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Born | Sean Carl Roland Pertwee 4 June 1964 Hammersmith, London, England |
Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
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Years active | 1975–present |
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Spouse | Jacqueline Hamilton-Smith (m. 1999) |
Children | 2 (1 deceased) [a] |
Father | Jon Pertwee |
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Sean Carl Roland Pertwee (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor, narrator and producer. His credits include Chancer (1990), Leon the Pig Farmer (1992), Cadfael (1994), Bodyguards (1997), Event Horizon (1997), Stiff Upper Lips (1998), Soldier (1998), Cleopatra (1999), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Dog Soldiers (2002), Julius Caesar (2003), Ancient Rome–The Rise And Fall of an Empire: Caesar (2006), Doomsday (2008), Honest (2008), Devil's Playground (2010), Four (2011), Wild Bill (2011), Elementary (2013–2014), Howl (2015), Gotham (2014-2019), Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (2020), You (2023), Silent Witness (2024), and The Night Caller (2024).
Pertwee was born on 4 June 1964 in Hammersmith, London [1] to actor Jon Pertwee, (who played the Third Doctor in Doctor Who ) [1] and his German second wife, Ingeborg Rhoesa. Playwright and screenwriter Roland Pertwee was his grandfather; [1] his sister is actress Dariel Pertwee. [1]
Pertwee was educated at Teddington Boys' School, [1] in Richmond upon Thames, and then Sunbury College, Surrey. [1] He later studied acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 1986. [1] [2]
Pertwee joined the Royal Shakespeare Company toured with them for three years. [3] During this time, he appeared in Titus Andronicus at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (1987), [3] and The New Inn at the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne (1988). [3]
He appeared in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot – The King of Clubs alongside David Suchet (12 March 1989). In 1992, he starred as Keith Chadwick in Leon the Pig Farmer . [4] [5]
In 1994, he appeared as Hugh Beringar alongside Derek Jacobi in the first series of the television series Cadfael . In 1997, he starred alongside Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Joely Richardson, and Jason Isaacs in the space based science fiction horror film Event Horizon (1997). [6] In 1998, he starred alongside Kurt Russell in the science fiction action film Soldier (1998). [7]
In 1999 he portrayed Brutus in the Hallmark Channel film Cleopatra . He co-owned the Natural Nylon film production company along with Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewan McGregor. [8] and starred alongside them in Love, Honour and Obey (2000). [9] Pertwee became known for his portrayal of grimacing death, particularly in the Neil Marshall Werewolf film Dog Soldiers (2002), [7] a skill which led to him being awarded 'Best Death Face' at Bristol Old Vic. [10]
He appeared in the film Devil's Playground (2010), [7] a horror film directed by Mark McQueen, starring alongside Danny Dyer, Jaime Murray, and Craig Fairbrass. Pertwee appeared in the Nazi zombie film The 4th Reich [11] which he filmed in 2010, directed by Shaun Smith. [12]
In 2014, he was cast in Fox's TV series Gotham , a series presenting an origin for the characters of the Batman franchise. Pertwee portrays Alfred Pennyworth, an ex-special forces soldier from London who works as the Wayne family's loyal butler. After Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered, he becomes guardian and mentor to the future Batman. [13]
In 2024, he played Detective Inspector John Flynn in Silent Witness in the episodes "Death by a Thousand Hits" Part 1 and 2. [14] He played a late night disc jockey in Channel 5's four part mini-series The Night Caller, broadcast in 2024. [1]
He appeared in the 2008 film Doomsday as Doctor Talbot. His voice is frequently heard in a variety of television commercials, documentaries and video games, including the medieval empire-building computer game Medieval: Total War and futuristic war games Killzone (as Colonel Gregor Hakha), [15] Killzone 2 (as Colonel Mael Radec), [15] and Fire Warrior (as Governor Severus). He is also the voice behind the Northeast's tourism advertisement which started broadcasting at the start of 2009. He replaced India Fisher from the fourth series onwards, as the narrator of Masterchef: The Professionals . [16] He starred alongside John Hurt as Brother Proteus in the animated film Ultramarines: The Movie (2010) a Warhammer 40,000 Movie. [17]
Pertwee has been in several dramatic works for BBC Radio 4, including playing the actor Oliver Reed in the play Burning Both Ends by Matthew Broughton in 2011. [18]
Pertwee married Jacqueline Jane "Jacqui" Hamilton-Smith, a make-up artist, daughter of Anthony Hamilton-Smith, on 12 June 1999 at the House of Lords. His wife gave birth to twins, in 2001. They were born prematurely; one dying four days later. [19]
Pertwee presented a television party political broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party in the 2010 UK general election. [20] [21]
Year | Title | Role | Notes/Refs. |
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1991 | Coping with Cupid | Peter | Short [22] [23] |
1992 | Leon the Pig Farmer | Keith Chadwick | [4] |
1993 | Dirty Weekend | The Quiet One | |
Swing Kids | Uncredited | ||
1994 | Shopping | Tommy | [24] |
1995 | Blue Juice | J.C. | |
ID | Martin | [25] | |
1997 | Event Horizon | Pilot Smith | [6] [26] [27] |
1998 | Soldier | Mace | [7] |
Tale of the Mummy | Bradley Cortese | ||
Stiff Upper Lips | George | [28] [29] | |
1999 | Cleopatra | Brutus | |
2000 | Five Seconds to Spare | Piers | [30] |
Love, Honour and Obey | Sean | [9] | |
Seven Days to Live | Martin Shaw | [31] | |
2001 | The 51st State | Detective Virgil Kane | [32] |
2002 | Equilibrium | Father | [7] |
Dog Soldiers | Sergeant Harry G. Wells | [7] | |
2005 | Goal! | Barry Rankin | [7] |
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | Duncan Smithie | [7] | |
The Prophecy: Uprising | Dani Simionescu | [7] | |
The Last Drop | Sgt Bill McMillan | [7] | |
2006 | Renaissance | Montoya | [7] |
Wilderness | Jed | [7] | |
2007 | Dangerous Parking | Ray Molina | [7] |
Goal! 2: Living the Dream... | Barry Rankin | [7] | |
Botched | Mr. Groznyi | [7] | |
2008 | Doomsday | Dr. Talbot | [7] |
Mutant Chronicles | Nathan Rooker | ||
2010 | 4.3.2.1. | Mr. Richards | |
Just for the Record | Sensei | [7] | |
Ultramarines: The Movie | Brother Proteus | [17] | |
Devil's Playground | Rob | [7] | |
2011 | Four | Detective | [7] |
Wild Bill | Jack | ||
2012 | The Seasoning House | Goran | [33] |
Naked Harbour | Robert | ||
St George's Day | Proctor | [7] | |
2013 | UFO | Tramp | [34] |
The Magnificent Eleven | Pete | ||
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | SFO Steve Stubbs | [35] | |
2015 | Howl | Train Driver Tony | |
2020 | The Reckoning | Moorcroft | |
2022 | The Invitation | Mr. Fields | |
2024 | Duchess | Danny Oswald | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes/Refs. |
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1989 | Poirot: The King of Clubs | Ronnie Oglander | |
Casualty | Nick | Series 4 Episode 3 - "Chain Reaction" | |
Hard Cases | Dominic Lutovski | 7 episodes | |
1990 | Chancer | Jamie Douglas | Recurring - 8 episodes |
Cluedo | Richard Forrest | Episode: "Christmas Past, Christmas Present" (S 1:Ep 7) | |
1991 | The Chief | Det. Sgt. Kevin Powers | "Episode 2" (S 2:Ep 2) |
Clarissa | John Belford | 4 episodes | |
1992 | Virtual Murder | Matt Andries | Episode : "Dreams Imagic" (S 1:Ep 6) |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Captain Heinz | Episode : "Trenches of Hell, Part 2)" (S 2:Ep 3) | |
Boon | David Kennedy | Episode : "Whispering Grass" (S 8:Ep 12) | |
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Det Sgt Barry Vine | 4 episodes | |
A Touch of Frost | Dazza Scott | S3 Episode 2 : "Quarry" | |
1993 | Peak Practice | Francis Barrat | Episode : "Hope to Die" |
1994 | Cadfael | Sheriff Hugh Beringar | Series 1 |
1996 | Deadly Voyage | Ion Plesin | TV film directed by John Mackenzie and written by Stuart Urban |
1997 | Bodyguards | Ian Worell | Main cast |
1998 | Macbeth | Macbeth | UK TV |
2000 | Operation Good Guys | The Leader | Episode : "The Leader" (S 3:Ep 4) |
In the Beginning | Isaac | Two-part biblical TV Mini-series directed by Kevin Connor | |
2001 | Cold Feet (2001) | Mark Cubitt | Guest star; Series 4 - 4 episodes |
2003 | Cold Feet (2003) | Mark Cubitt | Guest Star; Series 5 - 2 episodes |
Waking The Dead | Carl Mackenzie | Episode :
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Julius Caesar (2003) | Titus Labienus | Two-part Miniseries directed by Uli Edel [36] | |
2004 | Bo' Selecta! | Himself | "Episode Five" (S 3:Ep 5) |
2004–2005 | A Bear's Tail | Richard Head | Series 4 – 7 episodes |
2006 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Dr. Owen Griffith | Episode : "The Moving Finger" |
Ancient Rome–The Rise And Fall of an Empire: Caesar | Julius Caesar | S1 E2 - "Caesar" | |
2007 | Nuclear Secrets | Narrator | 5 episodes |
The Tudors | English ambassador in the Italian Duchy of Urbino | Episode : "In Cold Blood" (S 1:EP 1) | |
When Evil Calls | The Janitor | Miniseries - 2 episodes [37] | |
2008 | Honest | DS. Ed Bain | 6 episodes |
The Wrong Door | 4 episodes | ||
Skins | Soldier on the Train and Simon the Lecturer | Episode : "Tony" (S 2:Ep 6) | |
A Journey To The Edge Of The Universe | Narrator | ||
2009 | Law & Order: UK | Josh Pritchard | Episode : "Vice" (S 1:Ep 3) |
2010 | Luther | Terry Lynch | "Episode 2" (S 1:Ep 2) |
2011 | National Geographic: Islands Series | Narrator | Cyprus |
Camelot | Sir Ector | recurring; Series 1 - 3 episodes | |
2013 | Jo | Charlie | 8 episodes |
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Himself | TV film | |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sir George Stubbs | Episode : "Dead Man's Folly" | |
Death in Paradise | Malcolm Powell | Episode: "A Deadly Party" (S 2:EP 8) [38] | |
2013–2014 | Elementary | Inspector Lestrade | 3 episodes |
2014–2019 | Gotham | Alfred Pennyworth | Main cast - 99 episodes [13] |
2014 | The Musketeers | Sarazin | Episode : "Musketeers Don't Die Easily" (S 1:EP 10) |
2019 | Prodigal Son | Owen Shannon | Episode : "Silent Night" (S 1:EP 10) |
2020 | Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Inspector Lejeune | 2 episodes |
Two Weeks to Live | Jimmy | 2 episodes | |
2023 | You | Vic | 3 episodes |
2023– | Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home | Narrator | |
2024 | Silent Witness | Detective Inspector John Flynn | Episode : "Death by a Thousand Hits" Part 1 (S 27: Ep 7) & "Death by a Thousand Hits" Part 2 (S 27: Ep 8) [14] |
The Night Caller | Lawrence Brightway | 4 episodes [1] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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1997 | Tom Jones | Captain Fitzpatrick | A BBC adaptation for the stage by playwright Joan Macalpine. | [39] |
Year | Title | Role | Refs. |
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2011 | Burning Both Ends | Oliver Reed | [18] |
Year | Title | Role/!Refs. |
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1996 | The Gene Machine | Piers Featherstonehaugh |
2001 | Shadowman: Second Coming | Asmodeus & additional voices |
2002 | Medieval: Total War | Narrator |
2003 | Primal | Jared |
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior | Governor Severus [17] | |
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance | Invictus Thrax | |
2004 | Killzone | Colonel Gregor Hakha [15] |
2008 | Fable II | Additional Voices [15] |
2009 | Killzone 2 | Colonel Mael Radec [15] |
2010 | Fable III | Captain Saker [15] |
2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Colonel Mael Radec [15] |
2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Peter Chamberlaine |
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