Actor
Peter Howitt
May 5, 1957 · Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Peter Howitt is an English actor and film director. He grew up in Eltham, London and Bromley, Kent, Peter used to be a part of the Priory Players in the Priory behind Christ Church, Eltham. He has two children, Luke (born 1990) and Amy (born 2008). He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.
He first found success playing Joey Boswell in the British TV series Bread. In 1998 he wrote and directed his first film, Sliding Doors (1998). Since then he has directed several films, including AntiTrust (2001), Johnny English (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004) and Dangerous Parking (2008) which he adapted from the novel by Stuart Browne, produced and directed as well as playing the lead role.
Notable work
6.3Johnny English (2003)
Director
7.9In the Name of the Father (1993)
as Remand Prison Officer
6.6Sliding Doors (1998)
as Cheeky Bloke and Director and Writer
6.2Radio Rebel (2012)
Writer and Director
5.8Reasonable Doubt (2014)
Director
6Antitrust (2001)
Director
5.8Laws of Attraction (2004)
Director
7.4Highlander: The Series (1992)
as Kuyler
Often works with
Douglas McFerran
3 titles together
Johnny English, Sliding Doors, Antitrust
Kevin McNally
3 titles together
Johnny English, Sliding Doors, Eleven Men Against Eleven
John Lynch
3 titles together
In the Name of the Father, Sliding Doors, Some Mother's Son
Nina Young
2 titles together
Johnny English, Sliding Doors
Gerard McSorley
2 titles together
In the Name of the Father, Some Mother's Son
John Hannah
2 titles together
Sliding Doors, Scorched Earth
Full filmography · 31
Confinement
Director
2026
Scorched Earth
Director
20185.2
Reasonable Doubt
Director
20145.8
Radio Rebel
Writer and Director
20126.2
Dangerous Parking
as Noah Arkwright and Director
20075.7
Laws of Attraction
Director
20045.8
Johnny English
Director
20036.3
Antitrust
Director
20016
Sliding Doors
as Cheeky Bloke and Director and Writer
19986.6
Stone Cold
as Shelter
1997
Kiss and Tell
as Graham Ives
1996
Some Mother's Son
as SAS Leader
19966.8