Tyson Fury 'wants role in BBC show' as boxing star gears up for Oleksandr Usyk showdown

Tyson Fury 'wants role in BBC show' as boxing star gears up for Oleksandr Usyk showdown

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By Jack Otway


Published: 28/12/2023

- 09:13

The 35-year-old is training as his fight on February 17 creeps closer

Tyson Fury reportedly wants a role on a Peaky Blinders spin-off series after the success of his recent Netflix documentary.

At Home with the Furys released back in August and followed the life of the Gypsy King, his wife Paris and their children.


The show is believed to have been a huge success on the streaming platform.

And it appears Fury enjoyed being in front of a camera so much he's keen on an acting role.

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Tyson Fury could pursue a new career in acting once his time in boxing is over

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Packy Lee starred in the BBC show as Johnny Dogs, the Traveller cousin of show lead Tommy Shelby.

Shelby is played by Cillian Murphy, who has appeared in films such as Batman Begins, Oppenheimer and Inception.

Lee wants a spin-off based around his character - and says Fury is being lined up to appear.

Per the Belfast Telegraph, the actor said: "At the end of the day, there’s options out there in that Peaky Blinders world.

"There’s talk of a movie, there’s talk of a spin-off and then there’s talk of no movie.

"It’s been a few years now since we did season six, and I’m just saying 'Listen, this was a world that was created by Stephen Knight, and if there was a possibility to show another side of that world from Johnny Dogs’ eyes, I would certainly be up for it."

On Fury, he added: "He has been on to me saying, 'Are you serious?'

"I told him, 'You know I am.' He told me, 'This would be amazing.'

"Given his background he’d be the perfect cameo. That’s exactly where I’d be going.

"[I would be saying] 'Have you met my wee brother?' It would be unbelievable."

Fury said last year that he was open to a career in acting.

"I've done well out of boxing," said the Briton.

"The world is open to so many things now. I'm doing a Netflix documentary at the moment.

"Who knows? You might even see me on the silver screen."

And Fury's wife, Paris, thinks acting is something that would 'certainly interest' her husband.

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Tyson Fury reportedly wants a role in a BBC spin-off show for Peaky Blinders

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"It wouldn’t shock me at all [acting]. It would certainly interest him," she said.

"We’ve had some big proposals put forward for him to go into acting seriously.

"But he’s done acting in the past and he lasts a few hours before he gets frustrated.

"I don’t know if he has the Brad Pitt gene.

"I’d need to teach him to smoulder!"

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Tyson Fury is currently preparing for his showdown with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on February 17

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For now, however, Fury's priority is on beating Oleksandr Usyk.

The two men had originally been due to face each other on December 23, only for their bout to be postponed.

They will instead lock horns on February 17 in the first heavyweight clash since the days of Lennox Lewis.

Fury is confident he'll reign supreme, with the Gypsy King working hard as the fight creeps closer.

Usyk, however, believes it's a case of 'when' and not 'if' he secures victory.

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