# Peter Guinness (actor)

Peter Guinness (born 14 August 1950) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.

## Career

He has appeared in over fifty television productions and more than ten films. Guinness has also appeared onstage in an adaptation of The Pianist.

## Personal life

He was married to Roberta Taylor, who was an actress and writer, until her death in July 2024.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | The Keep | Wehrmacht Soldier | |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Fra Perez | |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Gregor | |
| 1997 | The Saint | Frankie's curator | |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Lord Crane | |
| 2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather | Medium Dave Cropper | |
| 2010 | Centurion | General Cassius | |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Baron 1 | |
| 2019 | Official Secrets | TinTin / Scotland Yard | |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | DeSaad | Voice and motion capture |
| 2023 | The Boys in the Boat | George Yeomans Pocock | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Smiley's People | Hari Krishna Monk | Episode 1.02 |
| 1983–1985 | By the Sword Divided | Dick Skinner | Mini-series |
| 1989–2007 | The Bill | Multiple characters | 10 episodes |
| 1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Jenkins | "The Creeping Man" (Episode 1.06) |
| 1992 | Zorro | Bandit Leader | "An Affair to Remember" (Episode 4.05) |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Phillip | Mini-series |
| 1992–1993 | Spender | DCS Gillespie | Main role |
| 1993 | Highlander: The Series | Col. Everett Bellian | "Nowhere To Run" (Episode 1.21) |
| 1993 | Heartbeat | Stevie Walsh | "Riders of the Storm" (Episode 3.02) |
| 1994 | Smokescreen | Albert Gold | Main role |
| 1994–1998 | Casualty | Elliot Matthews / Paul Becket | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Starr | "Horror In The Night" (Episode 7.05) |
| 1997 | Cadfael | Father Ailnoth | "The Raven in the Foregate" (Episode 3.03) |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Montfitchet | Parts 3-6 |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Chief Executioner | Mini-series |
| 2000–2002 | Coronation Street | Ray Sykes | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | Harbour Lights | Vinnie | "The Safe Side" (Episode 2.04) |
| 2001 | Lexx | Van Helsing | Episodes 4.7, 4.8 |
| 2003–2004 | Red Cap | Capt. Gavin Howard | Main role |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Coroner | Episodes 1.2, 1.7 |
| 2006 | Rudyard Kipling: A Remembrance Tale | Rudyard Kipling | Documentary |
| 2006 | Hogfather | Medium Dave | TV movie |
| 2007 | Seconds From Disaster | Narrator | Series 3 |
| 2008 | Silent Witness | Powell | "The Lost Child" Parts 1 & 2 |
| 2009 | Doctor Who | Mister Dread (voice) | "Dreamland" |
| 2010 | Ashes to Ashes | Terry Stafford | Episode 3.4 |
| 2011 | Zen | Tito Spadola | Episode: "Vendetta" |
| 2011 | Hidden | Jason Styles | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Merlin | Ari | "The Diamond of the Day Part 1" (Episode 5.12) |
| 2013 | Jo | Sabot | Episode: "Place de la Concorde" |
| 2013 | The Bible | King Nebuchadnezzar | Episode: "Survival" |
| 2013 | Da Vinci's Demons | Friar Tomás de Torquemada | Episode: "The Tower" |
| 2013 | Strike Back | Pushkin | Episode 4.07 |
| 2014 | The Assets | Dmitry Polyakov | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Critical | Mr. Devlin | Episode 1.4 |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Vincent Lermentov | Episode: "More Yang Than Yin" |
| 2018 | Watership Down | Silverweed (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Major Burov | Episode: "Please Remain Calm" |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | General Dreedle | Episode 1.6 |
| 2019 | Pennyworth | General Malcolm | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Cursed | Sir Ector | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Lief | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Jack Ryan | Petr Kovac | Main role |
| 2024 | Red Eye | Sir George Chapman | 2 episodes |

### Audio-dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Doctor Who: The Holy Terror | Childeric | |
| 2004 | Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead | Devlin Waugh | |
| 2008 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | |
| 2008 | Blake's 7: Point of No Return | Carl Varon | |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: The Beast of Orlok | Baron Teufel | |
| 2010 | Dracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales | Narrator | |
| 2015 | Alien | Narrator | Audiobook: The Official Movie Novelization |
| 2016–2017 | Strangeness in Space | Dr Scarifium | Episodes 2 and 6: "The Five" and "Dark Meta" |
| 2017 | Doctor Who: The Star Men | Rovus | |

### Other

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Freaks | Bar Patron | Music video |

## Stage

* Alberto Sholez in Moby Dick. World premiere adapted and directed by Michael Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1984)
* Jaques in As You Like It. Directed by Marianne Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2000)
* Stage adaptation of The Pianist, (2007), Manchester International Festival
* Thomas Danforth in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2015)