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Profile of Pete Postlethwaite
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Pete Postlethwaite |
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7th February 1945 |
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Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Pete Postlethwaite (born February 7, 1945) is a British actor.
He was born Peter William Postlethwaite in Warrington, Cheshire, England, and did not enroll in acting classes until he was 24. Postlethwaite was a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and other acting troupes by the time he became known in the United States through his film and television roles.
His first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in In the Name of the Father in 1993.
He is also well known for his role as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in the period televion drama series, Sharpe, alongside Sean Bean. His performance as the mysterious lawyer "Kobayashi" in The Usual Suspects is also well-known.
He lives in Britain with his partner and their 2 children.
Selected filmography
- Alien³ (1992)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
- In the Name of the Father (1993)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Brassed Off (1996)
- Dragonheart (1996)
- William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Dark Water (2005)
External link
- Pete Postlethwaite at the Internet Movie Database
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