person

Tony Pitts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-10-10

Place of Birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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.

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Sweet Sue

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The Colour Room

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Hyena

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Looks and Smiles

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

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War Horse

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Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

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Hillsborough

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Away

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Funny Cow

Apr 20, 2018

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Journeyman

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Dec 14, 2016

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Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?

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The Fix

Jan 04, 1997

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Rainy Day Women

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Triple 9

Feb 19, 2016

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Affection

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On the Palm

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The Bill

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Heartbeat

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Conviction

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Scott & Bailey

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A Touch of Cloth

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The North Water

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My Mad Fat Diary

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The Royal

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Remember Me

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Dead Man Weds

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Unforgiven

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The Lakes

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Heartbeat

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Wild Bill

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Peaky Blinders

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Giri/Haji

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Sherlock

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Peaky Blinders

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Accused

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All Creatures Great & Small

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Roadkill

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Dirk Gently

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