Alistair Petrie

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Alistair Petrie
Born (1970-09-30) 30 September 1970 (age 53)
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
SpouseLucy Scott
Children3

Alistair Petrie (born 30 September 1970) is a British actor. He has starred in The Bank Job (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), Rush (2013) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Petrie has also starred in the Channel 4 television series Utopia, the BBC One television series The Night Manager, Sherlock, and Undercover, and as Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.

Early life

Petrie was born 30 September 1970[1] in Catterick, North Yorkshire.[2] He was brought up in the Middle East, mainland Europe and East Africa. His father was a RAF fighter pilot.

He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]

Career

Theatre

Petrie spent his early career in theatre around the country before joining the RSC where productions included Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida and Henrik Ibsen's Brand opposite Ralph Fiennes. In 2005, he joined the National Theatre, where he stayed for 28 months performing in His Dark Materials, Shakespeare's Henry IV alongside Sir Michael Gambon and David Edgar's Playing With Fire. Other theatre work includes The Earl of Wessex in the 2015 West End Production of Shakespeare in Love. In 2008, Petrie played the lead role of Man in Mine, Shared Experience at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.[4]

Screen

In 1996, Petrie appeared as Robert Martin in Emma. He featured in the BBC production of The Forsyte Saga as George Forsyte in 2002-2003, and he played a brief role in the music video for "Bellissimo" by Ilya directed by the Guard Brothers in 2004. In 2007 he appeared in Marc Munden's The Mark of Cain, The Whistleblowers and Cranford.

In 2009 he played Heaton in the film The Duchess, and in 2010 played Billing in the horror film Devil's Playground. Petrie appeared as Philip Lisle in The Bank Job, as Felix Finch in the 2012 film Cloud Atlas, as [5] Stirling Moss in Rush, and as General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[6][5]

Also in television, Petrie has portrayed Geoff in Channel 4's Utopia, Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne in The Night Manager, and Robert Greenlaw in BBC1's Undercover. He played the role of Major James Sholto in the second episode of Season 3 of the BBC TV series Sherlock, which aired on 5 January 2014.[7] In 2018, he played Dr. Stephen Stanley in The Terror (based on the novel of the same name), a supernatural horror series about Franklin's lost expedition. In 2019, Petrie began playing Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.[5]

Personal life

Petrie is married to actress Lucy Scott,[8] with whom he has three sons.[9]

Petrie is an Ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking to identify the causes of premature birth.[10][11] In 2007, he and his wife swam the English Channel to fundraise for the charity, becoming the first married couple to complete the crossing.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Mrs Dalloway Herbert
2005 Man to Man Beckinsale
2007 The Mark of Cain Major Rod Gilchrist
2008 The Bank Job Philip Lisle
The Duchess Heaton
A Bunch of Amateurs Rupert Twist
2010 Devil's Playground Andy Billing
2012 Metamorphosis The Supervisor
Cloud Atlas Haskell Moore's Dinner Guest 1
Musician
Felix Finch
Lascivious Businessman
Ashes Dr. Burrows
2013 Rush Stirling Moss
Vendetta DCI Spencer Holland
2014 The Face of an Angel Steve
A Little Chaos De Ville
2015 Kicking Off Anthony Greaves
Victor Frankenstein Chief Inspector
Silent Hours Lieutenant Charles Carter
2016 God's Kingdom Alexander Short film
Rogue One General Draven
2017 Hampstead Steve Crowley
2019 Hellboy Lord Adam Glaren
A Battle in Waterloo Kildare Short film
2020 Sulphur and White Jeff
2021 The Cursed Seamus Laurent
2024 Magpie Richard

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Demob Hodges Episodes: "Episode 1", "Episode 5"
Scarlet and Black Hussar Miniseries
Episode #1.3
1994 All Quiet on the Preston Front Big Matt Episode: "Diesel's Garage"
1996 Emma Robert Martin TV movie
1998 Game On Charles Episode: "Wedding Day"
Jonathan Creek Duncan Proctor Episodes: "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 1", "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 2"
1999 My Wonderful Life Ollie Episode: "Chinese Walls"
Dalziel and Pascoe Young James Westropp Episode: "Recalled to Life"
2000 The Stretch Jonathon Nichols Miniseries
Second Sight Neil Episode: "Parasomnia"
2002, 2011 Holby City Mark Noble
Colonel John Appleton
Episodes: "Second Chances", "No Credit, No Blame"
2002–2003 The Forsyte Saga George Forsyte Miniseries
2002 Celeb Photographer Episode: "The Guest"
2003 State of Mind Nick Grainger Miniseries
2006 Perfect Disaster Doug Series documentary, Episode: "Mega Flood"
2007 The Whistleblowers Christopher Rowe Episode: "No Child Left Behind"
Cranford Major Gordon Episodes: "August 1842", "May 1843"
2008 Mutual Friends Carl Cato 4 episodes
2009 Gracie! Basil Dean TV movie
2010 The Taking of Prince Harry Jack Pastor
2011 Midsomer Murders Clifford Bunting Episode: "Not in My Back Yard"
Strike Back Kenneth Bratton Episodes: "Project Dawn #3", "Project Dawn #4"
Death in Paradise Gordon Foster Episode #1.5
2012 Whitechapel Dr. Simon Mortlake 2 episodes
2013 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder In Angel Lane Dr. Casement TV movie
The Escape Artist Julian Fowkes Miniseries
Episode: "Part 1"
Lucan Jimmy Goldsmith TV movie
2013–2014 Utopia Geoff Recurring role, 11 episodes
2014 Sherlock Major James Sholto Episode: "The Sign of Three"
Vera Stuart Bayliss Episode: "On Harbour Street"
The Game Andrew Miniseries
Episode: "Episode 4"
2016 The Night Manager Lord Sandy Langbourne Miniseries
Undercover Robert Greenlaw
New Blood Charles Matherson 2 episodes
Harley and the Davidsons Edsel Ford Episode: "Legacy"
2017 Year of the Rabbit Mr. Larkham Miniseries
2017 Genius Heinrich Weber Recurring role
2018 The Terror Dr. Stephen Samuel Stanley Recurring role; 6 episodes
2018–2019 Deep State George White Main role
2019–2023 Sex Education Mr. Groff Series regular
2020 Agatha and the Midnight Murders Sir Malcolm Campbell TV movie
2022 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Rev Richard Jones Series regular
2023 Funny Woman Ted Sargent
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies[14] Dr Robert Chance Series lead

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 A Plague Tale: Requiem Count Victor de Arles Voice

References

  1. ^ "Alistair Petrie Quotes - BrainyQuote". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Alistair Petrie - Biphoo". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Lamda Alumni". lamda.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Review: Mine, Shared Experience, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until November 22". yorkpress.co.uk/. 21 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Alistair Petrie Profile". Roxanne vacca. 2019.
  6. ^ "Liam Bailey Interview: Alistair Petrie, General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Fantha Tracks. 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ "BBC One - Sherlock, Series 3, The Sign of Three". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The cast of BBC's Pride and Prejudice: Where are they now?". Retrieved 7 August 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Alistair Petrie - Sherlocked USA". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Our Patrons and Ambassadors". Borne. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ^ Borne (10 January 2018), Alistair & Lucy Petrie's Story, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 22 May 2019
  12. ^ "Alistair Petrie". Dover. Dover.UK.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ Hayer, Taj. "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Alistair Petrie". The Rakish Gent. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie, Romola Garai Join 'The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies' (EXCLUSIVE)". Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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