Acting
Pete Postlethwaite
- Titles
- 90movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1975 to 2011, busiest in 1996 and 1999 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 35top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
The Usual Suspects83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Violence5.0average 4.3
- Tension6.7average 6.1
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor1.4, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Melancholy 4
- Small Town 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Redemption 3
- Family Drama 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Dysfunctional Family 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sean BeanActorSharpe, Sharpe's Enemy, When Saturday Comes, Sharpe's Company
David ThewlisActorDragonHeart, James and the Giant Peach, The Omen
Philip JacksonActorSins, Brassed Off, Afternoon Off
Michael ByrneActorSharpe, 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
Jim CarterActorBrassed Off, Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Adrian DunbarActorTriggermen, A Box of Swan
Tim RothActorDark Water, To Kill a Priest
Movies and TV shows
232000s
5 titles · average score 66
76
Criminal Justice (2008)
TV show · as Hooch
62
Closing the Ring (2007)
as Quinlan
56
Dark Water (2005)
as Veeck
71
The Constant Gardener (2005)
as Lorbeer
65
The Shipping News (2001)
as Tert Card
1990s
13 titles · average score 67
58
Animal Farm (1999)
as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice)
Butterfly Collectors (1999)
TV show · as John McKeown
54
Among Giants (1998)
as Ray
71
Amistad (1997)
as Holabird
71
Brassed Off (1996)
as Danny
64
DragonHeart (1996)
as Gilbert
59
When Saturday Comes (1996)
as Ken Jackson
67
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
as Father Laurence
78
Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
TV show · as Tigg Montague
80
In the Name of the Father (1993)
as Giuseppe Conlon
64
Waterland (1992)
as Henry Crick
74
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
as Captain Beams
1980s
4 titles · average score 60
71
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
as Father
51
The Dressmaker (1988)
as Jack
60
To Kill a Priest (1988)
as Josef
Casualty (1986)
TV show · as Ralph Peters / Hank
1970s
1 title · average score 70
70
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Danny Duggan