Tony Pitts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 10, 1962 (age 64)
- 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, 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.
Known For
Filmography
Sweet Sue
Movie · as Ron
The Colour Room
Movie · as Jack Walker
The North Water
TV · as Geoffrey Turner · 1 ep
All Creatures Great & Small
TV · as Richard Alderson · 24 eps
Roadkill
TV · as Mick 'The Mouth' Murray · 4 eps
Affection
Movie · as Dave
Wild Bill
TV · as Keith Metcalfe · 6 eps
Giri/Haji
TV · as Angling · 8 eps
Funny Cow
Movie · as Bob
Journeyman
Movie · as Richie
Away
Movie · as Col
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie · as Captain Pterro
Triple 9
Movie · as Major Crimes Detective
Hyena
Movie · as Keith
Remember Me
TV · as DCI Grogan · 3 eps
My Mad Fat Diary
TV · as Chloe's Dad · 5 eps
Peaky Blinders
TV · as Sergeant Moss, Inspector Moss · 10 eps
When the Lights Went Out
Movie · as Hilary Barnes
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Movie · as Tom Cole
A Touch of Cloth
TV · as Bullock · 2 eps
Dirk Gently
TV · as Robbie Glover · 1 ep
Line of Duty
TV · as DCS Les Hargreaves · 8 eps
War Horse
Movie · as Sgt. Martin
Scott & Bailey
TV · as Adrian Scott · 22 eps
Sherlock
TV · as Chief Superintendant · 1 ep
Accused
TV · as Sergeant George Wade · 1 ep
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Movie · as John Nolan
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Movie · as John Nolan
Unforgiven
TV · as Adam Boothroyd · 3 eps
Dead Man Weds
TV · as Red · 6 eps
Conviction
TV · 1 ep
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Movie · as Kai Rydell
The Royal
TV · as Alec Glazer · 1 ep
The Fix
Movie · as Peter Swan
The Lakes
TV · as DS Mooney · 1 ep
Hillsborough
Movie · as PC in Control Box
Silent Witness
TV · as D.S. Kevin Balshaw · 2 eps
Heartbeat
TV · as Carl Southall, Brian Gilbert · 1 ep
New Voices
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
On the Palm
Movie · as Evil Mick
Rainy Day Women
Movie · as Roy Bates
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Looks and Smiles
Movie · as Alan Wright