Portrait of Alistair Petrie

Acting

Alistair Petrie

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

6

The characters Alistair Petrie played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alistair Petrie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.8, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Doobie and a Lil Cup of Coffee
Doobie and a Lil Cup of Coffee

as Clarence (voice)

Oddly Flowers
Oddly Flowers

as Toff

2020s

15 titles · average score 69
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026)

as Claudius

Death by Lightning
Death by Lightning (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as John Sherman

Magpie
Magpie (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as Richard

After the Very End
After the Very End (2024)

as Alexander Wright

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Dr. Rob Chance

Funny Woman
Funny Woman (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Ted Sargent

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Rev Richard Jones

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as General Davits Draven

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as General Draven (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Cursed
The Cursed (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Seamus Laurent

Silent Hours
Silent Hours (2021)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lieutenant Charles 'Chuck' Carter

Agatha and the Midnight Murders
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sir Malcolm Campbell

2010s

31 titles · average score 62
Sex Education
Sex Education (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Michael Groff

A Battle in Waterloo
A Battle in Waterloo (2019)

as Kildare

Hampstead
Hampstead (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Steve Crowley

Genius
Genius (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Heinrich Weber

Undercover
Undercover (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Robert Greenlaw

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

as General Draven

The Night Manager
The Night Manager (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Sandy Langbourne

Kicking Off
Kicking Off (2015)
GoodWatch score 35

as Anthony

Rush
Rush (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

as Stirling Moss

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Gordon Foster

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Stuart Bayliss

Sherlock
Sherlock (2010)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as James Sholto

2000s

11 titles · average score 67
Gracie!
Gracie! (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Basil Dean

The Bank Job
The Bank Job (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Phillip Lisle

The Duchess
The Duchess (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as Heaton

A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rupert Twist

Cranford
Cranford (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Major Gordon

The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

as Major Rod Gilchrist

Round About Five
Round About Five (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Other Man

Man to Man
Man to Man (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

as Beckinsale

State of Mind
State of Mind (2003)

as Nick Grainger

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as George Forsyte

The Stretch
The Stretch (2000)

as Jonathon Nichols

1990s

8 titles · average score 73
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Clifford Bunting

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Duncan Proctor

Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Herbert

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Young James Westropp

Emma
Emma (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

as Robert Martin

Game On
Game On (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Charles

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front (1994)

TV show · as Big Matt

Scarlet and Black
Scarlet and Black (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Hussar