Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsSXSW Film FestivalWomen's History MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Paul Ryder(II)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Paul Ryder was an actor and composer, known for 24 Hour Party People (2002), Pyrates (1991) and S.P.U.N.G (2002). He died on 15 July 2022 in the UK.
DiedJuly 15, 2022
DiedJuly 15, 2022
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Steve Coogan, Danny Cunningham, and Chris Coghill in 24 Hour Party People (2002)
24 Hour Party People
7.3
Movie
  • Pel
  • 2002
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in Pyrates (1991)
Pyrates
4.7
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Bob's Yer Uncle")
  • 1991
Saga Gärde, Daniel Larsson, Karl Norrhäll, and Victor Ström in S.P.U.N.G (2002)
S.P.U.N.G
8.7
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Dennis and Lois")
Robby the Robot, B.J. Lucas, Evan William Miller, Ron L. Palmer, Barbie Ellen, Francisco Rascon, and Will Hariton in The Great Mistake of Dr. Miles (2014)
The Great Mistake of Dr. Miles
7.2
Video
  • Alfred Pennyworth
  • 2014

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actor

  • Robby the Robot, B.J. Lucas, Evan William Miller, Ron L. Palmer, Barbie Ellen, Francisco Rascon, and Will Hariton in The Great Mistake of Dr. Miles (2014)
    The Great Mistake of Dr. Miles
    7.2
    Video
    • Alfred Pennyworth
    • 2014
  • Big Arm: Flashbacks
    Music Video
    • Paul Ryder
    • 2007
  • William Ash, Lisa Faulkner, Kieran O'Brien, and Marsha Thomason in Burn It (2003)
    Burn It
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mario (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Steve Coogan, Danny Cunningham, and Chris Coghill in 24 Hour Party People (2002)
    24 Hour Party People
    7.3
    • Pel
    • 2002
  • Happy Mondays: Loose Fit
    Music Video
    • Paul Ryder
    • 1991
  • Happy Mondays: Step On, Version 2
    Music Video
    • Paul Ryder
    • 1991
  • Happy Mondays: Kinky Afro (1990)
    Happy Mondays: Kinky Afro
    5.8
    Music Video
    • Paul Ryder
    • 1990
  • Happy Mondays: Step On, Version 1
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Paul Ryder
    • 1990

Composer

  • Happy Mondays: Loose Fit
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Happy Mondays: Kinky Afro (1990)
    Happy Mondays: Kinky Afro
    5.8
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990

Soundtrack

  • Beanie Feldstein in How to Build a Girl (2019)
    How to Build a Girl
    6.0
    • writer: "Kinky Afro"
    • 2019
  • Alan McGee and Shaun Ryder in Indie & Beyond with Shaun Ryder and Alan McGee (2018)
    Indie & Beyond with Shaun Ryder and Alan McGee
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Kinky Afro"
    • 2018
  • Liam Gallagher in Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie (2015)
    Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Wrote for Luck" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015)
    The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Kinky Afro", "Holiday", "God's Cop", "24 Hour Party People" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Jordan Murphy, Darren Evans, Nico Mirallegro, Jodie Comer, Ciara Baxendale, Dan Cohen, and Sharon Rooney in My Mad Fat Diary (2013)
    My Mad Fat Diary
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Kinky Afro" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Lesley Manville, Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Adam Long, and Emilia Clarke in Spike Island (2012)
    Spike Island
    6.3
    • writer: "Hallelujah"
    • 2012
  • Movin' on Up
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Loose Fit"
    • 2011
  • Tony Wilson in Tony Wilson: A Tribute (2007)
    Tony Wilson: A Tribute
    TV Movie
    • writer: "24 Hour Party People" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Saga Gärde, Daniel Larsson, Karl Norrhäll, and Victor Ström in S.P.U.N.G (2002)
    S.P.U.N.G
    8.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Dennis and Lois"
    • music: "Dennis and Lois"
    • 2003
  • Early Doors (2003)
    Early Doors
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Kinky Afro"
    • 2003
  • Steve Coogan, Danny Cunningham, and Chris Coghill in 24 Hour Party People (2002)
    24 Hour Party People
    7.3
    • writer: "24 Hour Party People (Jon Carter Mix)", "24 Hour Party People", "Freaky Dancin'", "Tart Tart", "Wrote For Luck", "Loose Fit", "Kinky Afro", "Sunshine and Love", "Hallelujah"
    • 2002
  • Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
    Welcome to Sarajevo
    6.7
    • writer: "Donovan"
    • 1997
  • Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in Pyrates (1991)
    Pyrates
    4.7
    • writer: "Bob's Yer Uncle"
    • 1991

Personal details

Edit
  • Died
    • July 15, 2022
    • UK(Undisclosed)
  • Relatives
    • Shaun Ryder(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Is portrayed by Paul Popplewell in 24 Hour Party People (2002).

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.