Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in TV series, TV movies, films and in plays. He had acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Postethwaite was born on February 7, 1945 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. He was married to Jacqueline Morrish and together had two children, William and Lily. He died on January 2, 2011 after a two-year battle with cancer.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/postlethwaite_dead_at_z5j51vibP2bl3qWUtgnU0I

Steven Spielberg said that Postlethwaite was “probably the best actor in the world” after working with him on both Amistad and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/postlethwaite_dead_at_z5j51vibP2bl3qWUtgnU0I Postlethwaite’s theater credits include The Tempest, Macbeth, The Homecoming and King Lear. His films include Clash of the Titans and Inception.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/other works The actor won awards for his roles in The Usual Suspects and The Town as well as nominations for other roles.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/awards

Pete Postlethwaite was originally a drama teacher but began pursuing his own acting career by acting on stage. He worked with the Bristol Old Vic Drama School, Liverpool Everyman, Machester Royal Exchange and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He then branched out into TV and films. He played a number of different roles from a humble, working class man to a Boston crime boss. He received his first Oscar nomination for his role as the father of Daniel Day-Lewis in The Name of the Father.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/bio

• 1975: The Racer
• 1975: Second City Firsts
• 1976: Plays for Britain
• 1977: The Duelists
• 1978: Last of the Summer Wine
• 1978: Going Straight
• 1978: Doris and Doreen
• 1979: Afternoon Off
• 1979: Horse in the House
• 1981: Play for Today
• 1981: Coronation Street
• 1981: Crown Court
• 1983: Fords on Water
• 1984: Mitch
• 1984: A Private Function
• 1985: Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
• 1985: Summer Season
• 1985: Cyrano de Bergerac
• 1988: The Dressmaker
• 1988: Number 27
• 1988: Tumbledown
• 1988: To Kill a Priest
• 1988: Distant Voices, Still Lives
• 1989: Tales of Sherwood Forest
• 1990: Hamlet
• 1990: Treasure Island
• 1990: Screenplay
• 1990: Debut on Two
• 1990: Boon
• 1990: Zorro
• 1991: A Child from the South
• 1991: The Grass Arena
• 1992: Split Second
• 1992: Waterland
• 1992: Alien 3
• 1992: The Last of the Mohicans
• 1992: Between the Lines
• 1982-1993: Minder
• 1993: Anchoress
• 1993: Lovejoy
• 1990-1993: Casualty
• 1993: In the Name of the Father
• 1994: Pie in the Sky
• 1987-1994: Screen Two
• 1994: Sharpe’s Company
• 1994: Sharpe’s Enemy
• 1994: Suite 16
• 1994: Martin Chuzzlewit
• 1995: When Saturday Comes
• 1995: The Usual Suspects
• 1996: James and the Giant Peach
• 1996: DragonHeart
• 1996: William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
• 1996: Crimetime
• 1996: Brassed Off
• 1997: Amistad
• 1997: Bandyta
• 1997: The Serpent's Kiss
• 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• 1998: Among Giants
• 1999: The Divine Ryans
• 1999: Lost for Words
• 1999: Alice in Wonderland
• 1999: Butterfly Collectors
• 1999: Animal Farm
• 1999: When the Sky Falls
• 2000: Rat
• 2000: The Sins
• 2001: Cowboy Up
• 2001: Triggermen
• 2001: The Shipping News
• 2002: Between Strangers
• 2003: Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion
• 2004: The Limit
• 2004: Strange Bedfellows
• 2005: Red Mercury
• 2005: Dark Water
• 2005: The Constant Gardener
• 2006: Valley of the Heart’s Delight
• 2006: The Omen
• 2006: Aeon Flux
• 2007: Ghost Son
• 2007: Closing the Ring
• 2008: Criminal Justice
• 2009: Solomon Kane
• 2010: Clash of the Titans
• 2010: Inception
• 2010: The Town
• 2011: Killing Bonohttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/maindetails

"At the end of the day, acting is all about telling lies. We are professional imposters and the audience accept that. We've made this deal that we tell you a tale and a pack of lies, but there will be a truth in it. You may enjoy it, or it will disturb you." — Pete Postlethwaitehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/bio

"Last Sunday night in front of the fire, watching Mamma Mia! with Jax and our children, Will and Lily." — on being asked when he was the happiest, Guardian interview.http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/31/pete-postlethwaite-interview

"She's very passionate about the environment, studied it for her OU degree and instituted the system where our rubbish gets recycled via 14 different-coloured bins. I'm joking. It's only 12…" — speaking of his wife.http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/Pete-Postlethwaite-interview-For-the.5048415.jp