Tony Pitts

Tony Pitts

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Birthday
    10/10/1962
When the Lights Went Out
When the Lights Went Out
5.7
Sweet Sue
Sweet Sue
5.3
The Colour Room
The Colour Room
6.7
Hyena
Hyena
5.6
Looks and Smiles
Looks and Smiles
6.7
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
7
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
6.9
War Horse
War Horse
7.3
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
5
Hillsborough
Hillsborough
7
Away
Away
6
Funny Cow
Funny Cow
6.4
Journeyman
Journeyman
6.7
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
7.5
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
3.5
The Fix
The Fix
4.5
Rainy Day Women
Rainy Day Women
0
Triple 9
Triple 9
6
Affection
0
On the Palm
On the Palm
0
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