Pete Postlethwaite
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
7 Feb 1946
Age
80 Years
Born In
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Total Projects
117
Years Active
62 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
Pete Postlethwaite (February 7, 1946 – January 2, 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr. Kobayashi, in The Usual Suspects, and he appeared in Alien 3, In the Name of the...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Killing Bono
Killing Bono
as Karl
movie
Return to Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
movie
The Town
The Town
as Fergus "Fergie" Colm
movie
Inception
Inception
as Maurice Fischer
movie
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
as Spyros
movie
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
as William Crowthorn
movie
The Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid
as The Archivist
movie
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Tattoos: A Scarred History
as Self
movie
Clough: The Brian Clough Story
Clough: The Brian Clough Story
as Narrator
movie
Waving at Trains
Waving at Trains
as Douglas Warren
movie
Player
Player
as Colin
tv
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
as Hooch
movie
Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring
as Quinlan
movie
Ghost Son
Ghost Son
as Doc
movie
The Omen
The Omen
as Father Brennan
movie
Valley of the Heart's Delight
Valley of the Heart's Delight
as Albion Munson
movie
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
as Self
movie
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
as Self
movie
Æon Flux
Æon Flux
as Keeper
movie
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
as Lorbeer
movie
Dark Water
Dark Water
as Veeck
movie
Red Mercury
Red Mercury
as Gold Commander
movie
The Limit
The Limit
as Gale
movie
Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows
as Russell McKenzie (taxman)
movie
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
as Arthur (voice)
movie
Thora Hird Tribute
Thora Hird Tribute
as Deric Longden (archive footage, uncredited)
movie
Cowboy Up
Cowboy Up
as Reid Braxton
movie
Between Strangers
Between Strangers
as John
movie
Triggermen
Triggermen
as Ben Cutler
movie
The Shipping News
The Shipping News
as Tert Card
tv
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
as Self
movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
tv
The Sins
The Sins
as Len Green
movie
Rat
Rat
as Hubert Flynn
movie
When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Falls
as Martin Shaughnessy
movie
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice)
movie
Wayward Son
Wayward Son
as Ben Alexander
tv
Butterfly Collectors
Butterfly Collectors
as DI John McKeown
movie
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Carpenter
movie
Lost for Words
Lost for Words
as Deric Longden
movie
The Divine Ryans
The Divine Ryans
as Uncle Reg Ryan
movie
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
as Self
movie
Among Giants
Among Giants
as Ray
movie
Amistad
Amistad
as Holabird
movie
Brute
Brute
as Sincai
movie
Sharpe: The Legend
Sharpe: The Legend
as Hakeswill
movie
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Roland Tembo
movie
The Serpent's Kiss
The Serpent's Kiss
as Thomas Smith
movie
The Making of 'The Lost World'
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
movie
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
as Father Laurence
movie
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
as Danny
movie
Crimetime
Crimetime
as Sidney
movie
DragonHeart
DragonHeart
as Gilbert
movie
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
as The Magic Man
movie
When Saturday Comes
When Saturday Comes
as Ken Jackson
movie
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects
as Kobayashi
movie
Suite 16
Suite 16
as Glover
tv
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit
as Montague Tigg
movie
Sharpe's Enemy
Sharpe's Enemy
as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill
movie
Sharpe's Company
Sharpe's Company
as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill
movie
Sin Bin
Sin Bin
as Mitch
tv
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Kevin Tasker
movie
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
as Giuseppe Conlon
movie
Anchoress
Anchoress
as William Carpenter
tv
Sharpe
Sharpe
as Obadiah Hakeswill
tv
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Quince (voice)
tv
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
as Ch. Supt. Jameson
movie
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
as Captain Beams
movie
Waterland
Waterland
as Henry Crick
movie
Alien³
Alien³
as David
movie
Split Second
Split Second
as Paulsen
movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Quince (voice)
movie
The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena
as The Dipper
movie
They Never Slept
They Never Slept
as Panter
movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Player King
movie
A Box of Swan
A Box of Swan
as Tony
movie
Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come
as Keef
movie
Needle
Needle
as Paula's Father
tv
El C.I.D.
El C.I.D.
as Vince
movie
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
as George Merry
tv
Zorro
Zorro
as Bandit
tv
Tales of Sherwood Forest
Tales of Sherwood Forest
as Eric
movie
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
as Jack
movie
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
as Father
movie
Number 27
Number 27
as Becket
movie
To Kill a Priest
To Kill a Priest
as Josef
movie
Tumbledown
Tumbledown
as Major (Rehabilitation Centre)
movie
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
as Kecks McGuinness
tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Ralph Peters
tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Hank
tv
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Terence Sullivan
movie
A Crack in the Ice
A Crack in the Ice
as Painter
movie
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Ragueneau
tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Panter
tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Kecks McGuinness
tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as The Dipper
tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Mitch
movie
A Private Function
A Private Function
as Nuttol
tv
Mitch
Mitch
as Jack Frost
movie
Fords on Water
Fords on Water
as Winston's Boss
movie
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
as Ireneusz Lesniak
movie
The Muscle Market
The Muscle Market
as Danny Duggan
tv
Minder
Minder
as Jack Wragg
tv
Minder
Minder
as Logie
movie
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
as Attendant in Art Gallery
movie
Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen
as Mr. Lomax
tv
Going Straight
Going Straight
as Thomas Clifford Crowther
movie
The Duellists
The Duellists
as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
tv
Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain
as Soldier
movie
The Paradise Run
The Paradise Run
as Soldier
movie
Occupy!
Occupy!
as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
movie
Thwum
Thwum
as Duffy
movie
The Racer
The Racer
as Ecco
tv
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
as Man in Cafe
tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Danny Duggan
tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
tv
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
as Self