# Peter Howitt

Peter Howitt (/ˈhaʊɪt/; 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

Film credits of Howitt :
| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| Title | Year | Actor | Director | Producer | Writer | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| In the Name of the Father | 1993 | Yes | No | No | No | Remand Prison Officer | | |
| Some Mother's Son | 1996 | Yes | No | No | No | SAS Leader | | |
| Stone Cold | 1997 | Yes | No | No | No | Conrad Stonebanks | | |
| Sliding Doors | 1998 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Cheeky Bloke | | |
| Antitrust | 2001 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Homeless Man | | |
| Johnny English | 2003 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Man at the Coronation of Pascal Sauvage/Johnny English | Uncredited | |
| Laws of Attraction | 2004 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Client Client | Uncredited | |
| Dangerous Parking | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Noah Arkwright | | |
| Reasonable Doubt | 2014 | No | Yes | No | No | None | | |
| Scorched Earth | 2018 | No | Yes | No | No | None | | |

### Television

Television credits of Howitt :
| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| Title | Year | Actor | Director | Writer | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| Solo | 1982 | Yes | No | No | Raif | Episode: "Episode One" | |
| Studio | 1983 | Yes | No | No | Nick | Episode: "Art Begins at Forty" | |
| Jury | 1983 | Yes | No | No | Simmo | Episode: "Mick" | |
| Out on the Floor | 1983 | Yes | No | No | Nico | Television film | |
| Sharon and Elsie | 1984 | Yes | No | No | Michael Blake | Episode: "Episode Six" | |
| Punters | 1984 | Yes | No | No | Ansty | Television film | |
| How We Used To Live | 1984–1985 | Yes | No | No | Tom Selby | | |
| Emmerdale | 1985 | Yes | No | No | Colin | | |
| Constant Hot Water | 1986 | Yes | No | No | Roland | | |
| Bread | 1986–1988 | Yes | No | No | Joey Boswell | 39 episodes | |
| Family Fortunes | 1989 | Yes | No | No | Prince Charming | Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special" | |
| Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage | 1993 | Yes | No | No | Topless Topless | Television film | |
| Coasting | 1990 | Yes | No | No | Eddie Baker | | |
| Civvies | 1992 | Yes | No | No | Steve Harris | | |
| Party Time | 1992 | Yes | No | No | Terry | Short film | |
| Highlander | 1993 | Yes | No | No | Christoph Kuyler | Episode: "For Evil's Sake" | |
| Screen One | 1993 | Yes | No | No | Jim | Episode: "Royal Celebration" | |
| The Magician | 1993 | Yes | No | No | Herbie | Television film | |
| Class Act | 1994 | Yes | No | No | Antoine | Episode: "Episode Six" | |
| The Lifeboat | 1994 | Yes | No | No | Stanley Woods | Episode: "Homecomings" | |
| Tears Before Bedtime | 1995 | Yes | No | No | Ben Farlow | | |
| The Perfect Match | 1995 | Yes | No | No | Dave | Television film | |
| Killing Me Softly | 1995 | Yes | No | No | Malcolm Thornton | Television film | |
| Eleven Men Against Eleven | 1995 | Yes | No | No | Steve Denton | Television film | |
| Frontiers | 1996 | Yes | No | No | Supt. Nick Jarratt | | |
| Kiss and Tell | 1996 | Yes | No | No | Graham Ives | Television film | |
| Insiders | 1997 | Yes | No | No | Will Deans | Episode: "Guilty" | |
| Going to California | 2001 | No | Yes | No | None | | |
| The Armstrong and Miller Show | 2007 | Yes | No | No | Dominic Dominic | Episode: "Episode Seven" | |
| Defying Gravity | 2009 | Yes | Yes | No | Trevor Williams | | |
| Radio Rebel | 2012 | No | Yes | Yes | None | Television film | |
| Rogue | 2013 | No | Yes | No | None | Episode: "The Second Amendment" | |
| The Fixer | 2015 | No | Yes | No | None | | |

## Awards

* European Film Award (1998) – European Screenwriter (Sliding Doors)
* Empire Awards (1999) – Best British Director (Sliding Doors)
* Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Director (AntiTrust)
* Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Film (AntiTrust)
* Tokyo International Film Festival (2007) – Best Director (Dangerous Parking)