---
name: "Peter Martin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-martin"
fi1m_id: "peter-martin"
imdb_id: "nm0552899"
tmdb_id: 1231840
wikidata_id: "Q5600919"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1934"
died: "19 April 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T12:34:59.256885+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peter Martin

## Identity

Peter Martin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-martin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-martin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0552899
- **TMDB ID:** 1231840
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5600919
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Martin_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5600919, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552899/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231840

Actor. Born 1 January 1934 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Died 19 April 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1934, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 April 2023
- **Active:** 1996–1998
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Martin_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5600919, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552899/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231840

## Biography

Peter Martin was an English actor. He played Ernie in the 1996 film *Brassed Off* and appeared in numerous television productions, including as Joe Carroll in *The Royle Family* (1998–2012) and Len Reynolds in *Emmerdale* (2001–2007).

Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Martin had roles in series such as *All Creatures Great and Small*, *Last of the Summer Wine* and programmes by Victoria Wood. He also worked in stage productions and commercials. He died on 19 April 2023.

*Sources: bbc.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Royle Family* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Joe Carroll — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)
- *Brassed Off* (1996), Fi1m 79, as Ernie — [page](https://film.one/film/brassed-off.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *Walk Like a Panther* (2018), as Harry
- *The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring* (2012), as Joe Carroll
- *The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers* (2010), as Joe
- *The Golden Egg Cup* (2009), as Joe Carroll
- *Skins* (2007), series, as Bert — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *dinnerladies* (1998), series, as Peter
- *The Royle Family* (1998), series, as Joe Carroll — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)
- *Brassed Off* (1996), as Ernie — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/brassed-off.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Jacko Roberts
- *Funny Bones* (1995), as Skipper
- *Cardiac Arrest* (1994), series, as Mr. Parsons
- *Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen* (1993), as Ticket Man
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Alex Freeman, Ernie Page
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Drayman
- *Victoria Wood* (1989), series, as Man on Travelator, Cafe Owner
- *The Beiderbecke Connection* (1988), series, as Charlie
- *The Beiderbecke Tapes* (1987), series, as Charlie
- *The New Statesman* (1987), series, as Vernon
- *On the Palm* (1987), as Fledge
- *Wynne and Penkovsky* (1985), as Oldfield
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Fledge
- *The Gathering Seed* (1983), series, as Danny
- *A Dedicated Man* (1982), as Reg
- *England's Greens and Peasant Land* (1982), as Sid
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Harris
- *One Hundred and Eighty!!!* (1981), as Fred
- *Nearly a Happy Ending* (1980), as Les Dickey
- *Buses* (1980), as 1st driver
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Joe
- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978), series, as Handshaw, Mr. Hartley, Mr Hartley
- *Hard Times* (1977), series, as Waiter
- *The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People* (1977), as Bomb Squad
- *Bill Brand* (1976), series, as Geoff
- *Last of the Summer Wine* (1973), series, as Customer
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Len Reynolds

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