Portrait of Pete Postlethwaite

Acting

Pete Postlethwaite

Titles
90movies24TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Pete Postlethwaite Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, 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.

Movies and TV shows

20
TypeAllMovies84TV shows20
RoleAnyActing20Appearances4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s41980s51990s92000s2
GenreAnyDrama14Comedy7Action & Adventure3Crime3Mystery2Animation1Soap1War & Politics1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

2 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch76
Poster for Criminal Justice

TV show · as Hooch

Poster for Sins

TV show · as Len Green

1990s

9 titles · average score 73
Poster for Butterfly Collectors

TV show · as John McKeown

GoodWatch78
Poster for Martin Chuzzlewit

TV show · as Tigg Montague

Poster for Pie in the Sky

TV show · as Kevin Tasker

GoodWatch81
Poster for Sharpe

TV show · as Obadiah Hakeswill

GoodWatch68
Poster for Between the Lines

TV show · as Ch. Supt. Jameson

GoodWatch71
Poster for Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

TV show · as Quince (voice)

GoodWatch69
Poster for Zorro

TV show · as Bandit

Poster for El C.I.D.

TV show · as Vince

Poster for Debut on Two

TV show · as Tony / Keef

1980s

5 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch75
Poster for Lovejoy

TV show · as Terence Sullivan

Poster for Casualty

TV show · as Ralph Peters / Hank

GoodWatch67
Poster for Screen Two

TV show · as Kecks McGuinness / The Dipper

Poster for Mitch

TV show · as Jack Frost

1970s

4 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch73
Poster for Minder

TV show · as Logie / Jack Wragg

GoodWatch73
Poster for Going Straight

TV show · as Thomas Clifford Crowther

GoodWatch71
Poster for Last of the Summer Wine

TV show · as Man in Cafe

GoodWatch70
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Danny Duggan

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