Actor profile

Peter Guinness

3rd May 1950 Whitstable, Kent, England, UK Acting

Peter Guinness (born 14 August 1950) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He has appeared in over fifty television productions and over ten films. Guinness has also appeared onstage in an adaptation of The Pianist.

31 Movies 45 TV Shows 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Othello poster

Othello 4th March 2026 as Brabantio

The Boys in the Boat poster

The Boys in the Boat 25th December 2023 as George Pocock

Zack Snyder's Justice League poster

Zack Snyder's Justice League 18th March 2021 as DeSaad (voice)

Official Secrets poster

Official Secrets 30th August 2019 as TinTin

The Last Boy poster

The Last Boy 8th January 2019 as Priest

Secrets of the Forbidden City poster

Secrets of the Forbidden City 18th October 2017 as Narrator

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword poster

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 10th May 2017 as Baron 1

Viking Apocalypse poster

Viking Apocalypse 22nd December 2011 as Narrator

Centurion poster

Centurion 15th February 2010 as General Cassius

Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World poster

Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World 23rd January 2009 as Narrator

Hogfather poster

Hogfather 12th October 2007 as Medium Dave

The Day That James Dean Died poster

The Day That James Dean Died 1st January 2005 as Self - Narrator

Out of time 1st October 2004 as Doctor

The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance poster

The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance 4th February 2004 as Galileo

Secret Passage poster

Secret Passage 1st January 2004 as Alfonso Salvador

Greenfingers poster

Greenfingers 27th July 2001 as Dudley

Sleepy Hollow poster

Sleepy Hollow 19th November 1999 as Lord Crane

Esther poster

Esther 29th March 1999 as Admatha

Hostile Waters poster

Hostile Waters 18th October 1997 as Vladimirov

The Saint poster

The Saint 3rd April 1997 as Frankie's Curator

Spender : The French Collection poster

Spender : The French Collection 29th December 1993 as Detective Chief Superintendent Gillespie

The Tempest poster

The Tempest 12th March 1993 as Antonio

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery poster

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery 20th August 1992 as Fra Perez

Alien³ poster

Alien³ 22nd May 1992 as Gregor

The Cloning of Joanna May poster

The Cloning of Joanna May 16th January 1992 as Philip

The Widowmaker poster

The Widowmaker 29th December 1990 as DS Wills

Old Flames poster

Old Flames 14th January 1990 as Parkes

The Woman in Black poster

The Woman in Black 24th December 1989 as Stall Holder

American Roulette poster

American Roulette 1st January 1988 as Policeman

The Keep poster

The Keep 16th December 1983 as Wehrmacht Soldier

Keep Smiling poster

Keep Smiling 10th January 1980 as Police constable

Red Eye poster

Red Eye 21st April 2024 as Sir George Chapman

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler poster

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler 28th July 2019 as General Malcolm

Catch-22 poster

Catch-22 17th May 2019 as Gen. Dreedle

Chernobyl poster

Chernobyl 6th May 2019 as Major Burov

Watership Down poster

Watership Down 22nd December 2018 as Silverweed (voice)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 30th August 2018 as Petr Kovac

The Girlfriend Experience poster

The Girlfriend Experience 10th April 2016 as Leif

Critical poster

Critical 24th February 2015 as Mr. Devlin

Da Vinci's Demons poster

Da Vinci's Demons 12th April 2013

Jo poster

Jo 17th January 2013

Hidden poster

Hidden 6th October 2011 as Jason Styles

Zen poster

Zen 2nd January 2011 as Tito Spadola

Doctor Who: Dreamland poster

Doctor Who: Dreamland 21st November 2009 as Mister Dread (voice)

Merlin poster

Merlin 20th September 2008 as Ari

Ashes to Ashes poster

Ashes to Ashes 7th February 2008 as Terry Stafford

Hogfather poster

Hogfather 17th December 2006 as Medium Dave

Seconds from Disaster poster

Seconds from Disaster 19th September 2005 as Narrator

Sea of Souls poster

Sea of Souls 2nd February 2004 as Dr. Phillip Duncan

Days That Shook the World poster

Days That Shook the World 1st November 2003 as Narrator (voice)

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story poster

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story 2nd December 2001 as Hall Cryer

Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law 24th September 2001 as Brand

Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights 30th April 2000 as Chief Executioner

Lexx poster

Lexx 18th April 1997 as Joseph Van Helsing

Ivanhoe poster

Ivanhoe 12th January 1997 as Montfitchit

Rhodes poster

Rhodes 15th September 1996 as Colonel Kekewich

Bugs poster

Bugs 1st April 1995 as Mackenzie

Cadfael poster

Cadfael 29th May 1994 as Father Ailnoth

Smokescreen poster

Smokescreen 2nd January 1994 as Albert Gold

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales poster

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 9th November 1992 as Antonio (voice)

Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series 3rd October 1992 as Col. Everett Bellian

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Stevie Walsh

Paul Merton: The Series poster

Paul Merton: The Series 25th September 1991

Spender poster

Spender 8th January 1991 as DCS Gillespie

The Chief poster

The Chief 20th April 1990 as Det. Supt. Keith Inman

Stay Lucky poster

Stay Lucky 8th December 1989

Blackeyes poster

Blackeyes 29th November 1989 as Photographer

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Mr. Starr

Rockliffe's Babies poster

Rockliffe's Babies 9th January 1987 as Bernie Morelli

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Paul Becket

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Wilcox

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983 as Narrator

By the Sword Divided poster

By the Sword Divided 16th October 1983

Smiley's People poster

Smiley's People 20th September 1982 as Hari Krishna Monk

The Legend of King Arthur poster

The Legend of King Arthur 7th October 1979 as Girflet

Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk 13th September 1972 as Nick Koop