Peter Howitt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

24

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-05 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Питер Хауитт
  • Питер Ховитт
  • Питер Хьюитт

Peter Howitt

Biography

Peter Howitt is an English actor and film director. He grew up in Eltham, London and Bromley, Kent, Peter used to be a part of the Priory Players in the Priory behind Christ Church, Eltham. He has two children, Luke (born 1990) and Amy (born 2008). He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

He first found success playing Joey Boswell in the British TV series Bread. In 1998 he wrote and directed his first film, Sliding Doors (1998). Since then he has directed several films, including AntiTrust (2001), Johnny English (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004) and Dangerous Parking (2008) which he adapted from the novel by Stuart Browne, produced and directed as well as playing the lead role.

Known For

Sliding Doors
6.6%

Sliding Doors

Apr 23, 1998

Highlander: The Series
7.4%

Highlander: The Series

Oct 3, 1992

Defying Gravity
6.6%

Defying Gravity

Aug 2, 2009

Some Mother's Son
6.7%

Some Mother's Son

Sep 13, 1996

Bread
7.1%

Bread

May 1, 1986

Dangerous Parking
5.5%

Dangerous Parking

Jun 1, 2007

Kiss and Tell
5.2%

Kiss and Tell

Nov 9, 1996

Wogan
4.5%

Wogan

May 4, 1982

Civvies
7.7%

Civvies

Feb 20, 1991

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Acting

2009
Defying Gravity as Trevor Williams
2007
Dangerous Parking as Noah Arkwright
1998
Sliding Doors as Cheeky Bloke
1997
Stone Cold as Shelter
1996
Kiss and Tell as Graham Ives
1996
Some Mother's Son as SAS Leader
1996
Killing Me Softly as Malcolm Thornton
1996
Frontiers as Supt. Nick Jarratt
1995
Eleven Men Against Eleven as Steve Denton
1995
Tears Before Bedtime as Ben Farlow
1994
The Lifeboat
1993
In the Name of the Father as Remand Prison Officer
1993
Royal Celebration as Jim
1993
The Magician
1992
Party Time as Terry
1992
Highlander: The Series as Kuyler
1991
Civvies as Steve Harris
1989
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage as Topless
1988
On the Waterfront
1987
Going Live! as Self
1986
Bread as Joey Boswell
1984
Punters as Ansty
1982
Wogan as Self
1968
How We Used To Live

Art

1972
Follow Me! as Set Decoration

Crew

2003
Johnny English as Additional Writing

Directing

2018
Scorched Earth as Director
2015
The Fixer as Director
2014
Reasonable Doubt as Director
2012
Radio Rebel as Director
2009
Defying Gravity as Director
2007
Dangerous Parking as Director
2004
Laws of Attraction as Director
2003
Johnny English as Director
2001
Antitrust as Director
1998
Sliding Doors as Director

Writing

2012
Radio Rebel as Writer
2007
Dangerous Parking as Screenplay
1998
Sliding Doors as Writer
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