Peter Howitt

This article is about English actor and director Peter Howitt. Not to be confused with the similarly-named English director or other people called Peter Hewitt.
For the set decorator, see Peter Howitt (set decorator). For the Canadian economist, see Peter Howitt (economist).
Peter Howitt
Born (1957-05-05) 5 May 1957
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active 1982–present
Spouse(s) Lorraine Howitt (2001–present)
Children Luke (1990), Amy (2008)

Peter Howitt (/ˈhɪt/; born 5 May 1957) is an English actor and film director.

Biography

Early life

Howitt grew up in Eltham, London and Bromley, Kent.. He was educated at Wybourne 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. However, he is much better known for playing Joey Boswell in the 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), Dangerous Parking (2008) which he adapted from the novel by Stuart Browne, produced and directed as well as playing the lead role, He also directed the 2014 film Reasonable Doubt - the film was shot in Winnipeg, Canada in December 2012.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

References

  1. European Film Academy official site, last accessed 21 November 2007
  2. Empire Awards official site, last accessed 21 November 2007
  3. 1 2 Shanghai International Film Festival official site, last accessed 21 November 2007
  4. 1 2 Shanghai International Film Festival official site, last accessed 21 November 2007
  5. Tokyo International Film Festival official site, last accessed 21 November 2007
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