Pete Postlethwaite
| Born | February 7, 1946 |
| Hometown | Warrington, England |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Morrish |
| Children | Billy Postlethwaite, Lily Kathleen Postlethwaite |
| Parents | William Postlethwaite, Mary Postlethwaite |
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When Judi Dench met Vin Diesel: The great actors slumming it in terrible films
- Why did two-time Oscar winner and eternal critics’ darling Cate Blanchett, who must have a lot of good scripts hitting the doormat, decide to star in Borderlands, a universally derided video-game adaptation about space outlaws?
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Supporting Actor | The Town (2010 film) | Nominated |
| 2001 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor | The Sins | Nominated |
| 2000 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor | Lost for Words (1999 film) | Winner |
| 1995 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Best Actor | Martin Chuzzlewit | Nominated |
| 1994 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | In the Name of the Father | Nominated |
- LifestyleThe Guardian
What I've learned from 10,000 nights at the theatre
What I've learned from 10,000 nights at the theatreAs Michael Billington, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic, prepares to step down, he discusses what has changed – and what hasn’t – in his 48 years as a nightly aisle-squatterTen of my favourite shows in five decades as a theatre critic
- ScienceThe Conversation
How the media can help young people create zero carbon societies
The climate strikes have allowed young people to seize the narrative on climate change. Here's how the media should empower them.
- EntertainmentEvening Standard
What to watch at London's first free Green Film Festival in Regent's Place
What better way to embrace sultry summer nights in the city than outdoors, under the bright shining big screen, watching a free film?London’s first Green Film Festival kicks off with the official UK premiere of The Biggest Little Farm, on Wednesday, July 17. The story follows one family in California as they escape the city to build a biodynamic farm, revealing all the beauty and hardships of going against the norm and trying to live in tune with nature.The multi awarding-winning film sets the t
- NewsThe Independent
Kevin Spacey's 'inappropriate sexual behaviour' halted The Usual Suspects filming, claims Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne has claimed that production on The Usual Suspects was halted due to “allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour” against co-star Kevin Spacey. The Irish actor claims that while he did not know why filming was stopped at the time, he has since discovered it was because of Spacey's alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a younger actor. “I did not know honestly then the extent of his violence,” Byrne told The Sunday Times.
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As 'Brassed Off' is revived at the Royal Albert Hall, how has the North moved so far from its Labour roots?
Theresa May's cynicism looks set to pay off with a Tory landslide. The film, of course, was originally released just a year before another landslide, a Labour one. It swept away the Conservative government that was to blame for the pit closure programme, enacted a decade after the year-long strike staged by the National Union of Mineworkers, that serves as the movie's backdrop.
