Name
Tony Pitts
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-10-10 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Biography
Tony Pitts is an actor, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Sheffield, Pitts originally intended to become a physician but ended up working as a car mechanic in his early career. During his time at Stannington College, Sheffield Barry Hines paid a visit looking for extras for his upcoming drama Looks and Smiles. Pitts was cast and soon upgraded to a bigger role in the production. He decided to follow his ambition to become an actor in 1983, landing the role of Archie Brooks in the long running ITV soap Emmerdale. He remained in the show for a total of ten years, when the character was killed off in the infamous plane crash episode of 30th December 1993. Since then, Pitts has worked in TV, film, radio and theatre including War Horse, Lilyhammer and Peaky Blinders. In 2018, Pitts wrote, produced and starred in the film Funny Cow - the story of a female stand up comedian (played by his friend Maxine Peake) on the northern club circuit in the 1970s. In 2021, Pitts and actress Katherine Kelly set up the production company Make Me Films. They released their first short, Let Her Go, in 2022. It was written by Pitts and marked his directorial debut. He is also the host, alongside John Bishop, of the podcast Three Little Words.
Known For
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- 2012 When the Lights Went Out as Hilary Barnes
- 2023 Sweet Sue as Ron
- 2021 The Colour Room as Jack Walker
- 2015 Hyena as Keith
- 1981 Looks and Smiles as Alan Wright
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as John Nolan
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as John Nolan
- 2011 War Horse as Sgt. Martin
- 2012 Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story as Tom Cole
- 1996 Hillsborough as PC in Control Box
- 2016 Away as Col
- 2018 Funny Cow as Bob
- 2018 Journeyman as Richie
- 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Captain Pterro
- 2003 Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? as Kai Rydell
- 1997 The Fix as Peter Swan
- 1984 Rainy Day Women as Roy Bates
- 2016 Triple 9 as Major Crimes Detective
- 2019 Affection as Dave
- 1987 On the Palm as Evil Mick
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Carl Southall
- 2004 Conviction ( 1 episode )
- 2011 Scott & Bailey ( 22 episodes ) as Adrian Scott
- 2012 A Touch of Cloth ( 2 episodes ) as Bullock
- 2021 The North Water ( 1 episode ) as Geoffrey Turner
- 2013 My Mad Fat Diary ( 5 episodes ) as Chloe's Dad
- 2003 The Royal ( 1 episode ) as Alec Glazer
- 2014 Remember Me ( 3 episodes ) as DCI Grogan
- 2005 Dead Man Weds ( 6 episodes ) as Red
- 2009 Unforgiven ( 3 episodes ) as Adam Boothroyd
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Brian Gilbert
- 2019 Wild Bill ( 6 episodes ) as Keith Metcalfe
- 2013 Peaky Blinders ( 10 episodes ) as Sergeant Moss
- 2019 Giri/Haji ( 8 episodes ) as Angling
- 2010 Sherlock ( 1 episode ) as Chief Superintendant
- 2013 Peaky Blinders ( 3 episodes ) as Inspector Moss
- 2010 Accused ( 1 episode ) as Sergeant George Wade
- 2020 All Creatures Great & Small ( 24 episodes ) as Richard Alderson
- 2020 Roadkill ( 4 episodes ) as Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
- 2012 Dirk Gently ( 1 episode ) as Robbie Glover
- 1997 The Lakes ( 1 episode ) as DS Mooney
- 1996 Silent Witness ( 2 episodes ) as D.S. Kevin Balshaw
- 2012 Line of Duty ( 8 episodes ) as DCS Les Hargreaves
