Peter Guinness (born 14 August 1950) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.
Peter Guinness | |
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Guinness in 2015 | |
| Born | (1950-08-14) 14 August 1950 (age 72) Whitstable, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | |
He has appeared in over fifty television productions and over ten films. Though not credited in the television section below, he appeared in a leading role in the first Zen (2011) series as Tito Spadola, a former prisoner seeking revenge for false imprisonment. Guinness has also appeared onstage in an adaptation of The Pianist.
He is married to Roberta Taylor,[1] an actress and writer.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2010) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | The Keep | Wehrmacht Soldier | |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Gregor | |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Lord Crane | |
| 2010 | Centurion | General Cassius | |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Baron 1 | |
| 2019 | Official Secrets | TinTin / Scotland Yard | |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | DeSaad | Voice and motion capture |
| TBA | The Boys in the Boat | George Yeomans Pocock | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Smiley's People | Hari Krishna Monk | Episode 1.02 |
| 1983-1985 | By the Sword Divided | Dick Skinner | Mini-series |
| 1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Jenkins | "The Creeping Man" (Episode 1.06) |
| 1992 | Zorro | Bandit Leader | "An Affair to Remember" (Episode 4.05) |
| The Cloning of Joanna May | Phillip | Mini-series | |
| 1992-1993 | Spender | DCS Gillespie | |
| 1993 | Highlander: The Series | Col. Everett Bellian | "Nowhere To Run" (Episode 1.21) |
| Heartbeat | Stevie Walsh | "Riders of the Storm" (Episode 3.02) | |
| 1994 | Smokescreen | Albert Gold | |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Starr | "Horror In The Night" (Episode 7.05) |
| 1997 | Cadfael | Father Ailnoth | "The Raven in the Foregate" (Episode 3.03) |
| Ivanhoe | Montfitchet | Parts 3-6 | |
| 2000-2001 | Coronation Street | Ray Sykes | |
| 2001 | Harbour Lights | Vinnie | "The Safe Side" (Episode 2.04) |
| Lexx | Van Helsing | Episodes 4.7, 4.8 | |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Coroner | Episodes 1.2, 1.7 |
| 2006 | Rudyard Kipling: A Remembrance Tale | Rudyard Kipling | |
| Hogfather | Medium Dave | ||
| 2007 | Seconds From Disaster | Narrator | Series 3 |
| The Bill | |||
| Casualty | |||
| 2009 | Doctor Who | Mister Dread (voice) | "Dreamland" |
| Silent Witness | "The Lost Child" Parts 1 & 2 | ||
| Red Cap | |||
| 2010 | Ashes to Ashes | ||
| 2011 | Hidden | ||
| 2012 | Merlin | Ari | "The Diamond of the Day Part 1" (Episode 5.12) |
| 2013 | The Bible | King Nebuchadnezzar | |
| Strike Back | Episode 4.07 | ||
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Major Burov | Episode 2 |
| 2020 | Cursed | Sir Ector | |
| 2014 | The Assets |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Doctor Who: The Holy Terror | Childeric[2] | |
| 2004 | Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead | Devlin Waugh[3] | |
| 2008 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom[4] | |
| 2008[5] | Blake's 7: Point of No Return[5] | Carl Varon[6] | |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: The Beast of Orlok | Baron Teufel[7] | |
| 2010 | Dracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales | Narrator[8] | |
| 2015 | Alien | Narrator | Audiobook:
The Official Movie Novelization |
| 2016-2017 | Strangeness in Space | Dr Scarifium | Episodes 2 and 6: "The Five" and "Dark Meta" |
| 2017 | Doctor Who: The Star Men | Rovus[9] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Freaks | Bar Patron | Music video |
| General | |
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| National libraries | |
| Biographical dictionaries | |