Peter Guinness (actor)
Peter Guinness | |
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Born | Whitstable, Kent, England | 14 August 1950
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse |
Peter Guinness (born 14 August 1950) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.
Career
[edit]He has appeared in over fifty television productions and more than ten films. Guinness has also appeared onstage in an adaptation of The Pianist.
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Roberta Taylor, who was an actress and writer, until her death in July 2024.[1][2]
Filmography
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Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Keep | Wehrmacht Soldier | |
1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Fra Perez | |
1992 | Alien 3 | Gregor | |
1997 | The Saint | Frankie's curator | |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Lord Crane | |
2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather | Medium Dave Cropper | |
2010 | Centurion | General Cassius | |
2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Baron 1 | |
2019 | Official Secrets | TinTin / Scotland Yard | |
2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | DeSaad | Voice and motion capture |
2023 | The Boys in the Boat | George Yeomans Pocock |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Smiley's People | Hari Krishna Monk | Episode 1.02 |
1983–1985 | By the Sword Divided | Dick Skinner | Mini-series |
1989–2007 | The Bill | Multiple characters | 10 episodes |
1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Jenkins | "The Creeping Man" (Episode 1.06) |
1992 | Zorro | Bandit Leader | "An Affair to Remember" (Episode 4.05) |
The Cloning of Joanna May | Phillip | Mini-series | |
1992–1993 | Spender | DCS Gillespie | Main role |
1993 | Highlander: The Series | Col. Everett Bellian | "Nowhere To Run" (Episode 1.21) |
Heartbeat | Stevie Walsh | "Riders of the Storm" (Episode 3.02) | |
1994 | Smokescreen | Albert Gold | Main role |
1994–1998 | Casualty | Elliot Matthews / Paul Becket | Recurring role |
1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Starr | "Horror In The Night" (Episode 7.05) |
1997 | Cadfael | Father Ailnoth | "The Raven in the Foregate" (Episode 3.03) |
Ivanhoe | Montfitchet | Parts 3-6 | |
2000 | Arabian Nights | Chief Executioner | Mini-series |
2000–2002 | Coronation Street | Ray Sykes | 5 episodes |
2001 | Harbour Lights | Vinnie | "The Safe Side" (Episode 2.04) |
Lexx | Van Helsing | Episodes 4.7, 4.8 | |
2003–2004 | Red Cap | Capt. Gavin Howard | Main role |
2005 | Bleak House | Coroner | Episodes 1.2, 1.7 |
2006 | Rudyard Kipling: A Remembrance Tale | Rudyard Kipling | Documentary |
Hogfather | Medium Dave | TV movie | |
2007 | Seconds From Disaster | Narrator | Series 3 |
2008 | Silent Witness | Powell | "The Lost Child" Parts 1 & 2 |
2009 | Doctor Who | Mister Dread (voice) | "Dreamland" |
2010 | Ashes to Ashes | Terry Stafford | Episode 3.4 |
2011 | Zen | Tito Spadola | Episode: "Vendetta" |
Hidden | Jason Styles | 4 episodes | |
2012 | Merlin | Ari | "The Diamond of the Day Part 1" (Episode 5.12) |
2013 | Jo | Sabot | Episode: "Place de la Concorde" |
The Bible | King Nebuchadnezzar | Episode: "Survival" | |
Da Vinci's Demons | Friar Tomás de Torquemada | Episode: "The Tower" | |
Strike Back | Pushkin | Episode 4.07 | |
2014 | The Assets | Dmitry Polyakov | 2 episodes |
2015 | Critical | Mr. Devlin | Episode 1.4 |
2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Vincent Lermentov | Episode: "More Yang Than Yin" |
2018 | Watership Down | Silverweed (voice) | 4 episodes |
2019 | Chernobyl | Major Burov | Episode: "Please Remain Calm" |
2019 | Catch-22 | General Dreedle | Episode 1.6 |
2019 | Pennyworth | General Malcolm | 3 episodes |
2020 | Cursed | Sir Ector | 3 episodes |
2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Lief | 4 episodes |
2022 | Jack Ryan | Petr Kovac | Main role |
2024 | Red Eye | Sir George Chapman[3] | 2 episodes |
Audio-dramas
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Doctor Who: The Holy Terror | Childeric[4] | |
2004 | Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead | Devlin Waugh[5] | |
2008 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom[6] | |
2008[7] | Blake's 7: Point of No Return[7] | Carl Varon[8] | |
2009 | Doctor Who: The Beast of Orlok | Baron Teufel[9] | |
2010 | Dracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales | Narrator[10] | |
2015 | Alien | Narrator | Audiobook: The Official Movie Novelization |
2016–2017 | Strangeness in Space | Dr Scarifium | Episodes 2 and 6: "The Five" and "Dark Meta" |
2017 | Doctor Who: The Star Men | Rovus[11] |
Other
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Freaks | Bar Patron | Music video |
Stage
[edit]- Alberto Sholez in Moby Dick. World premiere adapted and directed by Michael Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1984)
- Jaques in As You Like It. Directed by Marianne Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2000)
- Stage adaptation of The Pianist, (2007), Manchester International Festival[12]
- Thomas Danforth in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ Tim Walker (1 May 2012). "Reunion, at Jermyn Street Theater, Seven magazine review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Roberta Taylor obituary | Television | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Red Eye on ITV: What it's about, how many episodes, who's in the cast and where you've seen them before".
- ^ "14. The Holy Terror". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "17. Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "1. The Phantom of the Opera". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ a b Willis, Jesse (25 August 2009). "Review of Blake's 7 – Point Of No Return and Eye Of The Machine". SFFaudio. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "A Rebellion Reborn". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "3.3. The Beast of Orlok". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "1.02. Dracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "221. The Star Men". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Wladyslaw Szpilman "The Pianist" perf. by Peter Guinness and Mikhail Rudy (Excerpt, video posted at YouTube)