Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, India, to an Irish mother and
Scottish father.
He obtained a Philosophy degree at the Gregorian University in Rome.
Thereafter he obtained a law degree in Glasgow and went on to do an
apprenticeship with two of Scotland's most celebrated lawyers. He
became a practising lawyer.
In the mid eighties he travelled to Nicaragua, Central America, and
lived there for almost three years. He worked for a Nicaraguan human
rights organisation During this time he travelled widely in Guatemala
and El Salvador which were both in a state of civil war.
Laverty received the Fullbright Award in 1984 and lived in Los Angeles
for 18 months.
After his time in Central America Laverty made contact with the
director Ken Loach and since then they have been working in constant
collaboration.
The Old Oak(2023)
Sorry We Missed You(2019)
Yuli(2018)
I, Daniel Blake(2016)
The Olive Tree(2016)
Land and Freedom(1995)as Militia member
I Am Nevenka(2024)
Maixabel(2021)
Rosa's Wedding(2020)
The Silence of Others(2018)
En tierra extraña(2014)
Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry?(2025)as Self
Versión española(1998)as Self - Guest
Il était une fois...(2003)as Self
Premios Goya 33 edición(2019)as Self - Nominee
Días de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
GDF(2022)as Self
Film Önü / Arkasi(2019)as Self
