Are the Shelbys Irish or English?
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- Are the Shelbys Irish or English?
- What nationality is Tommy Shelby?
- Is the Shelby family in Peaky Blinders Irish or English?
- Who was the actor who played Tommy Shelby?
- Where was Tommy Shelby in the British Army?
- How is Thomas Shelby related to Johnny dogs?
- Who is the mother of Tommy Shelby's son?
Are the Shelbys Irish or English?
Peaky Blinders, which began airing in 2013, follows the Irish-Romani Shelby family led by the mercurial Tommy (played by Cillian Murphy) as he takes on some of the biggest underworld figures in 1920s Britain.
What nationality is Tommy Shelby?
British Tommy Shelby
| Thomas Shelby | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
Is the Shelby family in Peaky Blinders Irish or English?
The Shelby Family is a small and wealthy family of Romani-Gypsy descent originating from Birmingham, England. While being a small family, their influence is large and extends over a large portion of Birmingham and London. The Shelby Family run the Peaky Blinders and their own company, Shelby Company Limited.
Who was the actor who played Tommy Shelby?
- Director Steven Knight cast Murphy for the role of Tommy Shelby. The character is a World War I veteran from a diddicoy family based in Birmingham. In 1919, we are introduced to Shelby and the story largely revolves around his romance with Grace and his conflict with Inspector Campbell.
Where was Tommy Shelby in the British Army?
- Tommy Shelby in his British Army uniform Thomas Michael Shelby was born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England in 1890, the son of an Irish immigrant father and a mother of Romani extraction.
How is Thomas Shelby related to Johnny dogs?
- As to his heritage, Thomas claims that he is related to the Lee family on his mother's side and Johnny Dogs claims that Thomas's grandfather was a "king", most likely a King of the Gypsies. He is the second of the Shelby siblings. Tommy (left) with his brothers Arthur and John, in their soldier's uniforms during World War I, in 1914.
Who is the mother of Tommy Shelby's son?
- Grace and Tommy’s son Charles Shelby was born in 1922. Tommy Shelby also has a daughter named Ruby. Her mother, a former prostitute Lizzie Stark, was previously engaged to John Shelby but the engagement was called off. Discover other famous people’s family trees both real and fiction by checking out the rest of the Treemily blog articles.
