Tony Pitts

Tony Pitts Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 10/10/1962 (62 years old)
  • Place of birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
  • twitter: thetonypitts
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
The Colour Room
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Jack Walker
2021

Drama

6.8
68%
Roadkill
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
2020

Drama

War & Politics

6.8
66%
Giri/Haji
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Angling
2019

Crime

Drama

7.8
76%
Wild Bill
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 65%
role:
Keith Metcalfe
2019

Comedy

Crime

Drama

6.9
65%
Funny Cow
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Writer & 2 more
2018

Comedy

Drama

6.5
64%
Journeyman
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
Richie
2018

Drama

7.0
69%
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
75%
Away
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 59%
role:
Col
2016

Drama

6.4
59%
Triple 9
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Major Crimes Detective
2016

Action

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
59%
Remember Me
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
DCI Grogan
2014

Drama

Mystery

6.8
69%
Hyena
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 55%
role:
Keith
2014

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.2
55%
When the Lights Went Out
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 58%
role:
Hilary Barnes
2012

Drama

Horror

Thriller

5.3
58%
War Horse
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
Sgt. Martin
2011

Action

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
73%
2009

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.1
69%
2009

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.1
70%
Unforgiven
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Adam Boothroyd
2009

Crime

Drama

7.7
75%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Tony Pitts are, for example, The Colour Room, Roadkill and Wild Bill.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Amazon, iTunes and Prime Video.
The best StreamFat ratings are Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (7.7), Unforgiven (7.6) and War Horse (7.3).