Tony Pitts
Born: 1962-10-10 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Sweet Sue as Ron
2022
- Let Her Go ... (Writer)
2021
- The North Water as Geoffrey Turner
- The Colour Room as Jack Walker
2020
- All Creatures Great & Small as Richard Alderson
- Roadkill as Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
2018
- Journeyman as Richie
- Funny Cow as Bob
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Captain Pterro
- Away as Col
- Triple 9 as Major Crimes Detective
2015
- Hyena as Keith
2014
- Remember Me as DCI Grogan
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Sergeant Moss
- My Mad Fat Diary as Chloe's Dad
2012
- When the Lights Went Out as Hilary Barnes
- A Touch of Cloth as Bullock
- Dirk Gently as Robbie Glover
- Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story as Tom Cole
2011
- War Horse as Sgt. Martin
- Scott & Bailey as Adrian Scott
2009
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as John Nolan
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as John Nolan
- Unforgiven as Adam Boothroyd
2005
- Dead Man Weds as Red
2004
2003
- The Royal as Alec Glazer
- Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? as Kai Rydell
1996
- Silent Witness as D.S. Kevin Balshaw
- Hillsborough as PC in Control Box
1992
- Heartbeat as Carl Southall
1987
- On the Palm as Evil Mick
1984
- The Bill
- Rainy Day Women as Roy Bates
1981
- Looks and Smiles as Alan Wright