Valentine Pelka
| Valentine Pelka | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1957 Dewsbury, England, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 1984-present |
Valentine Pelka (born 23 February 1957) is an English actor who has starred in film and on television.
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[edit] Biography
Pelka was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire to an actress mother and a civil engineer father.[1] His mother is Irish, and his father is Polish. His sister is Kazia Pelka an actress who starred in Brookside, amongst other T.V. shows. He attended St. Michael's College, Leeds. Valentine is married. His wife works as an attorney and lives in the London area. The couple has one son.
Valentine is well known for his guest appearance on Highlander: The Series as the evil Immortal Kronos, an enemy of Duncan MacLeod and former acolyte of Methos in the episodes "Comes a Horseman", "Revelations 6:8", "Archangel", and "Not To Be".
He has starred in some TV series, including the 1986 TV series Crossbow (UK, William Tell) as Roland. He also guest starred in the 1990 TV series Zorro in the episode "All that Glitters" which preceded his starring role as the military governor in the 2000 syndicated TV series Queen of Swords. Other TV roles include Family Affairs in 1999 as Simon Thornton, and in 2000 series Life Force as Richard Webster.
Valentine has starred in films; his best-known feature film is Roman Polanski's 2001 movie 'The Pianist', and his most recent role is in the 2005 movie 8mm 2. Valentine has made guest appearances on many TV shows; some of those appearances range from Robin of Sherwood, Boon, Campion, Hustle, Egypt, Highlander: The Series, Cadfael, and A Touch of Frost.
His sister became a leading player in the soap opera Family Affairs which he had previously appeared in.
[edit] Filmography
- Sakharov (1984) (TV)
- Pope John Paul II (1984) (TV)
- King David (1985)
- Monsignor Quixote (1985)
- Hold the Dream (1986) (TV)
- Nanou (1986)
- If Tomorrow Comes (1986)
- William Tell (1986) (TV)
- Rowing with the Wind (1988)
- Zorro (1990) (TV episode)
- First Knight (1995)
- The Plant (1995) (TV)
- What Rats Won't Do (1998)
- Sabotage! (2000)
- The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV)
- Queen of Swords (2000–01) (TV series) 21/22 episodes
- The Pianist (2002)
- Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV)
- Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
- Lie With Me (2004) (TV)
- 8mm 2 Film. (2005)
Egypt (2005) BBC (TV) Fake Identity Film (2008). Come Fly With Me TV (2010). The Power Film (2011).
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