# Peter Amory

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English actor (born 1964)

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Peter Amory Born Peter Walton (1964-11-02) 2 November 1964 (age 61) Norwich, Norfolk, England Occupation Actor Years active 1987–present Spouse Claire King ​ ​ (m. 1994; sep. 2004)​ Children 1

**Peter Amory** (born **Peter Walton**; 2 November 1964) is an [English](/source/England) [actor](/source/Actor) best known for playing the role of [Chris Tate](/source/Chris_Tate) in [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))'s [soap opera](/source/Soap_opera) *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)*. He was born in [Norwich](/source/Norwich), [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk).

## Personal life

Amory was married to actress [Claire King](/source/Claire_King), who played his *Emmerdale* stepmother, [Kim Tate](/source/Kim_Tate), but the couple separated after ten years following his affair with co-star [Samantha Giles](/source/Samantha_Giles); they remained friends. He has a son, Thomas, from a previous relationship. Amory was also friends with his former on-screen sister, the late [Leah Bracknell](/source/Leah_Bracknell) ([Zoe Tate](/source/Zoe_Tate)).[1]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 2009 Tormented Head Teacher

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1987 Boon Parrot Episode: "Texas Ranger" Casualty Guy Episode: "Lifelines" 1987–1989 Running Wild Rob Series regular 1989 Inspector Morse DC Hilaire Episode: "Deceived by Flight" Gentlemen and Players Andrew Episode: "Another Square Mile" Chelworth Robbie Episode: "The Rich Can Do Anything" 1989–2003 Emmerdale Chris Tate Series regular; 1,412 episodes 1990 The Chief Detective Sergeant in Special Branch 1 episode 2005 Casualty DS Jimmy Straker 2 episodes Heartbeat Richard Bentham Episode: "Duty of Care" 2008 The Royal Today David Harrison 1 episode 2009 Crimes That Shook The World Stewart Gull Episode: "Suffolk Strangler" 2010 The Tudors Earl of Rutland Episode: "Something for You" 2014 Playhouse Presents Constable Episode: "Nightshift"

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080611063901/http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/FormerDalesstarsreunite/default.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/FormerDalesstarsreunite/default.html) on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

## External links

- [Peter Amory](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025267/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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