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Acting

Pete Postlethwaite

Career: Active from 1975 to 2011, busiest in 1996 and 1999 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 35
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: In the Name of the Father
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Pete Postlethwaite Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
4.1, average 5.4
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2
Situational Comedy
1.8, average 2.7
Cringe Humor
1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
Redemption 3
Social Commentary 3
Small Town 3
Historical Drama 3
Character Study 2
Family Drama 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Crime Drama 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Complex Characters 2
Psychological Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 64

Killing Bono

54

as Karl

The Town

79

as Fergus "Fergie" Colm

Inception

83

as Maurice Fischer

Clash of the Titans

42

as Spyros

2000s

26 titles · average score 52

Solomon Kane

58

as William Crowthorn

The Age of Stupid

70

as The Archivist

as Colin

The Omen

42

as Father Brennan

Valley of the Heart's Delight

as Albion Munson

The Constant Gardener

78

as Lorbeer

Æon Flux

35

as Keeper

Dark Water

49

as Veeck

Strange Bedfellows

69

as Russell McKenzie (taxman)

The Shipping News

57

as Tert Card

The Sins

TV show · as Len Green

When the Sky Falls

33

as Martin Shaughnessy

1990s

46 titles · average score 66

Butterfly Collectors

TV show · as DI John McKeown

Animal Farm

58

as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones

Among Giants

57

as Ray

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

60

as Roland Tembo

Brassed Off

71

as Danny

DragonHeart

56

as Gilbert

James and the Giant Peach

75

as The Magic Man

Crimetime

39

as Sidney

The Usual Suspects

83

as Kobayashi

In the Name of the Father

86

as Giuseppe Conlon

Sharpe

81

TV show · as Obadiah Hakeswill

Split Second

42

as Paulsen

1980s

19 titles · average score 66

Distant Voices, Still Lives

78

as Father

The Dressmaker

58

as Jack

To Kill a Priest

63

as Josef

Coast to Coast

74

as Kecks McGuinness

Casualty

62

TV show · as Ralph Peters / Hank

Lovejoy

50

TV show · as Terence Sullivan

Boon

61

TV show · as Steve McLaughlin

ScreenPlay

TV show · as Paula's Father

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Panter / The Dipper

Cyrano de Bergerac

as Ragueneau

A Private Function

77

as Nuttol

The Muscle Market

as Danny Duggan

1970s

13 titles · average score 72

Minder

75

TV show · as Logie / Jack Wragg

Afternoon Off

as Attendant in Art Gallery

Doris and Doreen

as Mr. Lomax

Going Straight

73

TV show · as Thomas Clifford Crowther

The Duellists

74

as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

Plays for Britain

TV show · as Soldier

The Paradise Run

as Soldier

Occupy!

as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

The Racer

as Ecco

Last of the Summer Wine

67

TV show · as Man in Cafe

Second City Firsts

TV show · as Duffy

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Danny Duggan