Pete Postlethwaite
Date of Birth: February 7. 1945
Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England
Birthname: Peter William Postlethwaite

"At the end of the day, acting is all about telling lies. We are professional imposers and the audience accept that. We´ve made this deal that we tell you a tale and a pack of lies, but there will be a truth in it. You may enjoy it, or it will disturb you."

Filmography
Dark Water - 2004
Strange Bedfellows - 2004 - Russel McKenzie
The Limit - 2003 - Gale Carmody
Total Cops - 2003 - Chief supt. Jameson
Shattered City: The Halivax Explotion - 2003 - Mini TV series - Charles Burchell
Between Strangers - 2002 - John
Triggermen - 2002 - Ben Cutler
The Shipping News - 2001 - Len Green
Rat - 2000 - Hubert
When the Sky Falls - 2000 - Martin Shaughnessy
Animal Farm - 1999 - TV - Benjamin (voice), Jones
Wayward Son - 1999 - Ben Alexander
"Butterfly Collectors" - 1999 - TV Series - John McKeown
Alice in Wonderland - 1999 - TV - Carpenter
The Divine Ryans - 1999 - Uncle Reg
Hearts and Bones - 1999
Veronica Guerin - 1999
Among Giants - 1998 - Ray
Lost for Words - 1998 - TV - Deric
Amistad - 1997 - Holabird ****
The Lost World: Jurassic Park - 1997 - Roland Tembo ***
The Serpent's Kiss - 1997 - Thomas Smithers
Bandyta - 1997 - Sincai
Brassed Off - 1996 - Danny *****
Romeo + Juliet - 1996 - Father Laurence
Dragonheart - 1996 - Gilbert ****
James and the Giant Peach - 1996 - Old Man
When Saturday Comes - 1996 - Ken Jackson
Crimetime - 1996 - Sidney
Suite 16 - 1995 - Glover
The Usual Suspects - 1995 - Kobayashi *****
"Martin Chuzzlewit" - 1994 - TV Series - Montague Tigg/Tigg Montague
Sharpe's Enemy - 1994 - TV - Hakeswill
Anchoress - 1993 - William Carpenter
In the Name of the Father - 1993 - Giuseppe Conlon ****
Split Second - 1992 - Paulsen
Waterland - 1992 - Henry Crick
The Last of the Mohicans - 1992 - Captain Beams
Alien3 - 1992 - David ****
A Child From the South - 1991 - TV - Harry
The Grass Arena - 1991
Treasure Island - 1990 - TV (as Peter Postlethwaite)- George Merry
"Needle" - 1990 - TV Series - Paula's father
Hamlet - 1990 - Player King ****
They Never Slept - 1990 - Panter
Tumbledown - 1989 - TV - Major - Rehabilitation Center
To Kill a Priest - 1988 - Josef
Distant Voices, Still Lives - 1988 - Father
The Dressmaker - 1988 (as Peter Postlethwaite) - Jack
Number 27 - 1988 - Becket
Coast to Coast - 1987 - TV - Kecks McGuinness
Cyrano de Bergerac - 1985 - TV - Ragueneau
A Private Function - 1985 - Nuttol
Afternoon Off - 1979 - TV
Doris and Doreen - 1978 - TV
The Duellists - 1977 (as Peter Postlethwaite)


Notable TV guest appearances
"Minder" 1979, playing: "Logie" in episode: "The Roof Of All Evil" 1993
"Between the Lines" 1992, playing: "Ch. Supt. Jameson"
"Boon" 1986, playing: "Steve McLaughlin" in episode: "Undercover" (episode # 5.9) 11/20/1990
"Minder" 1979, playing: "Jack" in episode: "Back In Good Old England" 1982





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