Pete Postlethwaite

Movie Actor

Birthday February 7, 1946

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jan 2, 2011 (64)

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About

English actor who starred in the 1988 British film, Distant Voices, Still Lives. Steven Spielberg said he was one of the best actors in the world after directing him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

Before Fame

He was the youngest in his family and studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Trivia

He was appointed an Officer of Order of the British Empire in 2004.

Family Life

He was married to Jacqueline Morrish from 2003 until his death in 2011 and had two children.

Associated With

He starred alongside Sean Bean in the ITV television series, Sharpe.