Sean Pertwee
Sean Carl Roland Pertwee (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor, narrator and producer with an extensive career since the 1980s in television and cinema productions.
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Pertwee at the 2017 Heroes and Villains Fan Fest for Gotham | |
Born | 4 June 1964 Hammersmith, London, England |
Education | |
Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
Occupation | Actor, narrator and producer |
Years active | 1975–present |
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Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Hamilton-Smith
(m. 1999) |
Children | 2 (one deceased) |
Parent(s) | Jon Pertwee Ingeborg Rhoesa |
Relatives | Roland Pertwee (grandfather), Michael Pertwee (uncle), Bill Pertwee (cousin) |
He is known for the role of 'Sgt. Wells' in the cinematic film Dog Soldiers, 'Pilot Smith' in Event Horizon, Inspector Lestrade in CBS's Elementary and Alfred Pennyworth in Fox's Gotham. He is also the narrator of MasterChef: The Professionals and Zero Hour (2004 TV series).
Early life
Pertwee was born on 4 June 1964 in Hammersmith, London, the son of the actor Jon Pertwee and his second wife, Ingeborg Rhoesa. He received his formal education at Teddington Boys' School in Middlesex, and Sunbury College.
Career
Pertwee trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and, after graduating in 1986 he toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company for three years. He appeared in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot – The King of Clubs alongside David Suchet (12 March 1989). He later appeared as Hugh Beringar alongside Derek Jacobi in the first series of the television series Cadfael in 1994. In 1999 he portrayed Brutus in the Hallmark Channel film Cleopatra. He co-owned the Natural Nylon film production company along with Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewan McGregor.[3] The company folded in 2003. Pertwee is perhaps best known for his portrayal of grimacing death, particularly in the film Dog Soldiers, a skill which led to him being given an award for 'Best Death Face' at Bristol Old Vic. [4]
He appeared in the 2008 film Doomsday as Doctor Talbot. His voice is frequently heard in a variety of television commercials, documentaries and video games, including the medieval empire-building computer game Medieval: Total War and futuristic war games Killzone (as Colonel Gregor Hakha), Killzone 2 (as Colonel Mael Radec) and Fire Warrior (as Governor Severus). He is also the voice behind the Northeast's tourism advertisement which started broadcasting at the start of 2009. He was the narrator of Masterchef: The Professionals, replacing India Fisher for the fourth series which began on 7 November 2011.
He appeared in the film Devil's Playground, a horror film directed by Mark McQueen. He starred alongside Danny Dyer, Jaime Murray, Janet Montgomery and Craig Fairbrass. The film was released in October 2010. Pertwee appeared in the Nazi zombie film The 4th Reich[5] which he filmed in 2010, directed by Shaun Smith.[6]
Pertwee has been in several dramatic works for BBC Radio 4, including playing the actor Oliver Reed in the play Burning Both Ends by Matthew Broughton in 2011.[7]
In 2014 he was cast in Fox's TV series Gotham, a series presenting an origin for the characters of the Batman franchise. Pertwee portrays Alfred Pennyworth, a ex-special forces from London who works as the Wayne family's loyal butler. After Thomas and Martha Wayne are murdered, he becomes guardian and mentor to their young son Bruce – the boy who will one day become Batman.[8]
Personal life
Pertwee is the brother of actress Dariel Pertwee, son of actor Jon Pertwee, grandson of actor and screenwriter Roland Pertwee, and is distantly related to actor Bill Pertwee.
He married make-up artist Jacqueline Jane ″Jacqui″ Hamilton-Smith, daughter of Anthony Hamilton-Smith on 12 June 1999 at the House of Lords. His wife gave birth to twins, Alfred and Gilbert, around Christmas 2001. They were born prematurely; Gilbert died four days later.[9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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1991 | Coping with Cupid | Peter | Short sci-fi romance film | [10][11] |
London Kills Me |
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1992 | Leon the Pig Farmer | Keith Chadwick | British comedy | [12][13] |
1993 | Dirty Weekend | The Quiet One |
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Swing Kids |
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1994 | Shopping | Tommy |
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1995 | Blue Juice | J.C. | British film directed by Carl Prechezer | |
ID | Martin | British film made by BBC Films about football hooliganism, directed by Philip Davis | [15] | |
1997 | Event Horizon | Pilot Smith |
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1998 | Soldier | Mace | American science fiction action film directed by Paul Anderson | |
Tale of the Mummy | Bradley Cortese | British-American horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy | ||
Stiff Upper Lips | George |
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1999 | Cleopatra | Brutus |
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2000 | Five Seconds to Spare | Piers | [21] | |
Love, Honour and Obey | Sean | [22] | ||
Seven Days to Live | Martin Shaw | [23] | ||
2001 | The 51st State | Detective Virgil Kane |
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2002 | Equilibrium | Father | American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer | |
Dog Soldiers | Sergeant Harry G. Wells | British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall | ||
2005 | Goal! | Barry Rankin |
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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | Duncan Smithie | Family-based Scottish film released in the US in 2005 as Greyfriars Bobby directed by John Henderson. | ||
The Prophecy: Uprising | Dani Simionescu |
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The Last Drop | Sgt Bill McMillan | British-Romanian war adventure film by Colin Teague that went directly to DVD release. | ||
2006 | Renaissance | Montoya | (English Language) French black-and-white animated science fiction film by French director Christian Volckman. | |
Wilderness | Jed | British-Irish horror film directed by Michael J. Bassett and written by Dario Poloni. | ||
2007 | Dangerous Parking | Ray Molina | Drama film based on the novel of the same name by Stuart Browne. | |
Goal! 2: Living the Dream... | Barry Rankin | The second part of the football film trilogy Goal!. | ||
Botched | Mr. Groznyi | Horror comedy | ||
2008 | Doomsday | Dr. Talbot | Science fiction action film set a future Scotland, which has been quarantined because of a deadly virus | [25] |
Mutant Chronicles | Nathan Rooker | Independent science fiction horror film, loosely based on the role-playing game of the same name. | ||
2010 | 4.3.2.1. | Mr. Richards | British crime thriller film directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis | |
Just for the Record | Sensei | [26] | ||
Ultramarines: The Movie | Brother Proteus | Science fiction CGI film set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe and based around the Ultramarines. | [27] | |
Devil's Playground | Rob | British horror film directed by Mark McQueen | ||
Heaven and Earth |
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2011 | Four | Detective | British independent film directed by John Langridge. | |
Wild Bill | Jack | British film directed by Dexter Fletcher. | ||
2012 | The Seasoning House | Goran | British horror film directed by Paul Hyett. | [28] |
Naked Harbour | Robert | Finnish film directed by Aku Louhimies | ||
St George's Day | Proctor | British Gangster Film | [29] | |
2013 | UFO | Tramp |
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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | SFO Steve Stubbs |
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2013/2014 | The 4th Reich | |||
2015 | Howl | Train Driver Tony |
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- The Reckoning (2020 film) - as Moorcroft
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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1975 | Billy Smart's Children's Circus | |||
1981 | "Worzel Gummidge" | Uncredited – He plays one of the scarecrows that is going to dig Worzel into the compost heap. | Series 4 Episode 3 – The Jumbly Sale | |
1989 | Poirot: The King of Clubs | Ronnie Oglander | ||
Hard Cases | Dominic Lutovski | |||
1990 | Chancer | Jamie Douglas | Recurring | |
Harry Enfield's Television Programme | ||||
Cluedo | Richard Forrest | Episode: "Christmas Past, Christmas Present" (S 1:Ep 7) | ||
1991 | The Chief | Det. Sgt. Kevin Powers | Episode: "Episode 2" (S 2:Ep 2) | |
Clarissa | John Belford | |||
1992 | Virtual Murder | Matt Andries | Episode: "Dreams Imagic" (S 1:Ep 6) | |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Captain Heinz | Episode: "Trenches of Hell, Part 2)" (S 2:Ep 3) | ||
Boon | David Kennedy | Episode: "Whispering Grass" (S 8:Ep 12) | ||
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Det Sgt Barry Vine | Episodes:
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A Touch of Frost | Episode: "Quarry" | |||
1993 | Peak Practice | Episode: "Hope to Die" | ||
1994 | Cadfael | Sheriff Hugh Beringar | Series 1 | |
1996 | Deadly Voyage | Ion Plesin | TV film directed by John Mackenzie and written by Stuart Urban | |
1997 | Bodyguards | Ian Worell | Main cast | |
1998 | Macbeth | Macbeth | UK TV | |
2000 | Operation Good Guys | Episode: "The Leader" (S 3:Ep 4) | ||
In the Beginning | Isaac | Two-part biblical TV Mini-series directed by Kevin Connor | ||
2001 | Cold Feet (2001) | Mark Cubitt | Guest star; Series 4 | |
2003 | Cold Feet (2003) | Mark Cubitt | Guest Star; Series 5 | |
Waking The Dead | Carl Mackenzie | Episodes:
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Julius Caesar (2003) | Titus Labienus | Two-part TV Mini-series directed by Uli Edel | [32] | |
2004 | Bo' Selecta! | Himself | Episode: "Episode Five" (S 3:Ep 5) | |
2004–2005 | A Bear's Tail | Richard Head | Series 4 – Episodes:
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2006 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Dr. Owen Griffith | Episode: "The Moving Finger" | |
Ancient Rome–The Rise And Fall of an Empire: Caesar | Julius Caesar | |||
2007 | Nuclear Secrets | Narrator | Five-episode TV mini-series | |
The Tudors | English ambassador in Italy | Episode: "In Cold Blood" (S 1:EP 1) | ||
When Evil Calls | The Janitor | TV mini-series | [33] | |
2008 | Honest | DS. Ed Bain |
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The Wrong Door |
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Skins | Soldier on the Train and Simon the Lecturer | Episode: "Tony" (S 2:Ep 6) | ||
2009 | Law & Order: UK | Josh Pritchard | Episode: "Vice" (S 1:Ep 3) | |
2010 | Luther | Terry Lynch | Episode: "Episode 2" (S 1:Ep 2) | |
2011 | National Geographic: Islands Series | Narrator | Cyprus | |
Camelot | Sir Ector | recurring; Series 1 | ||
2013 | Jo | Charlie | Six episodes | |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sir George Stubbs | Episode: "Dead Man's Folly" | ||
Himself | Episode: "Being Poirot" | |||
Death in Paradise | Malcolm Powell | Episode: "A Deadly Party" (S 2:EP 8) | [34] | |
The Job Lot | Sergeant Steve Fox | Episode: "Army" (S 1:EP 2) | ||
2013–2014 | Elementary | Inspector Lestrade | Episodes:
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2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | |||
2014–2019 | Gotham | Alfred Pennyworth | Main cast | [8] |
2014 | The Musketeers | Sarazin | Episode: "Musketeers Don't Die Easily" (S 1:EP 10) | |
2019 | Prodigal Son | Owen Shannon | Episode: "Silent Night" (S 1:EP 10) | |
2020 | Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse | Inspector Lejeune | ||
2020 | Two Weeks to Live | Jimmy |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
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1997 | Tom Jones | Captain Fitzpatrick | A BBC adaptation for the stage by playwright Joan Macalpine. | [35] |
Radio
Year | Title | Role | Refs. |
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2011 | Burning Both Ends | Oliver Reed | [7] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Refs. |
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1996 | The Gene Machine | Piers Featherstonehaugh | |
2002 | Medieval: Total War | Narrator | |
2003 | Primal | Jared | |
Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior | Governor Severus | ||
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance | Invictus Thrax | ||
2004 | Killzone | Colonel Gregor Hakha | [36] |
2008 | Fable II | Additional Voices | |
2009 | Killzone 2 | Colonel Mael Radec | [36] |
2010 | Fable III | Captain Saker | [36] |
2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Colonel Mael Radec | [36] |
2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Peter Chamberlaine | |
References
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
- "Sean Carl PERTWEE – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- Boehm, Erich (18 February 2002). "Natural Nylon to go public".Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- https://filmschoolrejects.com/32-things-we-learned-from-neil-marshalls-dog-soldiers-commentary-24d6ae302448/
- "The 4th Reich Steps It Up with Some Concept Artwork". DreadCentral. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- "SHORT CUTS #3: THE SOLDIER". Fangoria. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- "Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- Marechal, AJ (11 February 2014). "Fox's 'Gotham' Casts Classic 'Batman' Characters the Penguin, Alfred Pennyworth". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- "Sean Pertwee: my family values". The Guardian. 12 February 2016.
- "Coping with Cupid – BFI – British Film Institute". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Coping with Cupid (1991) Digital – LOVEFiLM". LoveFilm.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Leon the Pig Farmer". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Leon the Pig Farmer". Time Out London. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Shopping". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "I.D. (1995) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Event Horizon – Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Event Horizon (1997)". Box Office Mojo. 19 September 1997. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- "Event Horizon". Boxoffice.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Stiff Upper Lips Review. Movie Reviews". Time Out. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Stiff Upper Lips – FILM REVIEW". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Five Seconds to Spare". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Love, Honour and Obey". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Seven Days to Live". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "The 51st State". London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Doomsday". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Just for the Record". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie". Allmovie. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "The Seasoning House". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "St George's Day". IMDb.com. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- "Jean-Claude Van Damme to Shoot UFO Film in Derby". BBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- Chitwood, Adam (20 August 2013). "Steve Coogan Comedy ALAN PARTRIDGE Set for Early 2014 U.S. Release". Collider.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Julius Caesar (2002)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "When Evil Calls". IMDb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "BBC Media Centre Programme Information". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Tom Jones (Macalpine)". Samuelfrench-london.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Sean Pertwee". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
External links
- Sean Pertwee at IMDb
- Sean Pertwee at TV Guide
- Sean Pertwee at TV.com
- Sean Pertwee on Twitter