Tony Pitts
Tony Pitts is an actor, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Sheffield, Pitts originally intended to become a physician but ended up working as a car mechanic in his early career. During his time at Stannington College, Sheffield Barry Hines paid a visit looking for extras for his upcoming drama Looks and Smiles. Pitts was cast and soon upgraded to a bigger role in the production. He decided to follow his ambition to become an actor in 1983, landing the role of Archie Brooks in the long running ITV soap Emmerdale. He remained in the show for a total of ten years, when the character was killed off in the infamous plane crash episode of 30th December 1993. Since then, Pitts has worked in TV, film, radio and theatre including War Horse, Lilyhammer and Peaky Blinders. In 2018, Pitts wrote, produced and starred in the film Funny Cow - the story of a female stand up comedian (played by his friend Maxine Peake) on the northern club circuit in the 1970s. In 2021, Pitts and actress Katherine Kelly set up the production company Make Me Films. They released their first short, Let Her Go, in 2022. It was written by Pitts and marked his directorial debut. He is also the host, alongside John Bishop, of the podcast Three Little Words.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 10, 1962Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
23Place of birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/yKxag5eLZJ2Oex5bj8RXWIR3LnC.jpg)
Cast credits
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When the Lights Went Out
Hilary Barnes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7yF6VvEp8SxcL8G8ZVhSGXylX4T.jpg)
Hyena
Keith![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1nPFkUkZD77boMxurjPZUE5QPyJ.jpg)
Looks and Smiles
Alan Wright![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8DeTSHV2gkT3HYTWb3o2Z8wKbIe.jpg)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
John Nolan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zyaV5xR5Ugsvf4An1JFVEmlkSB.jpg)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
John Nolan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nF66DU2zPLFb9CxDQNSNX2RgNaq.jpg)
War Horse
Sgt. Martin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fCODD8f1ODK9lyndI5l7fZwPgua.jpg)
Hillsborough
PC in Control Box![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yJUqPWeenyvAz6nXCdHrCrClbGd.jpg)
Away
Col![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gHFOh7zkvjuroY8DhseVePPpsKs.jpg)
Funny Cow
Bob![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/47ITipyIx7QPjB1oyNsR6H52Ic0.jpg)
Journeyman
Richie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i0yw1mFbB7sNGHCs7EXZPzFkdA1.jpg)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Captain Pterro![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cWGpkdUR4dQy5mYBEh4smOevTXM.jpg)
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Kai Rydell![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fRA3f3A8ujzbwa6wkP5gXHCp2QA.jpg)
The Fix
Peter Swan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xmL26A7daeKwddqSt0Al6IFBdc4.jpg)
Rainy Day Women
Roy Bates![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hMW4p1CBF8Q94PqQk8b2EyT4IJk.jpg)
Triple 9
Major Crimes Detective![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1j09bcQ7Vvzt84YKnp11PtdjYz1.jpg)
On the Palm
Evil Mick![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i87PyzMOpYYLVtrcFWzErcOOPZT.jpg)
The Colour Room
Jack Walker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jDwvFkdOycCMQ8BXt83vupKFEmN.jpg)
Sweet Sue
Ron![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h0cbkpw9SGaQCNjzcXeg8eMnjvg.jpg)
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Tom Cole