Peter Howitt

{{Short description|British actor and film director (born 1957)}}

{{distinguish|text=the similarly-named English director Peter Hewitt}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Peter Howitt

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|5|5}}

| birth_place = Manchester, Lancashire, England

| occupation = Actor, film director and producer, screenwriter

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| yearsactive = 1982–present

| spouse = Lorraine Howitt (2001–present)

| children = 2

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Peter Howitt ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|aʊ|ɪ|t}}; born 5 May 1957) is a British actor and film director.

Biography

=Early life=

Howitt was born on 5 May 1957, the son of Frank Howitt, a renowned Fleet Street journalist who, in 1963, broke the infamous Profumo Scandal by getting the exclusive story from call girl Christine Keeler of her illicit affair with a high ranking government minister.

Howitt grew up in Eltham, London in Tarnwood Park and Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Wyborne Primary School in New Eltham and Colfe's Grammar School in Lee, South London. While in Eltham he was a member of the Priory Players amateur dramatics group. Howitt spent a brief time at Paisley Grammar School in Paisley, Scotland in 1970. He studied at the Drama Studio London in 1976.

=Career=

Howitt's first notable TV role was in the 1984–85 series of Yorkshire Television's long-running programme for schools How We Used To Live, where he starred alongside Brookside actress Sue Jenkins. He is best known for playing Joey Boswell in the first four series of BBC 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). He adapted the latter film from the novel by Stuart Browne, as well as produced and directed it, and played the lead role.

=Personal life=

Howitt has two children, Luke (b. 1990) and Amy (b. 2008). He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;" \|+ Film credits of Howitt
rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Year ! colspan="4" scope="col" \| Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Role ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Refs.\|Reference}}
width="65" \|Actor ! width="65" \|Director ! width="65" \|Producer !Writer
In the Name of the Father \| style="text-align:center;"\|1993 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Remand Prison Officer \| \| align="center" \|
Some Mother's Son \| style="text-align:center;"\|1996 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| SAS Leader \| \| align="center" \|
Stone Cold \| style="text-align:center;"\|1997 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Conrad\|Stonebanks\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
Sliding Doors \| style="text-align:center;"\|1998 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{sortname\|Cheeky\|Bloke\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
Antitrust \| style="text-align:center;"\|2001 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Homeless\|Man\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
Johnny English \| style="text-align:center;"\|2003 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Man at Crowning Ceremony\|Man at the Coronation of Pascal Sauvage/Johnny English\|nolink=1}} \| Uncredited \| align="center" \|
Laws of Attraction \| style="text-align:center;"\|2004 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Client\|Client\|nolink=1}} \| Uncredited \| align="center" \|
Dangerous Parking \| style="text-align:center;"\|2007 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{sortname\|Noah\|Arkwright\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
Reasonable Doubt \| style="text-align:center;"\|2014 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{N/A\|None}} \| \| align="center" \|
Scorched Earth \| style="text-align:center;"\|2018 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{N/A\|None}} \| \| align="center" \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"

|+ Film credits of Howitt

rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year

! colspan="4" scope="col" | Credited as

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Role

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Refs.|Reference}}

width="65" |Actor

! width="65" |Director

! width="65" |Producer

!Writer

In the Name of the Father

| style="text-align:center;"|1993

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Remand Prison Officer

| align="center" |

Some Mother's Son

| style="text-align:center;"|1996

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| SAS Leader

| align="center" |

Stone Cold

| style="text-align:center;"|1997

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Conrad|Stonebanks|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

Sliding Doors

| style="text-align:center;"|1998

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{sortname|Cheeky|Bloke|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

Antitrust

| style="text-align:center;"|2001

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Homeless|Man|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

Johnny English

| style="text-align:center;"|2003

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Man at Crowning Ceremony|Man at the Coronation of Pascal Sauvage/Johnny English|nolink=1}}

| Uncredited

| align="center" |

Laws of Attraction

| style="text-align:center;"|2004

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Client|Client|nolink=1}}

| Uncredited

| align="center" |

Dangerous Parking

| style="text-align:center;"|2007

| {{yes}}

| {{sortname|Noah|Arkwright|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

Reasonable Doubt

| style="text-align:center;"|2014

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{N/A|None}}

| align="center" |

Scorched Earth

| style="text-align:center;"|2018

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{N/A|None}}

| align="center" |

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;" \|+ Television credits of Howitt
rowspan=2 scope="col" \| Title ! rowspan=2 scope="col" \| Year ! colspan=3 scope="col" \| Credited as ! rowspan=2 scope="col" \| Role ! rowspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! rowspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Refs.\|References}}
width=65 \| Actor ! width=65 \| Director ! width=65 \| Writer
scope="row"\| Solo \| 1982 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Raif\|Raif\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Episode One" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Studio \| 1983 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Nick\|Nick\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Art Begins at Forty" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Jury \| 1983 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Simmo\|Simmo\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Mick" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Out on the Floor \| 1983 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Nico\|Nico\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Sharon and Elsie \| 1984 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Michael\|Blake\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Episode Six" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Punters \| 1984 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Ansty\|Ansty\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| How We Used To Live \| 1984{{en dash}}1985 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Selby\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Emmerdale \| 1985 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Colin\|Colin\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Constant Hot Water \| 1986 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Roland\|Roland\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Bread \| 1986{{en dash}}1988 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Joey\|Boswell\|nolink=1}} \| 39 episodes \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Family Fortunes \| 1989 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Prince\|Charming}} \| Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage \| 1993 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Topless\|Topless\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Coasting \| 1990 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Eddie\|Baker\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Civvies \| 1992 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Harris\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Party Time \| 1992 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Terry\|Terry\|nolink=1}} \| Short film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Highlander \| 1993 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Christoph\|Kuyler}} \| Episode: "For Evil's Sake" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Screen One \| 1993 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Jim\|Jim\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Royal Celebration" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| {{sort\|Magician\|The Magician}} \| 1993 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Herbie\|Herbie\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\|Class Act \| 1994 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Antoine\|Antoine\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Episode Six" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| {{sort\|Lifeboat\|The Lifeboat}} \| 1994 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Stanley\|Woods\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Homecomings" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Tears Before Bedtime \| 1995 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Ben\|Farlow\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\|{{sort\|Perfect Match\|The Perfect Match}} \| 1995 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sort\|Dave\|Dave\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\|Killing Me Softly \| 1995 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Malcolm\|Thornton\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\|Eleven Men Against Eleven \| 1995 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Denton\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\|Frontiers \| 1996 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Supt. Nick\|Jarratt\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Kiss and Tell \| 1996 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Graham\|Ives\|nolink=1}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Insiders \| 1997 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Will\|Deans\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Guilty" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Going to California \| 2001 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{N/A\|None}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\|The Armstrong and Miller Show \| 2007 \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Dominic\|Dominic\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Episode Seven" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Defying Gravity \| 2009 \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{sortname\|Trevor\|Williams\|nolink=1}} \| \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Radio Rebel \| 2012 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{N/A\|None}} \| Television film \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| Rogue \| 2013 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{N/A\|None}} \| Episode: "The Second Amendment" \| align="center" \|
scope="row"\| The Fixer \| 2015 \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{N/A\|None}} \| \| align="center" \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"

|+ Television credits of Howitt

rowspan=2 scope="col" | Title

! rowspan=2 scope="col" | Year

! colspan=3 scope="col" | Credited as

! rowspan=2 scope="col" | Role

! rowspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! rowspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Refs.|References}}

width=65 | Actor

! width=65 | Director

! width=65 | Writer

scope="row"| Solo

| 1982

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Raif|Raif|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Episode One"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Studio

| 1983

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Nick|Nick|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Art Begins at Forty"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Jury

| 1983

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Simmo|Simmo|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Mick"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Out on the Floor

| 1983

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Nico|Nico|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Sharon and Elsie

| 1984

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Michael|Blake|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Episode Six"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Punters

| 1984

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Ansty|Ansty|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"| How We Used To Live

| 1984{{en dash}}1985

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Tom|Selby|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Emmerdale

| 1985

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Colin|Colin|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Constant Hot Water

| 1986

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Roland|Roland|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Bread

| 1986{{en dash}}1988

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Joey|Boswell|nolink=1}}

| 39 episodes

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Family Fortunes

| 1989

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Prince|Charming}}

| Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage

| 1993

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Topless|Topless|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Coasting

| 1990

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Eddie|Baker|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Civvies

| 1992

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Steve|Harris|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Party Time

| 1992

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Terry|Terry|nolink=1}}

| Short film

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Highlander

| 1993

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Christoph|Kuyler}}

| Episode: "For Evil's Sake"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Screen One

| 1993

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Jim|Jim|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Royal Celebration"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| {{sort|Magician|The Magician}}

| 1993

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Herbie|Herbie|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"|Class Act

| 1994

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Antoine|Antoine|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Episode Six"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| {{sort|Lifeboat|The Lifeboat}}

| 1994

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Stanley|Woods|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Homecomings"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Tears Before Bedtime

| 1995

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Ben|Farlow|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"|{{sort|Perfect Match|The Perfect Match}}

| 1995

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sort|Dave|Dave|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"|Killing Me Softly

| 1995

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Malcolm|Thornton|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"|Eleven Men Against Eleven

| 1995

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Steve|Denton|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"|Frontiers

| 1996

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Supt. Nick|Jarratt|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Kiss and Tell

| 1996

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Graham|Ives|nolink=1}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Insiders

| 1997

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Will|Deans|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Guilty"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Going to California

| 2001

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{N/A|None}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"|The Armstrong and Miller Show

| 2007

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Dominic|Dominic|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Episode Seven"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Defying Gravity

| 2009

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{sortname|Trevor|Williams|nolink=1}}

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Radio Rebel

| 2012

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{N/A|None}}

| Television film

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Rogue

| 2013

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{N/A|None}}

| Episode: "The Second Amendment"

| align="center" |

scope="row"| The Fixer

| 2015

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{N/A|None}}

| align="center" |

Awards

European Film Award (1998) – European Screenwriter (Sliding Doors)[http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/htm/4Winners1998.html European Film Academy official site], last accessed 21 November 2007
Empire Awards (1999) – Best British Director (Sliding Doors)[http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/pastwinners/1999.asp Empire Awards official site], last accessed 21 November 2007
Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Director (AntiTrust)[http://www.siff.com/Archive/en/history_index.htm Shanghai International Film Festival official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822010925/http://www.siff.com/Archive/en/history_index.htm |date=22 August 2007 }}, last accessed 21 November 2007[http://www.siff.com/Archive/en/history_hj.htm Shanghai International Film Festival official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106032505/http://www.siff.com/Archive/en/history_hj.htm |date=6 November 2007 }}, last accessed 21 November 2007
Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Film (AntiTrust)
Tokyo International Film Festival (2007) – Best Director (Dangerous Parking)[http://www.tiff-jp.net/report/daily_en.php?itemid=418 Tokyo International Film Festival official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303161731/http://www.tiff-jp.net/report/daily_en.php?itemid=418 |date=3 March 2008 }}, last accessed 21 November 2007