Cast

Pete Postlethwaite

1946 – 2011

Active years (films on this site)

1988–2010

Genres

DramaCrimeThrillerMusicalBiography

Schools and movements

Blockbuster AuteursBritish CinemaBrazilian CinemaLatin American Cinema

Directors worked with

Terence Davies1 filmJim Sheridan1 filmBaz Luhrmann1 filmWalter Salles1 filmChristopher Nolan1 filmBen Affleck1 film

Biography

Peter William Postlethwaite was an English character actor. After various stage and minor television appearances, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), directed by Terence Davies. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerry Conlon, in In the Name of the Father (1993).

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Awards and honours

International

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire 2004

6 films on this site

1. Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988 · Terence Davies · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. In the Name of the Father 1993 · Jim Sheridan · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
3. Romeo + Juliet 1996 · Baz Luhrmann · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. Dark Water 2005 · Walter Salles · IMDb 5.6 · Cast
5. Inception 2010 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.8 · Cast
6. The Town 2010 · Ben Affleck · IMDb 7.5 · Cast