Peter Ferdinando
Known For: Acting
Biography
Peter Ferdinando is a British character actor, known for his varied performances. He has collaborated extensively with director and cousin Gerard Johnson, playing the title role in the critically acclaimed Tony and the lead role in their more recent film together, the award-winning Hyena. He played the King Pin Spencer in David Mackenzie's prison drama Starred Up. He also regularly collaborates with British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, having played Jacob in A Field in England, The Half-Face Man in "Deep Breath", the first episode of series 8 of Doctor Who, and Paul in Wheatley's High-Rise. More recent work includes Tommy's Honour with Peter Mullan, directed by Jason Connery, Ghost in the Shell, with Scarlett Johansson and Juliet Binoche, directed by Rupert Sanders, and Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, with Jude Law. In 2017, he starred in Woody Harrelson's experimental, live film directorial debut Lost In London alongside Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson.
Filmography
2024
- Sexy Beast as Dominic McGraw
2023
2020
- Archive as Tagg
- The Letter for the King as Jaro
- Muscle as Ken
2019
- Hanna as Lucas
- Vita & Virginia as Leonard Woolf
2018
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead as Jimmy
- Blue Iguana as Deacon Bradshaw
2017
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Earl of Mercia
- Ghost in the Shell as Cutter
- Lost in London as Dante
- Tommy's Honour as Major Molesworth
2015
- Safe House as Michael
- High-Rise as Cosgrove
- Hyena as Michael
2014
- 300: Rise of an Empire as Greek Ambassador
- Starred Up as Spencer
- Doctor Who: Deep Breath as Half-Face Man
2013
- The Mimic as Jesse
- A Field in England as Jacob
2012
- Ripper Street as Peter Morris (Zotkin)
- Snow White and the Huntsman as Black Knight
2010
- Tony as Tony
2006
- The Only Boy for Me as Bob
2005
- Doctor Who as Half-Face Man
- Tony as Tony
2001
- Bodywork as Alex Gordon
1998
- Titanic Town as Soldier
1997
- Face as Policeman
1993
- If You See God, Tell Him as Jobsworth Youth 1
- Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Homeless Youth
1990
- A Safe House as Vincent Maguire
1989
- Close to Home as Michael