Pearce Quigley
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
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Pearce Quigley is an English actor of the stage and screen. Quigley's credits include Pie in the Sky, Happiness (2001-2003), Cutting It (2002 - 2005), Millions (2004), Born Equal (2006), Within the Whirlwind (2009), The Way Back (2010), Breaking the Bank (2014), Rovers (2016), Peterloo (2018), Detectorists (2022),
We Wish You A Mandy Christmas (2022), The Full Monty (2023), and The Reckoning (2023). He plays Will in the BBC Radio 4 Sitcom Alone. He also plays John "The Gospel" Dixon in The Gentlemen. Pearce is the godfather of Johnny ‘Doghead’ Hutch who is the drummer in the band Fat Dog.
Career
=Theatre credits=
The Seagull (Royal Court); Paul (National Theatre); Journey's End (Comedy Theatre);{{Cite web|title= Pearce Quigley - Past Performances |url= https://theatricalia.com/person/73p/pearce-quigley |work= theatricalia.com |access-date= January 19, 2024}} My Night with Reg and Dealer's Choice (Birmingham Rep); Feelgood (Hampstead and Garrick); Blue Heart (Royal Court); Shopping and Fucking (Out of Joint at Gielgud, International Tour and Queen's Theatre); The Queen and I - The Royals Down Under (Out of Joint Australian tour); Rat in the Skull (Royal Court and Duke of York's); The Queen and I (Out of Joint at the Royal Court and Vaudeville Theatre); Road (Out of Joint at the Royal Court); Der Neue Menoza (Gate Theatre); Rope (Birmingham Rep); A Jovial Crew (RSC); The Winter's Tale (RSC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (RSC); The Changeling (RSC); Abingdon Square (Shared Experience); Doctor Faustus (Globe), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Globe), and The Taming of the Shrew (Globe).{{Cite web|date=2018-06-11|title=Playing Jesus was the most miserable experience: Interview with Pearce Quigley|url=https://alondon.net/interview-with-pearce-quigley/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=עלונדון|language=he-IL}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=On Playing Shakespeare's Clowns: Pearce Quigley|url=https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/collections/digital-theatre/on-playing-shakespeares-clowns-pearce-quigley|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Digital Theatre+|publisher=Digital Theatre}}
=Television and film=
Quigley appeared in Pie in the Sky, was a regular in the comedy series Happiness (2001-2003),{{Cite web|title= Pearce Quigley Actor |url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/pearce_quigley/ |work= comedy.co.uk |access-date= January 19, 2024}} and has appeared in Millions (2004), Born Equal (2006), Within the Whirlwind (2009), and The Way Back (2010), alongside Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, and Colin Farrell. He was in Breaking the Bank (2014), Rovers (2016), and Peterloo (2018),{{Cite web|title= Pearce Quigley Credits |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/pearce-quigley/credits/3030072045/ |work= tvguide.com |access-date= January 19, 2024}} alongside Rory Kinnear. Between 2014 and 2022, Quigley played the part of Russell in the television sitcom Detectorists.
He is a regular in the BBC Radio 4 Sitcom Alone. In December 2021, Quigley played the Ghost of Christmas Present in the BBC TV special We Wish You A Mandy Christmas.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/mandy-christmas|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=5 December 2021|title=We Wish You A Mandy Christmas}} In 2023, he had a small part in The Full Monty and he played Albie in Episode 3 of The Reckoning. Additionally, he played a disgruntled cyclist in one episode of Peter Kays Car Share.
References
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External links
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Category:20th-century English male actors
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Category:Male actors from Salford
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
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