Social Realism Actors

The genre of social realism is not a mass genre like action or romance and because of that it lacks the publicity so many big names or still unheard of within the majority audience, however some names do become big and largely so for those who star within the Social Realisms like Trainspotting which made a huge impact in not only fans of the genre but also to main blockbuster fans.

Some of the most well known actors in the genre are:

 Ewan McGregor

- Ewan started his career in small Social Realisms such as Shallow Grave and Blue Juice but after his success in Trainspotting his career took a huge turn and he started playing main characters in what were set to become main stream films such as the early Star wars films in the late 1990's and in recent years he has taken roles in huge films such as Jack the Giant Slayer

Paddy Considine

-  Another way many actors in Social Realisms become known is through working with directors or other actors with a well known name such as Paddy Considine who worked in many films directed by Shane Meadows, Considine stared making "shorts" with Meadows which quickly grew to full length films which got him attention from other director. Paddy Considine's biggest hit that really shot him up in the industry was Dead Man's Shoes.