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Was a drama teacher before becoming an actor.
Studied at the Bristol Old Vic Drama School in Bristol, England.
Appeared in plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England.
Breakthrough film performance came playing the role of a violent father in
Distant Voices, Still Lives
(1988).
His role in
In the Name of the Father
(1993) won him widespread acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
First portrayed a romantic lead in 1997's
Among Giants
.
In 2002, he performed in the one-man play
Scaramouche Jones
.
Awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2004.
Appeared in the 2009 climate-change film
The Age of Stupid
.
Portrayed Spyros, the adoptive father of Perseus, in 2010's
Clash of the Titans
.
Passed away in January 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Pete Postlethwaite
February 7, 1946 - January 2, 2011 (aged 64)
Warrington, England, UK
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Was a drama teacher before becoming an actor.
Studied at the Bristol Old Vic Drama School in Bristol, England.
Appeared in plays with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England.
Breakthrough film performance came playing the role of a violent father in
Distant Voices, Still Lives
(1988).
His role in
In the Name of the Father
(1993) won him widespread acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
First portrayed a romantic lead in 1997's
Among Giants
.
In 2002, he performed in the one-man play
Scaramouche Jones
.
Awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2004.
Appeared in the 2009 climate-change film
The Age of Stupid
.
Portrayed Spyros, the adoptive father of Perseus, in 2010's
Clash of the Titans
.
Passed away in January 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
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