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name: "Peter Guinness"
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born: "3 May 1950"
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# Peter Guinness

Actor. Born 3 May 1950 in Whitstable, Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 3 May 1950, Whitstable, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 1982–2019
- **Also known as:** Peter Guiness
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 2010s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $10m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Guinness_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2602031, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27172

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Official Secrets*](https://film.one/film/official-secrets.md) (65)

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## Biography

Peter Guinness is an English actor. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1976 after working as an art teacher. His career spans film, television and theatre from the late 1970s onwards.

Guinness has appeared in over fifty television productions and more than ten films. Notable roles include TinTin in *Official Secrets* (2019), Gregor in *Alien³* (1992), Lord Crane in *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Major Burov in *Chernobyl* (2019) and DeSaad in *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021). He has also performed onstage in an adaptation of *The Pianist*.

He was married to actress and writer Roberta Taylor from 1996 until her death in 2024.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Chernobyl* (2019), Fi1m 86, as Major Burov — [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *Official Secrets* (2019), Fi1m 65, as TinTin — [page](https://film.one/film/official-secrets.md)
- *Smiley's People* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Hari Krishna Monk — [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Othello* (2026), as Brabantio
- *Red Eye* (2024), series, as Sir George Chapman
- *The Boys in the Boat* (2023), as George Pocock
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as DeSaad (voice)
- *Official Secrets* (2019), as TinTin — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/official-secrets.md)
- *Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler* (2019), series, as General Malcolm
- *Catch-22* (2019), series, as Gen. Dreedle
- *Chernobyl* (2019), series, as Major Burov — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/chernobyl.md)
- *The Last Boy* (2019), as Priest
- *Watership Down* (2018), series, as Silverweed (voice)
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, as Petr Kovac
- *Secrets of the Forbidden City* (2017), as Narrator
- *King Arthur: Legend of the Sword* (2017), as Baron 1
- *The Girlfriend Experience* (2016), series, as Leif
- *Critical* (2015), series, as Mr. Devlin
- *Da Vinci's Demons* (2013), series, Acting
- *Jo* (2013), series, Acting
- *Viking Apocalypse* (2011), as Narrator
- *Hidden* (2011), series, as Jason Styles
- *Zen* (2011), series, as Tito Spadola
- *Centurion* (2010), as General Cassius
- *Doctor Who: Dreamland* (2009), series, as Mister Dread (voice)
- *Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World* (2009), as Narrator
- *Merlin* (2008), series, as Ari
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, as Terry Stafford — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Hogfather* (2007), as Medium Dave
- *Hogfather* (2006), series, as Medium Dave
- *Seconds from Disaster* (2005), series, as Narrator (voice), Narrator
- *Out of time* (2004), as Doctor
- *The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance* (2004), as Galileo
- *Sea of Souls* (2004), series, as Dr. Phillip Duncan
- *Secret Passage* (2004), as Alfonso Salvador
- *Days That Shook the World* (2003), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story* (2001), series, as Hall Cryer
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Brand
- *Greenfingers* (2001), as Dudley
- *Arabian Nights* (2000), series, as Chief Executioner
- *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), as Lord Crane
- *Esther* (1999), as Admatha
- *Hostile Waters* (1997), as Vladimirov
- *Lexx* (1997), series, as Joseph Van Helsing
- *The Saint* (1997), as Frankie's Curator
- *Ivanhoe* (1997), series, as Montfitchit
- *Rhodes* (1996), series, as Colonel Kekewich
- *Bugs* (1995), series, as Mackenzie
- *Cadfael* (1994), series, as Father Ailnoth
- *Smokescreen* (1994), series, as Albert Gold
- *Spender : The French Collection* (1993), as Detective Chief Superintendent Gillespie
- *The Tempest* (1993), as Antonio
- *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992), series, as Antonio (voice)
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Col. Everett Bellian
- *Christopher Columbus: The Discovery* (1992), as Fra Perez
- *Alien³* (1992), as Gregor
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Stevie Walsh
- *The Cloning of Joanna May* (1992), series, as Philip
- *Paul Merton: The Series* (1991), series, Acting
- *Spender* (1991), series, as DCS Gillespie
- *The Widowmaker* (1990), as DS Wills
- *The Chief* (1990), series, as Det. Chief Insp. Keith Inman, Det. Supt. Keith Inman
- *Old Flames* (1990), as Parkes
- *The Woman in Black* (1989), as Stall Holder
- *Stay Lucky* (1989), series, Acting
- *Blackeyes* (1989), series, as Photographer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Mr. Starr
- *American Roulette* (1988), as Policeman
- *Rockliffe's Babies* (1987), series, as Bernie Morelli
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Paul Becket
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Wilcox
- *The Keep* (1983), as Wehrmacht Soldier
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator
- *By the Sword Divided* (1983), series, as Dick Skinner
- *Smiley's People* (1982), series, as Hari Krishna Monk — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md)
- *Keep Smiling* (1980), as Police constable
- *The Legend of King Arthur* (1979), series, as Girflet
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as Nick Koop

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