Tony Pitts
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1962-10-10 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Biography
Tony Pitts is an actor, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Sheffield, Pitts originally intended to become a physician but ended up working as a car mechanic in his early career. During his time at Stannington College, Sheffield Barry Hines paid a visit looking for extras for his upcoming drama Looks and Smiles. Pitts was cast and soon upgraded to a bigger role in the production. He decided to follow his ambition to become an actor in 1983, landing the role of Archie Brooks in the long running ITV soap Emmerdale. He remained in the show for a total of ten years, when the character was killed off in the infamous plane crash episode of 30th December 1993. Since then, Pitts has worked in TV, film, radio and theatre including War Horse, Lilyhammer and Peaky Blinders. In 2018, Pitts wrote, produced and starred in the film Funny Cow - the story of a female stand up comedian (played by his friend Maxine Peake) on the northern club circuit in the 1970s. In 2021, Pitts and actress Katherine Kelly set up the production company Make Me Films. They released their first short, Let Her Go, in 2022. It was written by Pitts and marked his directorial debut. He is also the host, alongside John Bishop, of the podcast Three Little Words.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
Peaky Blinders
2013
as Sergeant Moss / Inspector Moss
Silent Witness
1996
as D.S. Kevin Balshaw
Sherlock
2010
as Chief Superintendant
Heartbeat
1992
as Carl Southall / Brian Gilbert
Line of Duty
2012
as DCS Les Hargreaves
The Bill
1984
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Richard Alderson
Giri/Haji
2019
as Angling
Accused
2010
as Sergeant George Wade
Scott & Bailey
2011
as Adrian Scott
My Mad Fat Diary
2013
as Chloe's Dad
The Lakes
1997
as DS Mooney
The North Water
2021
as Geoffrey Turner
Wild Bill
2019
as Keith Metcalfe
Roadkill
2020
as Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
A Touch of Cloth
2012
as Bullock
Dirk Gently
2012
as Robbie Glover
Unforgiven
2009
as Adam Boothroyd
Conviction
2004
Remember Me
2014
as DCI Grogan
Dead Man Weds
2005
as Red
The Royal
2003
as Alec Glazer
Movies (20)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Captain Pterro
War Horse
2011
as Sgt. Martin
Triple 9
2016
as Major Crimes Detective
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as John Nolan
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
as John Nolan
The Fix
1997
as Peter Swan
The Colour Room
2021
as Jack Walker
Funny Cow
2018
as Bob
Hyena
2015
as Keith
Away
2016
as Col
Hillsborough
1996
as PC in Control Box
When the Lights Went Out
2012
as Hilary Barnes
Journeyman
2018
as Richie
Looks and Smiles
1981
as Alan Wright
Sweet Sue
2023
as Ron
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012
as Tom Cole
Rainy Day Women
1984
as Roy Bates
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
as Kai Rydell
On the Palm
1987
as Evil Mick
Affection
2019
as Dave
About Tony Pitts
Tony Pitts is an actor, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Sheffield, Pitts originally intended to become a physician but ended up working as a car mechanic in his early career. During his time at Stannington College, Sheffield Barry Hines paid a visit looking for extras for his upcoming drama Looks and Smiles. Pitts was cast and soon upgraded to a bigger role in the production. He decided to follow his ambition to become an actor in 1983, landing the role of Archie Brooks in the long running ITV soap Emmerdale. He remained in the show for a… With 42 credits spanning from 1981 to 2023, Tony Pitts has appeared in 20 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tony Pitts Movies
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — as Captain Pterro
- War Horse (2011) — as Sgt. Martin
- Triple 9 (2016) — as Major Crimes Detective
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) — as John Nolan
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) — as John Nolan
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