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Tony Pitts
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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.…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2023
Sweet Sue
Movie Ron
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2022
Let Her Go
Movie Writer
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2021
The Colour Room
Movie Jack Walker
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2021
The North Water
TV show Geoffrey Turner
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2020
Roadkill
TV show Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
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2020
All Creatures Great & Small
TV show Richard Alderson
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2019
Affection
Movie Dave
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2019
Giri/Haji
TV show Angling
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2019
Wild Bill
TV show Keith Metcalfe
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2018
Funny Cow
Movie Bob
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2018
Journeyman
Movie Richie
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2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie Captain Pterro
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2016
Away
Movie Col
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2016
Triple 9
Movie Major Crimes Detective
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2015
Hyena
Movie Keith
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2014
Remember Me
TV show DCI Grogan
More credits
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2013
Peaky Blinders
TV show Sergeant Moss
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2013
My Mad Fat Diary
TV show Chloe's Dad
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2012
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Movie Tom Cole
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2012
A Touch of Cloth
TV show Bullock
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2012
Line of Duty
TV show DCS Les Hargreaves
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2012
Dirk Gently
TV show Robbie Glover
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2012
When the Lights Went Out
Movie Hilary Barnes
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2011
War Horse
Movie Sgt. Martin
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2011
Scott & Bailey
TV show Adrian Scott
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2010
Accused
TV show Sergeant George Wade
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2010
Sherlock
TV show Chief Superintendant
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2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Movie John Nolan
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2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Movie John Nolan
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2009
Unforgiven
TV show Adam Boothroyd
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2005
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
Movie Writer
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2005
Dead Man Weds
TV show Red
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2004
Conviction
TV show
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2003
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Movie Kai Rydell
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2003
The Royal
TV show Alec Glazer
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1997
The Lakes
TV show DS Mooney
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1997
The Fix
Movie Peter Swan
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1996
Hillsborough
Movie PC in Control Box
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1996
Silent Witness
TV show D.S. Kevin Balshaw
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1992
Heartbeat
TV show Carl Southall
