Movrex

Movrex

Discover your next favorite movie with our Netflix-inspired platform. Browse trending films, explore detailed information, and get personalized recommendations.

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Trending
  • Popular
  • Top Rated
  • Upcoming
  • In Theaters
  • TV Shows

Resources

  • TMDb API
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Framer Motion

© 2026 Movrex. All rights reserved.

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceMade with by Codedits
← Back
Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

ActingBorn February 7, 1946 (64 years old at death)· Died January 2, 2011

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

IMDb

Biography

Pete Postlethwaite (February 7, 1946 – January 2, 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr. Kobayashi, in The Usual Suspects, and he appeared in Alien 3, In the Name of the Father, Amistad, Brassed Off, The Shipping News, The Constant Gardener, The Age of Stupid, Inception, The Town, Romeo + Juliet, and Æon Flux. In television, Postlethwaite's most notable performance was as the villain Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in the Sharpe television series and television movies opposite actor Sean Bean's character of Richard Sharpe. Postlethwaite was born in Warrington, England in 1946. He trained as a teacher and taught drama before training as an actor. Steven Spielberg called Postlethwaite "the best actor in the world" after working with him on The Lost World: Jurassic Park. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in In the Name of the Father in 1993, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 New Year's Honours List. He died of pancreatic cancer.

Also known as: Peter William Postlethwaite, Peter Postlethwaite, Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE, Пит Постлетуэйт
Popularity: 2
Total credits: 114

Known For

Casualty
TV
★6.2

Casualty

as Ralph Peters

Play for Today
TV
★6.6

Play for Today

as Danny Duggan

Movies (89)

Killing Bono

Killing Bono

as Karl

2011

Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

2011

The Town

TV Shows (25)

Casualty

Casualty

as Ralph Peters

1 ep.

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Danny Duggan

1 ep.

Minder

Photos

Inception
Movie
★8.4

Inception

as Maurice Fischer

Minder
TV
★7.1

Minder

as Jack Wragg

Last of the Summer Wine
TV
★7.1

Last of the Summer Wine

as Man in Cafe

Screen Two
TV
★7.1

Screen Two

as Panter

Richard & Judy
TV
★3.4

Richard & Judy

as Self

The Oscars
TV
★7.0

The Oscars

as Self

Pie in the Sky
TV
★8.4

Pie in the Sky

as Kevin Tasker

The Usual Suspects
Movie
★8.2

The Usual Suspects

as Kobayashi

Lovejoy
TV
★7.4

Lovejoy

as Terence Sullivan

Sharpe
TV
★8.0

Sharpe

as Obadiah Hakeswill

Casualty
TV
★6.2

Casualty

as Ralph Peters

1986

Play for Today
TV
★6.6

Play for Today

as Danny Duggan

1970

Inception
Movie
★8.4

Inception

as Maurice Fischer

2010

Minder
TV
★7.1

Minder

as Jack Wragg

1979

Last of the Summer Wine
TV
★7.1

Last of the Summer Wine

as Man in Cafe

1973

Screen Two
TV
★7.1

Screen Two

as Panter

1985

Richard & Judy
TV
★3.4

Richard & Judy

as Self

2001

The Oscars
TV
★7.0

The Oscars

as Self

1953

Pie in the Sky
TV
★8.4

Pie in the Sky

as Kevin Tasker

1994

The Usual Suspects
Movie
★8.2

The Usual Suspects

as Kobayashi

1995

Lovejoy
TV
★7.4

Lovejoy

as Terence Sullivan

1986

Sharpe
TV
★8.0

Sharpe

as Obadiah Hakeswill

1993

The Town

as Fergus "Fergie" Colm

2010

Inception

Inception

as Maurice Fischer

2010

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

as Spyros

2010

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

as William Crowthorn

2009

The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

as The Archivist

2009

Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

as Self

2009

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

as Narrator

2009

No image

Waving at Trains

as Douglas Warren

2009

No image

Player

as Colin

2008

Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

as Quinlan

2007

Ghost Son

Ghost Son

as Doc

2007

The Omen

The Omen

as Father Brennan

2006

Valley of the Heart's Delight

Valley of the Heart's Delight

as Albion Munson

2006

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

as Self

2006

No image

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

as Self

2005

Æon Flux

Æon Flux

as Keeper

2005

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

as Lorbeer

2005

Dark Water

Dark Water

as Veeck

2005

Red Mercury

Red Mercury

as Gold Commander

2005

The Limit

The Limit

as Gale

2004

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

as Russell McKenzie (taxman)

2004

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

as Arthur (voice)

2003

Killing Bono

Killing Bono

as Karl

2011

Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

2011

The Town

The Town

as Fergus "Fergie" Colm

2010

Inception

Inception

as Maurice Fischer

2010

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

as Spyros

2010

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

as William Crowthorn

2009

The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

as The Archivist

2009

Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

as Self

2009

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

as Narrator

2009

No image

Waving at Trains

as Douglas Warren

2009

No image

Player

as Colin

2008

Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

as Quinlan

2007

Ghost Son

Ghost Son

as Doc

2007

The Omen

The Omen

as Father Brennan

2006

Valley of the Heart's Delight

Valley of the Heart's Delight

as Albion Munson

2006

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

as Self

2006

No image

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

as Self

2005

Æon Flux

Æon Flux

as Keeper

2005

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

as Lorbeer

2005

Dark Water

Dark Water

as Veeck

2005

Red Mercury

Red Mercury

as Gold Commander

2005

The Limit

The Limit

as Gale

2004

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

as Russell McKenzie (taxman)

2004

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

as Arthur (voice)

2003

Minder

as Jack Wragg

1 ep.

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

as Man in Cafe

1 ep.

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Panter

1 ep.

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as Self

1 ep.

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

1 ep.

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as Kevin Tasker

1 ep.

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as Terence Sullivan

1 ep.

Sharpe

Sharpe

as Obadiah Hakeswill

2 ep.

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

as Ch. Supt. Jameson

1 ep.

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

as Paula's Father

1 ep.

Zorro

Zorro

as Bandit

1 ep.

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as Self

1 ep.

No image

Second City Firsts

as Duffy

1 ep.

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Quince (voice)

1 ep.

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

as Hooch

5 ep.

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Montague Tigg

5 ep.

The Sins

The Sins

as Len Green

7 ep.

No image

El C.I.D.

as Vince

1 ep.

Mitch

Mitch

as Jack Frost

1 ep.

Plays for Britain

Plays for Britain

as Soldier

1 ep.

Going Straight

Going Straight

as Thomas Clifford Crowther

1 ep.

No image

Tales of Sherwood Forest

as Eric

7 ep.

Casualty

Casualty

as Ralph Peters

1 episodes

Play for Today

Play for Today

as Danny Duggan

1 episodes

Minder

Minder

as Jack Wragg

1 episodes

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

as Man in Cafe

1 episodes

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Panter

1 episodes

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as Self

1 episodes

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as Kevin Tasker

1 episodes

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as Terence Sullivan

1 episodes

Sharpe

Sharpe

as Obadiah Hakeswill

2 episodes

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

as Ch. Supt. Jameson

1 episodes

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

as Paula's Father

1 episodes

Zorro

Zorro

as Bandit

1 episodes

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as Self

1 episodes

No image

Second City Firsts

as Duffy

1 episodes

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Quince (voice)

1 episodes

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

as Hooch

5 episodes

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Montague Tigg

5 episodes

The Sins

The Sins

as Len Green

7 episodes

No image

El C.I.D.

as Vince

1 episodes

Mitch

Mitch

as Jack Frost

1 episodes

Plays for Britain

Plays for Britain

as Soldier

1 episodes

Going Straight

Going Straight

as Thomas Clifford Crowther

1 episodes

No image

Tales of Sherwood Forest

as Eric

7 episodes