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 & recognition
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1994 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Fords on Water
Inception
Martin Chuzzlewit
Pie in the Sky
The Usual Suspects
Sharpe
In the Name of the Father
Criminal Justice
The Last of the Mohicans
Lovejoy
Valley of the Heart's Delight
The Town
The Duellists
Zorro
Last of the Summer Wine
The Constant Gardener
Amistad
Brassed Off
Romeo + Juliet
Distant Voices, Still Lives
The Age of Stupid
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
DragonHeart
James and the Giant Peach
Hamlet
Treasure Island
Lost for Words
A Private Function
The Shipping News
Alien³
Waterland
Killing Bono
Closing the Ring
Alice in Wonderland
Casualty
Solomon Kane
Cowboy Up
Clash of the Titans
The Limit
Anchoress
Split Second
The Omen
Dark Water
Strange Bedfellows
Animal Farm
When Saturday Comes
Æon Flux
The Serpent's Kiss
Red Mercury
Triggermen