Pete Postlethwaite Biography

Fast Facts

• Appeared in the 2010 film "The Town," which garnered him a NBR Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble and a WAFCA Award for Best Acting Ensemble
• In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the New Year Honours
• Trained to be a drama teacher at Loreto College before training to become an actor at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
• Quote: "I refuse to be type-cast, and I'll have a go at anything so long as it's different, challenging, hard work and demands great versatility․"
• Had the lead role in the black comedy series "The Muscle Market," a spin-off from "Boys from the Blackstuff․"
• Was recommended to play the role of the father in "In the Name of the Father" by Daniel Day-Lewis, who looked up to him as an acting mentor
• While filming "Romeo + Juliet," he was the only actor who spoke in iambic pentameter, which is how William Shakespeare wrote the play