Tim Pigott-Smith
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Tim Pigott-Smith | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Spouse | Pamela Miles (1972-present) |
| Awards | Fantasporto Best Actor 2002 Bloody Sunday |
| Website | http://www.timpigott-smith.com/ |
Tim Pigott-Smith (born 13 May 1946) is an English film and television actor.
Early life
Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was a journalist.[1] He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon, and Bristol University. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Acting career
Television
Roles include appearances in the television dramatisations of The Jewel in the Crown and Mrs Gaskell's North and South, where he appeared in both television adaptations. In the 1975 version he played Frederick Hale, in the one of 2004 his father Richard Hale.
He has also appeared twice in Doctor Who, in the stories The Claws of Axos (1971), and The Masque of Mandragora (1976).
He has also made something of a name for himself as a narrator. He narrated notable TV documentaries such as the Battlefield series, which examines pivotal battles of the Second World War from an operations point of view.
Film
His film career has recently included the 2004 film Alexander, The Four Feathers, Gangs of New York, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, and V for Vendetta. Tim also makes an appearance in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace.
Stage
Pigott-Smith is a regular stage actor in Shakespearean and Greek roles; for instance, he played Posthumus in John Barton's 1974 production of Cymbeline for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His most recent appearance was as Kenneth Lay in ENRON (2009).
Radio
He is also a noted radio actor, appearing in many productions on BBC Radio 4.
Filmography
- Doctor Who The Claws of Axos (1971) (TV)
- Antony and Cleopatra (1974) (TV)
- North and South (1975)
- Aces High (1976)
- The Glittering Prizes (1976) (TV)
- Doctor Who The Masque of Mandragora (1976) (TV)
- Joseph Andrews (1977)
- The Lost Boys (1978) (TV)
- Henry IV, Part I (1979) (TV)
- School Play (1979)
- Measure for Measure (1979) (TV)
- Danger UXB (1979) TV Series
- Richard's Things (1980)
- Tis Pity She's a Whore (1980) (TV)
- Sweet William (1980)
- Hannah (1980) (TV)
- The Day Christ Died (1980) (TV)
- In Hiding (1980) (TV)
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) (TV)
- Escape to Victory (1981)
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- I Remember Nelson (1982) (TV)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV)
- Fame Is the Spur (1982) (TV)
- Struggle (1983) (TV)
- The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (TV)
- A State of Emergency (1986)
- Dead Man's Folly (1986) (TV)
- The Challenge (1986)
- Life Story (1987) (TV)
- The Chief (1990) (TV)
- True Adventures of Christopher Columbus (1992) (TV)
- The Remains of the Day (1993)
- The Bullion Boys (1993) (TV)
- The Vice (1999) (TV)
- The Major Years (1999)
- Innocents (2000) (TV)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- The Four Feathers (2002)
- Spooks: The Rose Bed Memoirs (2002)
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: For the Sake of Elena (2002) (TV)
- Bloody Sunday (2002)
- Laissez-passer (2002)
- The Private Life of Samuel Pepys (2003) (TV)
- Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
- Eroica (2003) (TV)
- The Day Britain Stopped (2003)
- Johnny English (2003)
- Alexander (2004)
- North & South (2004)
- London (2004)
- V for Vendetta (2006)
- Flyboys (2006)
- HolbyBlue (2007) (TV)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Midsomer Murders (2008) (TV)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)