Alistair Petrie
Alistair Petrie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1970 |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Scott |
| Children | 3 |
Alistair Petrie (born 30 September 1970) is a British actor. He has starred in The Bank Job (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), Rush (2013) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Petrie has also starred in the Channel 4 television series Utopia, the BBC One television series' The Night Manager, Sherlock, and Undercover and as Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.
Early life[]
Petrie was born 30 September 1970[1] in Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire.[2] He was brought up in the Middle East, mainland Europe and East Africa. His father was an RAF fighter pilot.
He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career[]
Theatre[]
He spent his early career in theatre around the country before joining the RSC where productions included Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida and Henrik Ibsen's Brand opposite Ralph Fiennes. In 2005, he joined the National Theatre, where he stayed for 28 months performing in His Dark Materials, Shakespeare's Henry IV alongside Sir Michael Gambon and David Edgar's Playing With Fire. In 2007 he appeared in Marc Munden's The Mark of Cain, The Whistleblowers and Cranford. As well as other TV work such as Emma and The Forsyte Saga: To Let, he has also appeared in the music video for "Bellissimo" by Ilya, directed by the Guard Brothers (January 2004). Other theatre work includes The Earl of Wessex in the 2015 West End Production of Shakespeare in Love. In 2008, Petrie played the lead role of Man in Mine, Shared Experience's at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.[3]
Screen[]
He also starred in the BBC production of The Forsyte Saga as George Forsyte, as well as in the 2009 film The Duchess, also the 2010 horror-film Devil's Playground. Petrie has appeared as Philip Lisle in The Bank Job, as Felix Finch in the 2012 film Cloud Atlas,[4] Stirling Moss in Rush and General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[5][4] Also in television, Petrie has portrayed Geoff in Channel 4's Utopia, Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne in The Night Manager, Robert Greenlaw in BBC1's Undercover. He has played the role of Major James Sholto in the second episode of Season 3 of the BBC TV series Sherlock, aired on 5 January 2014.[6] In 2019, Petrie began playing Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.[4]
Personal life[]
Petrie is married to actress Lucy Scott,[7] with whom he has three sons.[8]
Petrie is an Ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking to identify the causes of premature birth.[9][10]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mrs Dalloway | Herbert | |
| 2005 | Man to Man | Beckinsale | |
| 2007 | The Mark of Cain | Major Rod Gilchrist | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Philip Lisle | |
| The Duchess | Heaton | ||
| A Bunch of Amateurs | Rupert Twist | ||
| 2010 | Devil's Playground | Andy Billing | |
| 2012 | Metamorphosis | The Supervisor | |
| Cloud Atlas | Haskell Moore's Dinner Guest 1 Musician Felix Finch Lascivious Businessman |
||
| Ashes | Dr. Burrows | ||
| 2013 | Rush | Stirling Moss | |
| Vendetta | DCI Spencer Holland | ||
| 2014 | The Face of an Angel | Steve | |
| A Little Chaos | De Ville | ||
| 2015 | Kicking Off | Anthony Greaves | |
| Victor Frankenstein | Chief Inspector | ||
| Silent Hours | Lieutenant Charles Carter | ||
| 2016 | God's Kingdom | Alexander | Short film |
| Rogue One | General Draven | ||
| 2017 | Hampstead | Steve Crowley | |
| 2019 | Hellboy | Lord Adam Glaren | |
| A Battle in Waterloo | Kildare | Short film | |
| 2020 | Sulphur and White | Jeff | |
| 2021 | Eight for Silver | Seamus Laurent |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Demob | Hodges | Episode: "Episode 1", "Episode 5" |
| Scarlet and Black | Hussar | Miniseries, Episode: "Episode three" | |
| 1994 | All Quiet on the Preston Front | Big Matt | Episode: "Diesel's Garage" |
| 1996 | Emma | Robert Martin | TV movie |
| 1998 | Game On | Charles | Episode: "Wedding Day" |
| Jonathan Creek | Duncan Proctor | Episodes: "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 1",
"The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 2" | |
| 1999 | My Wonderful Life | Ollie | Episode: "Chinese Walls" |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Young James Westropp | Episode: "Recalled to Life" | |
| 2000 | The Stretch | Jonathon Nichols | Miniseries |
| Second Sight | Neil | Episode: "Parasomnia" | |
| 2002, 2011 | Holby City | Mark Noble Colonel John Appleton |
Episode: "Second Chances"
Episode: "No Credit, No Blame" |
| 2002-2003 | The Forsyte Saga | George Forsyte | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Celeb | Photographer | Episode: "The Guest" |
| 2003 | State of Mind | Nick Grainger | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Perfect Disaster | Doug | Series documentary, Episode: "Mega Flood" |
| 2007 | The Whistleblowers | Christopher Rowe | Episode: "No Child Left Behind" |
| Cranford | Major Gordon | Episode: "August 1842", "May 1843" | |
| 2008 | Mutual Friends | Carl Cato | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Gracie! | Basil Dean | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Taking of Prince Harry | Jack Pastor | |
| 2011 | Midsomer Murders | Clifford Bunting | Episode: "Not in My Back Yard" |
| Strike Back | Kenneth Bratton | Episodes: "Project Dawn #3", "Project Dawn #4" | |
| Death in Paradise | Gordon Foster | Episode #1.5 | |
| 2012 | Whitechapel | Dr. Simon Mortlake | Episode #3.5 Episode #3.6 |
| 2013 | The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:
The Murder in Angel Lane |
Dr. Casement | TV movie |
| The Escape Artist | Julian Fowkes | Miniseries Episode: "Part 1" | |
| Lucan | Jimmy Goldsmith | TV movie | |
| 2013-2014 | Utopia | Geoff | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2014 | Sherlock | Major James Sholto | Episode: "The Sign of Three" |
| Vera | Stuart Bayliss | Episode: "On Harbour Street" | |
| The Game | Andrew | Miniseries Episode Four | |
| 2016 | The Night Manager | Lord Sandy Langbourne | Miniseries |
| Undercover | Robert Greenlaw | ||
| New Blood | Charles Matherson | Episode #1.4 Episode #1.5 | |
| Harley and the Davidsons | Edsel Ford | Episode: "Legacy" | |
| 2017 | Year of the Rabbit | Mr. Larkham | Miniseries |
| 2018 | The Terror | Dr. Stephan S. Stanley | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2018-present | Deep State | George White | Main role |
| 2019-present | Sex Education | Mr. Groff | Series regular |
| 2020 | Agatha and the Midnight Murders | Sir Malcolm Campbell | TV movie |
References[]
- ^ "Alistair Petrie Quotes - BrainyQuote". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Alistair Petrie - Biphoo". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Review: Mine, Shared Experience, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until November 22". yorkpress.co.uk/. 21 November 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alistair Petrie Profile". Roxanne vacca. 2019.
- ^ "Liam Bailey Interview: Alistair Petrie, General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Fantha Tracks. 27 February 2018.
- ^ "BBC One - Sherlock, Series 3, The Sign of Three". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "The cast of BBC's Pride and Prejudice: Where are they now?". Retrieved 7 August 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Alistair Petrie - Sherlocked USA". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Our Patrons and Ambassadors". Borne. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Borne (10 January 2018), Alistair & Lucy Petrie's Story, retrieved 22 May 2019
External links[]
| hide Authority control  | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| National libraries | |
- 1970 births
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Yorkshire
- People from Catterick, North Yorkshire