Tony Pitts

Known for

Acting

Born

October 10, 1962 (age 63)

Birthplace

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, f...

Best known work

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

Peaky Blinders

2013

Sherlock

2010

War Horse

2011

Triple 9

2016

Line of Duty

2012

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

2009

The North Water

2021

Giri/Haji

2019

Filmography

2023
Sweet Sue
as Ron
2022
Let Her Go
Writer, Director
2021
The Colour Room
as Jack Walker
2021
The North WaterTV
as Geoffrey Turner (1 episode)
2020
RoadkillTV
as Mick 'The Mouth' Murray (4 episodes)
2020
All Creatures Great & SmallTV
as Richard Alderson (24 episodes)
2019
Affection
as Dave
2019
Giri/HajiTV
as Angling (8 episodes)
2019
Wild BillTV
as Keith Metcalfe (6 episodes)
2018
Funny Cow
as Bob, Writer, Executive Producer
2018
Journeyman
as Richie
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Captain Pterro
2016
Away
as Col
2016
Triple 9
as Major Crimes Detective
2015
Hyena
as Keith
2014
Remember MeTV
as DCI Grogan (3 episodes)
2013
Peaky BlindersTV
as Sergeant Moss (10 episodes), as Inspector Moss (3 episodes)
2013
My Mad Fat DiaryTV
as Chloe's Dad (5 episodes)
2012
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
as Tom Cole
2012
A Touch of ClothTV
as Bullock (2 episodes)
2012
Line of DutyTV
as DCS Les Hargreaves (8 episodes)
2012
Dirk GentlyTV
as Robbie Glover (1 episode)
2012
When the Lights Went Out
as Hilary Barnes
2011
War Horse
as Sgt. Martin
2011
Scott & BaileyTV
as Adrian Scott (22 episodes)