Duke Shelby — Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Character Profile

About Duke Shelby

Tommy's son and current gang leader. Initially colludes with Nazi agent John Beckett to distribute counterfeit currency, but secretly switches allegiance to support his father. He sabotages Beckett's forces, saves Tommy from a speeding car, and ultimately executes his dying father, ascending as the new Rom Baro.

Duke Shelby — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Barry Keoghan

Appears in

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Duke Shelby — Family Father — Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy)

  Tommy is Duke's biological father and former gang leader.

• Duke Shelby — Family Aunt — Kaulo / Zelda (Rebecca Ferguson)

  Kaulo is Duke's maternal aunt and spiritual guide.

• Duke Shelby — Alliance Former Ally — John Beckett (Tim Roth)

  Duke and Beckett share a temporary, transactional alliance that ends in betrayal.

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