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bristol , england , uk 150px 30 may 1936 peter ellis -lrb- actor -rrb-

peter ellis -lrb- actor -rrb-

peter ellis -lrb- born 30 may 1936 -rrb- is an english actor .
peter has worked extensively in theatre and television both as an actor and director.he spent four seasons with the rsc .
three years with the old vic co including playing benvolio in zeffirelli 's `` romeo and juliet '' .
hotspur in `` henry iv '' and later rosencrantz in a world tour of `` hamlet '' starring derek jacobi .
he also played guildenstern in `` hamlet '' on the site of the new globe theatre .
five years at the crucible sheffield .
in the west end he appeared in `` the tulip tree '' and in ray cooney 's `` funny money '' .
he is perhaps best known for playing the role of chief superintendent charles brownlow in the long running itv drama `` the bill '' .
has also appeared as a semi-regular in `` emmerdale farm '' and `` coronation street '' .
other series include `` sam '' `` lyttons diary '' , `` edward and mrs simpson '' , `` the xyy man '' , `` nolan '' , `` the les dawson show '' , victoria wood 's play `` talent '' for granada and `` acorn antiques '' for bbc tv .
he appeared in the david mercer television play `` in two minds '' -lrb- 1967 -rrb- , a work which was directed by ken loach .
in 1983 , ellis appeared in the play `` trafford tanzi '' , starring toyah willcox , at the mermaid theatre in london .
ellis was a regular cast member of `` the bill '' from the first series in 1984 until 2000 when he left the series .
his last episode was written by his son hugh ellis who went on to write the award winning feature `` summer '' starring robert carlyle , however he did return to the bill a year later to do two further episodes .
he also appeared in hugh 's film `` the mortician 's tea party '' playing jed .
ellis played the title role in `` the mikado '' , carl rosa 's opera tour of australia .
peter played mr bennet opposite susan hampshire in bath theatre tour of `` pride and prejudice '' , sorin in the bristol old vic production of `` the seagull '' .
most recently peter directed anita parry in the comedy drama `` what would helen mirren do ? ''
for the edinburgh festival 2010 .
in 2011 he played adam/corin in shakespeare 's `` as you like it '' at the royal exchange theatre , manchester .
ellis has also appeared in `` hindle wakes '' at the finbourgh theatre .
