Tony Pitts

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.

Filmografi

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · Captain PterroWar Horse2011 · Sgt. MartinTriple 92016 · Major Crimes DetectiveFunny Cow2018 · BobRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19832009 · John NolanRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19802009 · John NolanThe Colour Room2021 · Jack WalkerWhen the Lights Went Out2012 · Hilary BarnesHyena2015 · KeithJourneyman2018 · RichieOn the Palm1987 · Evil MickSweet Sue2023 · RonJohnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?2003 · Kai RydellHillsborough1996 · PC in Control BoxBest Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story2012 · Tom ColeAffection2019 · DaveAway2016 · ColLooks and Smiles1981 · Alan WrightRainy Day Women1984 · Roy BatesThe Fix1997 · Peter Swan