Peaky Blinders Season 6 Characters

Tommy’s come a long way since fixing horse races in Season 1. His character arc propels him either toward salvation or downfall (both of which might come through death) in Season 6—the approach of WWII bookending the series, which began with Tommy’s return from France, another World War. The escalating trauma of those experiences now pushes Tommy to the edge.

Over the eight years of the series, actor Cillian Murphy has continued to appear in dozens of film roles. His upcoming film Oppenheimer will be his sixth collaboration with director Christopher Nolan—and his first lead role in a Nolan film.

Introduced as the angry (and stupid) older brother to Tommy, Arthur Shelby has endured maybe the most extreme transformations of any character in the series—going from hot head to cokehead to reformed hothead/cokehead back to hothead.

Actor Paul Anderson continues to turn in an absolutely spectacular performance. He’s also appeared on episodes of The Prince and Top Boy.

Throughout the series run, Ada has been a continuous victim, both of the Shelby’s own criminality and the convenience of the plot. Her first husband, communist Freddie Thorne, died of pestilence in Season 2, leaving her child fatherless. Her latest boyfriend, a British intelligence officer, was killed by a car bomb last season, leaving her soon-to-be second child also fatherless. This season, Ada gets to shine as the most capable Shelby.

Sophie Rundle is also currently starring in Gentleman Jack.

It’s not until Season 4 that Finn gets a real seat at the Shelby crime table; he’s finally ready after the death of his older brother John. Since then, Finn has been something of a side character—until he accidentally let’s slip the Shelby plan to kill Oswald Mosley. But with the encroaching interfamily drama spurred by Michael, this season may prove to be a bigger one for the youngest Shelby.

Harry Kirton is still a young actor, so look for him in more projects in the coming years.

First introduced in season 2 as Polly’s lost son—and not as any kind of player in the Birmingham underworld—Michael has recently gone Corleone. His hunger for power has put him in direct opposition with Tommy and will motivate most of the family drama in Season 6.

Finn Cole has been concurrently starring in Animal Kingdom. He was also in F9: The Fast Saga last year.

At first, Lizzie was set to marry John. She has since married Tommy and become something of a disgruntled employee of the gang—with Tommy increasingly losing his grip. In Season 6, we expect Lizzie to play the role of Tommy whisperer once again, keeping the family together.

You might recognize O’Keeffe from recents like Intergalactic and The Wheel of Time.

Like Strong, Johnny Dogs has always been just kind of … there. He’s been with Tommy since season 1, helping smooth out relations with the Lee family.

Packy Lee (Lee, the actor) has appeared in quite a few Netflix hits, including The Witcher and The Frankenstein Chronicles.

The leader of Birmingham’s Jewish crime syndicate, Alfie has been Tommy’s frenemy for every season, coming back from the dead for Season 5. With a common enemy in Mosley, however, it seems likely the two will continue this alliance into the new season.

Tom Hardy will return again for Season 6—and probably make another electrifying Tom Hardy performance. The man never fails to deliver.

We don’t see too much of Charlie over the course of the season, though he remains a stalwart in the Birmingham crime scene, having served generations of Shelby.

Dennehy returns in Season 6 for one final go. Outlander fans will recognize him immediately.

Jeremiah fought with Tommy in the war and has been a continuous ally in each season—even though these actions call into question his role as a street preacher. Benjamin Zephaniah returns for Season 6. He’s best known for Peaky but has written and appeared in other projects.