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 Bis…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — Captain Pterro
2. Peaky Blinders (2013) — Sergeant Moss
3. Sherlock (2010) — Chief Superintendant
4. War Horse (2011) — Sgt. Martin
5. Triple 9 (2016) — Major Crimes Detective
6. Line of Duty (2012) — DCS Les Hargreaves
7. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) — John Nolan
8. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) — John Nolan
9. The North Water (2021) — Geoffrey Turner
10. Giri/Haji (2019) — Angling
11. All Creatures Great & Small (2020) — Richard Alderson
12. My Mad Fat Diary (2013) — Chloe's Dad
13. When the Lights Went Out (2012) — Hilary Barnes
14. Silent Witness (1996) — D.S. Kevin Balshaw
15. Journeyman (2018) — Richie
16. Dirk Gently (2012) — Robbie Glover
17. Hyena (2015) — Keith
18. Scott & Bailey (2011) — Adrian Scott
19. A Touch of Cloth (2012) — Bullock
20. Roadkill (2020) — Mick 'The Mouth' Murray
21. Accused (2010) — Sergeant George Wade
22. The Bill (1984)
23. Remember Me (2014) — DCI Grogan
24. The Colour Room (2021) — Jack Walker
25. Funny Cow (2018) — Bob
26. Heartbeat (1992) — Carl Southall
27. Unforgiven (2009) — Adam Boothroyd
28. Wild Bill (2019) — Keith Metcalfe
29. Away (2016) — Col
30. Hillsborough (1996) — PC in Control Box
31. The Lakes (1997) — DS Mooney
32. Looks and Smiles (1981) — Alan Wright
33. The Royal (2003) — Alec Glazer
34. Sweet Sue (2023) — Ron
35. Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012) — Tom Cole
36. The Fix (1997) — Peter Swan
37. Conviction (2004)
38. Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream? (2003) — Kai Rydell
39. Rainy Day Women (1984) — Roy Bates
40. Affection (2019) — Dave

Directed

1. Let Her Go (2022) — Director