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Peaky Blinders is the award-winning historical crime drama set in Birmingham during the Interwar period. Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) has had many enemies along the way and in

season three, he had to reluctantly work alongside Father John Hughes. Express.co.uk has everything you need to know about Father Hughes and the actor who played him. WHO PLAYED FATHER JOHN

HUGHES IN PEAKY BLINDERS? Father John Hughes was the main antagonist in season three of Peaky Blinders. Not only was he a member and representative of The Economic League, Father Hughes was

a possible double agent, working for the British Crown with the White Russians (Whites) but reporting to the Communist Russians (Reds). Tommy suspected he was a double agent, but in reality,

Father Hughes was representing the Crown and was acting under political orders to report to the Reds in order to protect Britain. Regardless, Tommy was forced to work for Father Hughes in

order to protect his family, following the death of his wife Grace (Annabelle Wallis). READ MORE PEAKY BLINDERS: WHY DID FATHER HUGHES STAR PADDY CONSIDINE LEAVE SHOW? Father John Hughes was

played by award-winning actor Paddy Considine. Considine is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician from Staffordshire, England. He rose to fame for his performances in the

cult films, 24 Hour Party People and In America in the early 2000s. Peaky Blinders fans will most likely recognise Considine from his role was Comrade Andreyev in The Death of Stalin and

Gabe Waters in Informer. His breakout role was as Richard in Shane Meadows 2004 film, Dead Man’s Shoes, for which he won the Best British Actor award at the 2005 Empire Awards. In The Third

Day, Considine stars alongside Jude Law, Emily Watson and Naomie Harris. His other credits include My Zinc Bed, Red Riding: 1980 and Submarine. He released his first short film Dog

Altogether, which he wrote and directed in 2007, starring Peter Mullan. Dog Altogether won the 2007 BAFTA award for Best Short Film alongside other awards. Speaking to Deadline in 2016,

Peaky Blinders creator and writer Steven Knight revealed he was excited to have Considine play the role of Father Hughes. He said: “To get Paddy to play this part was sensational because he

is just so, so good. “And one of the great pleasures of this series is that I know I can write Cillian and Paddy together and just know that it is going to happen. It is brilliant. Knight

also described Father Hughes as “the most evil character Peaky Blinders has ever seen. WHAT HAPPENED TO FATHER JOHN HUGHES IN PEAKY BLINDERS? Father John Hughes was killed in the season

three finale of Peaky Blinders. Father Hughes, acting on behalf of the Economic League, had kidnapped Tommy’s young son Charlie (Billy Marwood). He was killed by Michael Gray (Finn Cole),

who arrived to save Charlie from his grasp. Earlier in the series, it had been insinuated Father Hughes was a child molester and Michael had been a victim of Hughes when he was orphaned,

which was why the Peaky Blinder was so determined to be the one to kill him. _PEAKY BLINDERS IS STREAMING ON NETFLIX NOW_