Peaky Blinders: Meet the Belfast actor at the heart of new film

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is one of the most eagerly awaited films of 2026. As Johnny Dogs - gang boss Tommy Shelby's loyal companion - Belfast actor Packy Lee is at its heart. The feature length version of the hit TV drama is streaming on Netflix from Friday 20 March. Alongside Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy as Shelby, the all-star cast also includes Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Stephen Graham and Rebecca Ferguson. In the film, the fates of Birmingham gang leader Shelby and his son Duke, played by Keoghan, are entwined with the fate of a Britain threatened by destruction during World War Two. But as the film opens, Shelby is an isolated, haunted man with Johnny Dogs his only companion. "I'm the person that he's kept by his side supposedly to make sure somebody does his errands for him," Lee told BBC News NI. "It was a wonderful moment for me to grow into that role because we've moved on in time and we had lovely moments and options to find out what it was like for Tommy Shelby when he wasn't involved in the craziness of the world." Writer Steven Knight, though, soon draws Shelby back into that craziness as the Peaky Blinders' exploits put his life at risk and threaten to change th