Peter Howitt

This article is about English actor and director Peter Howitt. Not to be confused with the similarly-named English director or other people called Peter Hewitt.

For the set decorator, see Peter Howitt (set decorator). For the Canadian economist, see Peter Howitt (economist).

Peter Howitt
Born	(1957-05-05) 5 May 1957 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Lorraine Howitt (2001–present)
Children	Luke (1990), Amy (2008)

Peter Howitt (/ˈhaʊɪt/; born 5 May 1957) is an English actor and film director.

Biography

Early life

Howitt grew up in Eltham, London and Bromley, Kent.. He was educated at Wybourne Primary School in New Eltham and Colfe's Grammar School in Lee, South London. While in Eltham he was a member of the Priory Players amateur dramatics group. Howitt spent a brief time at Paisley Grammar School in Paisley, Scotland in 1970. He studied at the Drama Studio London in 1976.

Career

Howitt's first notable TV role was in the 1984-85 series of Yorkshire Television's long-running programme for schools How We Used To Live, where he starred alongside Brookside actress Sue Jenkins. However, he is much better known for playing Joey Boswell in the BBC 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), Dangerous Parking (2008) which he adapted from the novel by Stuart Browne, produced and directed as well as playing the lead role, He also directed the 2014 film Reasonable Doubt - the film was shot in Winnipeg, Canada in December 2012.

Personal life

Howitt has two children, Luke (born 1990) and Amy (born 2008). He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Filmography

Films

• Sliding Doors (1998) – writer/director
• Antitrust (2001) – director
• Johnny English (2003) – director (credited)/writer (uncredited)
• Laws of Attraction (2004) – director (credited)/writer (uncredited)
• Dangerous Parking (2008) – writer/director/producer/actor (Noah Arkwright)
• Reasonable Doubt (2014) - director

Television

• Radio Rebel (2012) – director
• Defying Gravity (2009) – actor/director
• Highlander: The Series (1993) – Christoph Kuyler (S01E14)
• Civvies (1992) – actor; a Lynda La Plante mini series about Falklands War veterans.
• Coasting – actor
• Bread (1986–1988) – actor
• How We Used To Live (1984) - actor
• Stone Cold (1998) - actor

Awards

• European Film Award (1998) – European Screenwriter (Sliding Doors)
• Empire Awards (1999) – Best British Director (Sliding Doors)
• Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Director (AntiTrust)
• Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Film (AntiTrust)
• Tokyo International Film Festival (2007) – Best Director (Dangerous Parking)

External links

• Peter Howitt at IMDb