaky.<\/em> She\u2019s always completely spot on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He recalls how Baig brought in Irish actor Packy Lee for one line in the show\u2019s first season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe did it in such a way that I said, \u2018We\u2019ve got to keep him,\u2019 and he\u2019s been in ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keoghan may be a new addition to the <em>Peaky<\/em> team with <em>The Immortal Man<\/em>, but he is no stranger to Baig. \u201cShe cast me in my first movie in England,\u201d the actor said. Baig cast him in the short film <em>Norfolk<\/em>, and then later the 2019 feature film <em>Calm With Horses<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, throughout his career, Keoghan has been well aware of Baig\u2019s connection to <em>Peaky<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019ve asked Shaheen over the years, \u2018How can I get in there?\u2019\u201d before jokingly adding, \u201cI\u2019ve had the haircut for about ten years in my personal life!\u201d [The classic Peaky look: shaved sides, longer on top.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when the opportunity came to play Tommy Shelby\u2019s son, Duke, Keoghan did not hesitate one bit, leaning into his own personal family dynamics. The Irish actor has long been open about growing up in foster care, as his own mother battled with, and ultimately died from, drug addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was the absence I leaned into, and the experience I have in some similar ways to my absence of my dad, and the echoes I&#8217;ve heard of him and the kind of figure I&#8217;ve made him to be and how I molded him,\u201d Keoghan said. \u201cIt sort of humanizes Duke for me to show those vulnerabilities. Obviously, the kid\u2019s going to be an absolute live wire and violent. But they\u2019re all reactions, they\u2019re all cries for help, &nbsp; not to justify each and every one. There\u2019s an animalistic thing of the cub looking for its Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Murphy\u2019s part, research wasn&#8217;t really necessary at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe luxury of having played him for so long is that all the research is kind of done,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got 13 years of it there. You\u2019ve lived it alongside him and also aged alongside him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferguson plays a mysterious Romani medium whose late twin sister is Duke\u2019s mother. It\u2019s a role she said Murphy personally asked her to take on. The actress felt \u201chonored\u201d to be trusted to \u201cbring something new to something that is already shaped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also admitted it was nerve-wracking to walk into an environment that was already so established. \u201cYou can smell it, and you can taste it nearly,\u201d Feguson said. \u201cIt\u2019s all so alive and sizzling and then [you\u2019re] trying to figure out who you are in this environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ferguson explains how she had a Zoom call with director Tom Harper and Murphy because she had some thoughts and questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could sense straight away that these people are open to creating something wonderful and being open for any ideas,\u201d she gushed. \u201cIt felt very safe and fun. 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