Acting
Pete Postlethwaite
- Titles
- 89movies27TV shows
- Career
Active from 1975 to 2011, busiest in 1996 and 1999 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 35top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
In the Name of the Father86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Tension6.6average 6.0
- Violence4.8average 4.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.1, average 5.4
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.9, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.4, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Melancholy 3
- Redemption 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Small Town 3
- Family Resilience 2
- Supernatural Horror 2
- Mystery 2
- Crime Drama 2
- Complex Characters 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sean BeanActorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Company, When Saturday Comes
David ThewlisActorDragonHeart, James and the Giant Peach, The Omen
Philip JacksonActorBrassed Off, The Sins, Afternoon Off
Daragh O'MalleyActorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Company
Michael ByrneActorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Company
John TamsActorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Company
Assumpta SernaActorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Company
George FentonComposerThe Dressmaker, Afternoon Off, Doris and Doreen
Tom CleggDirectorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Company
Cherie LunghiActorTo Kill a Priest, Coast to Coast
Imelda StauntonActorRat, They Never Slept
Adrian DunbarActorTriggermen, A Box of Swan
Movies and TV shows
1072010s
4 titles · average score 65
as Karl
as Fergus "Fergie" Colm
as Maurice Fischer
as Spyros
2000s
26 titles · average score 53
as William Crowthorn
as The Archivist
as Doc
as Father Brennan
as Lorbeer
as Keeper
as Veeck
as Gold Commander
as Russell McKenzie (taxman)
as Tert Card
TV show · as Len Green
as Martin Shaughnessy
1990s
46 titles · average score 66
TV show · as DI John McKeown
as Ray
as Roland Tembo
as Danny
as Gilbert
as The Magic Man
as Sidney
as Kobayashi
as Glover
as Giuseppe Conlon
TV show · as Obadiah Hakeswill
as Paulsen
1980s
18 titles · average score 67
as Father
as Jack
as Josef
as Kecks McGuinness
TV show · as Hank / Ralph Peters
TV show · as Terence Sullivan
TV show · as Paula's Father
TV show · as Panter / The Dipper
as Ragueneau
as Nuttol
TV show · as Jack Frost
as Danny Duggan
1970s
13 titles · average score 72
TV show · as Logie / Jack Wragg
as Attendant in Art Gallery
as Mr. Lomax
TV show · as Thomas Clifford Crowther
as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
TV show · as Soldier
as Soldier
as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
as Duffy
TV show · as Man in Cafe
TV show · as Duffy
TV show · as Danny Duggan