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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 10, 1962
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Tony Pitts
0.9 Popularity
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
Credits
Sweet Sue
as Ron
2023
5.1
The Colour Room
as Jack Walker
2021
6.2
The North Water
as Geoffrey Turner
2021
7.4
Roadkill
as Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
2020
6.4
All Creatures Great & Small
as Richard Alderson
2020
8.2
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Affection
as Dave
2019
0.0
Giri/Haji
as Angling
2019
7.4
Wild Bill
as Keith Metcalfe
2019
6.5
Funny Cow
as Bob
2018
6.3
Journeyman
as Richie
2018
6.6
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Captain Pterro
2016
7.5
Away
as Col
2016
6.2
Triple 9
as Major Crimes Detective
2016
6.0
Hyena
as Keith
2015
5.6
Remember Me
as DCI Grogan
2014
6.9
Peaky Blinders
as Sergeant Moss
2013
8.5
Peaky Blinders
as Inspector Moss
2013
8.5
My Mad Fat Diary
as Chloe's Dad
2013
8.0
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Tom Cole
2012
4.0
A Touch of Cloth
as Bullock
2012
7.2
Line of Duty
as DCS Les Hargreaves
2012
8.2
Dirk Gently
as Robbie Glover
2012
7.0
When the Lights Went Out
as Hilary Barnes
2012
5.7
War Horse
as Sgt. Martin
2011
7.3
Scott & Bailey
as Adrian Scott
2011
7.3
Accused
as Sergeant George Wade
2010
8.1
Sherlock
as Chief Superintendant
2010
8.5
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
as John Nolan
2009
6.9
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as John Nolan
2009
7.0
Unforgiven
as Adam Boothroyd
2009
7.4
Dead Man Weds
as Red
2005
7.0
Conviction
2004
7.7
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
as Kai Rydell
2003
3.5
The Royal
as Alec Glazer
2003
7.6
The Lakes
as DS Mooney
1997
6.7
The Fix
as Peter Swan
1997
2.8
Hillsborough
as PC in Control Box
1996
7.0
Silent Witness
as D.S. Kevin Balshaw
1996
7.5
Heartbeat
as Carl Southall
1992
7.1
Heartbeat
as Brian Gilbert
1992
7.1
On the Palm
as Evil Mick
1987
0.0
The Bill
1984
6.7
Rainy Day Women
as Roy Bates
1984
0.0
Looks and Smiles
as Alan Wright
1981
6.7