Directed credits
9
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Peter Howitt
Acting
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 3All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 1230252
IMDb ID: nm0398185
Known for: Acting
Born: May 5, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2024
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q1373590
Also known as
Питер Хауитт • Питер Ховитт • Питер Хьюитт
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Additional Writing (1)Set Decoration (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Peter Howitt is an English actor and film director. He grew up in Eltham, London and Bromley, Kent, Peter used to be a part of the Priory Players in the Priory behind Christ Church, Eltham. He has two children, Luke (born 1990) and Amy (born 2008). He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada. He first found success playing Joey Boswell in the British 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) which he adapted from the novel by Stuart Browne, produced and directed as well as playing the lead role.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Peter Howitt.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Peter Howitt.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Peter Howitt.
7.9
In the Name of the Father
as Remand Prison Officer
1993 Movie
6.6
Sliding Doors
Director
1998 Movie
6.3
Johnny English
Additional Writing
2003 Movie
6.2
Radio Rebel
Writer
2012 Movie
6.0
Antitrust
Director
2001 Movie
5.8
Reasonable Doubt
Director
2014 Movie
5.8
Laws of Attraction
Director
2004 Movie
5.2
Scorched Earth
Director
2018 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Peter Howitt.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Peter Howitt.
7.5
Follow Me!
Set Decoration
1972 Movie
6.3
Johnny English
Additional Writing
2003 Movie
7.9
In the Name of the Father
as Remand Prison Officer
1993 Movie
5.2
Dangerous Parking
Director
2007 Movie
Punters
as Ansty
1984 Movie
6.0
Antitrust
Director
2001 Movie
6.6
Sliding Doors
Director
1998 Movie
5.8
Reasonable Doubt
Director
2014 Movie
6.2
Radio Rebel
Writer
2012 Movie
5.8
Laws of Attraction
Director
2004 Movie
5.2
Scorched Earth
Director
2018 Movie
6.7
Some Mother's Son
as SAS Leader
1996 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Peter Howitt.
7.4
Highlander: The Series
as Kuyler • 1 eps
1992 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.0
Going Live!
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.7
Defying Gravity
Director • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Bread
as Joey Boswell • 39 eps
1986 Series
5.6
The Fixer
Director • 4 eps
2015 Series
7.7
Civvies
as Steve Harris • 6 eps
1991 Series
The Fixer: Part 2
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Peter Howitt.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Peter Howitt.
5.2
Dangerous Parking
as Noah Arkwright
2007 Movie
6.6
Sliding Doors
as Cheeky Bloke
1998 Movie
2.3
Stone Cold
as Shelter
1997 Movie
5.2
Kiss and Tell
as Graham Ives
1996 Movie
6.7
Some Mother's Son
as SAS Leader
1996 Movie
3.0
Killing Me Softly
as Malcolm Thornton
1996 Movie
6.3
Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Steve Denton
1995 Movie
7.9
In the Name of the Father
as Remand Prison Officer
1993 Movie
6.0
Royal Celebration
as Jim
1993 Movie
3.5
The Magician
1993 Movie
5.0
Party Time
as Terry
1992 Movie
Punters
as Ansty
1984 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Peter Howitt.