{{short description|English actor (born 1964)}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Sean Pertwee | image = Sean Pertwee 2017.jpg | caption = Pertwee in 2017 | birth_name = Sean Carl Roland Pertwee | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|4|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], London, England | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|narrator|producer}} | years_active = 1975–present | spouse = {{marriage|Jacqueline Hamilton-Smith|12 June 1999}} | father = [[Jon Pertwee]] | known_for = {{Plainlist | * Captain Fitzpatrick (''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Tom Jones]]'') * Sergeant Wells (''[[Dog Soldiers (film)|Dog Soldiers]]'') * [[Alfred Pennyworth]] (''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'') }} | children = 2 (1 deceased) | relatives = {{Unbulleted list|[[Roland Pertwee]] (grandfather)|[[Michael Pertwee]] (uncle)|[[Bill Pertwee]] (third cousin)}} | callsign = | awards = | website = | alma_mater = [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] }}
'''Sean Carl Roland Pertwee''' (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor, narrator and producer. His credits include ''[[Chancer]]'' (1990), ''[[Leon the Pig Farmer]]'' (1992), ''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]'' (1994), ''[[Bodyguards (TV series)|Bodyguards]]'' (1997), ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' (1997), ''[[Stiff Upper Lips]]'' (1998), ''[[Soldier (1998 American film)|Soldier]]'' (1998), ''[[Cleopatra (1999 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1999), ''[[Love, Honour and Obey]]'' (2000), ''[[Dog Soldiers (film)|Dog Soldiers]]'' (2002), ''[[Julius Caesar (miniseries)|Julius Caesar]]'' (2003), ''[[Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire|Ancient Rome: The Rise And Fall of an Empire – Caesar]]'' (2006), ''[[Doomsday (2008 film)|Doomsday]]'' (2008), ''[[Honest (TV series)|Honest]]'' (2008), ''[[Devil's Playground (2010 film)|Devil's Playground]]'' (2010), ''[[Four (2011 film)|Four]]'' (2011), ''[[Wild Bill (2011 film)|Wild Bill]]'' (2011), ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' (2013–2014), ''[[Howl (2015 film)|Howl]]'' (2015), ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' (2014–2019), ''[[The Pale Horse (2020 miniseries)|Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse]]'' (2020), ''[[You (TV series)|You]]'' (2023), ''[[Silent Witness]]'' (2024), and ''[[The Night Caller (TV series)|The Night Caller]]'' (2024).
==Early life== Pertwee was born on 4 June 1964 in [[Hammersmith]], [[London]]<ref name="night"/> to actor [[Jon Pertwee]], who played the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="night"/> and his German second wife, Ingeborg Rhoesa. Playwright and screenwriter [[Roland Pertwee]] was his grandfather;<ref name="night"/> his sister is actress Dariel Pertwee.<ref name="night"/>
Pertwee was educated at [[Teddington School|Teddington Boys' School]],<ref name="night"/> in [[Richmond upon Thames]], and then [[Sunbury Manor School|Sunbury College]], Surrey.<ref name="night">{{Cite web |url= https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/tv/the-night-caller-sean-pertwee-son-death-long-term-marriage-wife-famous-family-jon/ |title= The Night Caller's Sean Pertwee: Devastating loss of son, long-term marriage to wife, and famous family |author= Helen Fear |work= entertainmentdaily.com |date= 10 July 2024 |access-date= 10 October 2024 |archive-date= 10 October 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241010014811/https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/tv/the-night-caller-sean-pertwee-son-death-long-term-marriage-wife-famous-family-jon/ |url-status= live }}</ref> He later studied acting at [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]], graduating in 1986.<ref name="night"/><ref name="bristol">{{Cite web |url= https://oldvic.ac.uk/alumni/sean-pertwee/ |title= Old Vic Alumni – Sean Pertwee |work= oldvic.ac.uk |access-date= 10 October 2024 |archive-date= 5 October 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241005063334/https://oldvic.ac.uk/alumni/sean-pertwee/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
==Career== ===Theatre=== Pertwee joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and toured with them for three years.<ref name="theatre">{{Cite web|url= https://theatricalia.com/person/62f/sean-pertwee |title= Sean Pertwee performances |work= theatricalia.com |access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref> During this time, he appeared in ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' at the [[Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon]] (1987),<ref name="theatre"/> and ''[[The New Inn]]'' at the [[People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne]] (1988).<ref name="theatre"/>
===TV and film=== He appeared in Agatha Christie's ''Hercule Poirot – The King of Clubs'' alongside David Suchet (12 March 1989). In 1992, he starred as Keith Chadwick in ''[[Leon the Pig Farmer]]''.<ref name="leon">{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7bd81786|title=Leon the Pig Farmer| publisher= [[British Film Institute]]|access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120804022459/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7bd81786 |url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.timeout.com/london/film/leon-the-pig-farmer|title=''Leon the Pig Farmer''|work=timeout.com|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>
In 1994, he appeared as Hugh Beringar alongside [[Derek Jacobi]] in the first series of the television series ''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]''. In 1997, he starred alongside [[Laurence Fishburne]], [[Sam Neill]], [[Joely Richardson]], and [[Jason Isaacs]] in the space based [[science fiction horror]] film ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' (1997).<ref name="world numbers">{{cite web|title=Event Horizon – Box Office Data|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1997/EVENT.php|work=The Numbers|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> In 1998, he starred alongside [[Kurt Russell]] in the [[science fiction]] [[action film]] ''[[Soldier (1998 American film)|Soldier]]'' (1998).<ref name="tomato"/>
In 1999 he portrayed [[Brutus]] in the [[Hallmark Channel]] film ''[[Cleopatra (1999 film)|Cleopatra]]''. He co-owned the [[Natural Nylon]] film production company along with [[Sadie Frost]], [[Jude Law]], [[Jonny Lee Miller]], and [[Ewan McGregor]].<ref>Boehm, Erich (18 February 2002). "[https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/natural-nylon-to-go-public-1117860878/ Natural Nylon to go public] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102075906/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117860878?refCatId=19 |date=2 November 2012 }}".''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. Retrieved 1 July 2009.</ref> and starred alongside them in ''[[Love, Honour and Obey]]'' (2000).<ref name="love">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/love-honour-and-obey-1200461839/|title=love, Honour and Obey|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=10 April 2000|archive-date=3 December 2024|access-date=10 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203155132/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/love-honour-and-obey-1200461839/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pertwee became known for his portrayal of grimacing death, particularly in the [[Neil Marshall]] [[Werewolf]] film ''[[Dog Soldiers (film)|Dog Soldiers]]'' (2002),{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} a skill which led to him being awarded 'Best Death Face' at Bristol Old Vic.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
He appeared in the film ''[[Devil's Playground (2010 film)|Devil's Playground]]'' (2010),<ref name="tomato">{{Cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_pertwee |title= Sean Pertwee |work= rottentomatoes.com |access-date= 10 October 2024 |archive-date= 8 October 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241008231022/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sean_pertwee |url-status= live }}</ref> a horror film directed by [[Mark McQueen]], starring alongside [[Danny Dyer]], [[Jaime Murray]], and [[Craig Fairbrass]]. Pertwee appeared in the Nazi [[zombie film]] ''The 4th Reich''<ref name="Reich">{{Cite web|url= https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35372/the-4th-reich-steps-it-up-with-some-concept-artwork |title=The 4th Reich Steps It Up with Some Concept Artwork |publisher=DreadCentral |access-date=30 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006154225/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35372/the-4th-reich-steps-it-up-with-some-concept-artwork |archive-date=6 October 2012 }}</ref> which he filmed in 2010, directed by Shaun Smith.<ref name="Smith">{{cite web|url=http://fangoria.com/features/21-fearful-features/2275-short-cuts-3-the-soldier.html|title=SHORT CUTS #3: THE SOLDIER|publisher=Fangoria|access-date=30 December 2012}} {{Dead link|date=December 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, he was cast in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s TV series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'', a series presenting an origin for the characters of the [[Batman]] franchise. Pertwee portrays [[Alfred Pennyworth]], an [[Special Air Service|ex-special forces]] soldier from London who works as the Wayne family's loyal butler. After [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas]] and [[Martha Wayne]] are murdered, he becomes guardian and mentor to the future [[Batman]].<ref name="VarietyFeb2014">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/foxs-gotham-casts-classic-batman-characters-the-penguin-alfred-pennyworth-1201097899/|title=Fox's 'Gotham' Casts Classic 'Batman' Characters the Penguin, Alfred Pennyworth|last=Marechal|first=AJ|work=Variety|date=11 February 2014|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195403/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/foxs-gotham-casts-classic-batman-characters-the-penguin-alfred-pennyworth-1201097899/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2024, he played Detective Inspector John Flynn in ''[[Silent Witness]]'' in the episodes "Death by a Thousand Hits" Part 1 and 2.<ref name="silent">{{cite web|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/meet-the-cast-of-silent-witness/|title=Silent Witness season 27 cast: Meet the characters|publisher=radiotimes.com|date=5 February 2024|accessdate=7 February 2024}}</ref> He played a late night disc jockey in [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]'s four part mini-series ''The Night Caller'', broadcast in 2024.<ref name="night"/>
===Voice=== He appeared in the 2008 film ''[[Doomsday (2008 film)|Doomsday]]'' as Doctor Talbot. His voice is frequently heard in a variety of television commercials, documentaries and video games, including the medieval empire-building computer game ''[[Medieval: Total War]]'' and futuristic war games ''[[Killzone]]'' (as Colonel Gregor Hakha),<ref name="behindthevoiceactors"/> ''[[Killzone 2]]'' (as Colonel Mael Radec),<ref name="behindthevoiceactors"/> and ''[[Fire Warrior]]'' (as Governor Severus). He is also the voice behind the [[Northeast England|Northeast]]'s tourism advertisement which started broadcasting at the start of 2009. He replaced [[India Fisher]] from the fourth series onwards, as the narrator of ''[[Masterchef: The Professionals]]''.<ref name="chef">{{cite web|url=https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/sean-pertwee|work=sueterryvoices.com|title=Sean Pertwee Audio Samples|access-date=10 October 2024|archive-date=9 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909202601/https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/sean-pertwee|url-status=live}}</ref> He starred alongside John Hurt as Brother Proteus in the animated film ''[[Ultramarines: The Movie]]'' (2010) a Warhammer 40,000 Movie.<ref name="warhammer">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ultramarines-a-warhammer-40000-movie-v531023|work=Allmovie|title=Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507082650/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/ultramarines-a-warhammer-40000-movie-v531023/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Pertwee has been in several dramatic works for [[BBC Radio 4]], including playing the actor [[Oliver Reed]] in the play ''Burning Both Ends'' by Matthew Broughton in 2011.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017x3pl|access-date=29 December 2014|publisher=BBC|title=Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018100539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017x3pl|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Pertwee married Jacqueline Jane "Jacqui" Hamilton-Smith, a [[make-up artist]], daughter of [[Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn|Anthony Hamilton-Smith]], on 12 June 1999 at the [[House of Lords]]. His wife gave birth to twins, in 2001. They were born prematurely; one died four days later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sean Pertwee: my family values|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/12/sean-pertwee-my-family-values|last=McGarrigle|first=Clyde|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=12 February 2016}}</ref>
==Politics==
Pertwee presented a television [[party political broadcast]] on behalf of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in the [[2010 UK general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=General Election 2010: David Tennant and Sean Pertwee star in Labour advert |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7580270/General-Election-2010-David-Tennant-and-Sean-Pertwee-star-in-Labour-advert.html |access-date=12 April 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 April 2010 |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413203946/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7580270/General-Election-2010-David-Tennant-and-Sean-Pertwee-star-in-Labour-advert.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="labourbroadcast">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/2p2bmyspD4s Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100413144558/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p2bmyspD4s Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p2bmyspD4s|title=The Road Ahead|website=YouTube |date=April 2010|accessdate=12 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:50;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes/{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- | scope="row" | 1991 | scope="row" | ''[[Coping with Cupid]]'' | scope="row" | Peter | scope="row" | [[short film|Short]]<ref name="cupid">{{cite web|title=Coping with Cupid – BFI – British Film Institute|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7b6a0e17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712235334/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7b6a0e17|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2012|publisher=BFI|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="coping">{{cite web|title=Coping with Cupid (1991) Digital – LOVEFiLM|url=http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Coping-with-Cupid/152159/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032326/http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Coping-with-Cupid/152159/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|website=LoveFilm.com|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | 1992 | ''[[Leon the Pig Farmer]]'' | scope="row" | Keith Chadwick | scope="row" |<ref name="leon"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1993 | scope="row" | ''[[Dirty Weekend (1993 film)|Dirty Weekend]]'' | scope="row" | The Quiet One | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''[[Swing Kids (1993 film)|Swing Kids]]'' | scope="row" | | scope="row" | Uncredited |- | scope="row" | 1994 | scope="row" | ''[[Shopping (1994 film)|Shopping]]'' | scope="row" | Tommy | scope="row" |<ref name="shopping">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shopping.htm|title=Shopping|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229235532/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shopping.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1995 | scope="row" | ''[[Blue Juice]]'' | scope="row" | J.C. | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''[[I.D. (1995 film)|ID]]'' | scope="row" | Martin | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | 1997 | scope="row" | ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' | scope="row" | Pilot Smith | scope="row" |<ref name="world numbers"/><ref name="horizon">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eventhorizon.htm |title=Event Horizon (1997) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=19 September 1997 |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414191603/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eventhorizon.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="event">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/movies/event-horizon-1997.html |title=''Event Horizon'' |website=Boxoffice.com |access-date=29 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103024216/http://www.boxoffice.com/statistics/movies/event-horizon-1997.html |archive-date=3 November 2013 }}</ref> |- | scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1998 | scope="row" | ''[[Soldier (1998 American film)|Soldier]]'' | scope="row" | Mace | scope="row" | <ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Tale of the Mummy]]'' | scope="row" | Bradley Cortese | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''[[Stiff Upper Lips]]'' | scope="row" | George | scope="row" |<ref name="stiff">{{cite news|title= Stiff Upper Lips Review. Movie Reviews|work= [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|url= https://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/75364/stiff-upper-lips.html|access-date= 29 December 2014|archive-date= 23 September 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090923140849/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/75364/stiff-upper-lips.html|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="lips">{{cite news|title= Stiff Upper Lips – FILM REVIEW|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=27 August 1999 |url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F04E5DF143BF934A1575BC0A96F958260|access-date=29 December 2014|last1=Holden |first1=Stephen }}</ref> |- | scope="row" | 1999 | scope="row" | ''[[Cleopatra (1999 film)|Cleopatra]]'' | scope="row" | [[Brutus]] | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2000 | scope="row" | ''Five Seconds to Spare'' | scope="row" | Piers | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''[[Love, Honour and Obey]]'' | scope="row" | Sean | scope="row" |<ref name="love"/> |- | scope="row" | ''{{ill|Seven Days to Live|de|Du lebst noch 7 Tage}}'' | scope="row" | Martin Shaw | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | 2001 | scope="row" | ''[[The 51st State]]'' | scope="row" | Detective Virgil Kane | scope="row" |<ref name="bfi-ftv">{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/599861|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525044833/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/599861|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2009|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|title=The 51st State|access-date=30 December 2014|location=London}}</ref> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2002 | scope="row" | ''[[Equilibrium (film)|Equilibrium]]'' | scope="row" | Father | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |-
| scope="row" | ''[[Dog Soldiers (film)|Dog Soldiers]]'' | scope="row" | Sergeant Harry G. Wells | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2005 | scope="row" | ''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' | scope="row" | Barry Rankin | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby]]'' | scope="row" | Duncan Smithie | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[The Prophecy: Uprising]]'' | scope="row" | Dani Simionescu | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[The Last Drop]]'' | scope="row" | Sgt Bill McMillan | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2006 | scope="row" | ''[[Renaissance (2006 film)|Renaissance]]'' | scope="row" | Montoya | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |-
| scope="row" | ''[[Wilderness (2006 film)|Wilderness]]'' | scope="row" | Jed | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2007 | scope="row" | ''[[Dangerous Parking (film)|Dangerous Parking]]'' | scope="row" | Ray Molina | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Goal! 2: Living the Dream...]]'' | scope="row" | Barry Rankin | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Botched (film)|Botched]]'' | scope="row" | Mr. Groznyi | scope="row" | <ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2008 | scope="row" | ''[[Doomsday (2008 film)|Doomsday]]'' | scope="row" | Dr. Talbot | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Mutant Chronicles (film)|Mutant Chronicles]]'' | scope="row" | Nathan Rooker | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2010 | scope="row" | ''[[4.3.2.1.]]'' | scope="row" | Mr. Richards | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''Just for the Record'' | scope="row" | Sensei | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Ultramarines: The Movie]]'' | scope="row" | Brother Proteus | scope="row" |<ref name="warhammer"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Devil's Playground (2010 film)|Devil's Playground]]'' | scope="row" | Rob | scope="row" | <ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011 | scope="row" | ''[[Four (2011 film)|Four]]'' | scope="row" | Detective | scope="row" | <ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" | ''[[Wild Bill (2011 film)|Wild Bill]]'' | scope="row" | Jack | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2012 | scope="row" | ''[[The Seasoning House]]'' | scope="row" | Goran | scope="row" |
|- | scope="row" | ''[[Naked Harbour]]'' | scope="row" | Robert | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''[[St George's Day (film)|St George's Day]]'' | scope="row" | Proctor | scope="row" |<ref name="tomato"/> |- | scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2013 | scope="row" | ''[[U.F.O. (2013 film)|UFO]]'' | scope="row" | Tramp | scope="row" |<ref name="jean">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-14530408|title=Jean-Claude Van Damme to Shoot UFO Film in Derby|access-date=30 December 2014|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627060413/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-14530408|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | ''[[The Magnificent Eleven (film)|The Magnificent Eleven]]'' | scope="row" | Pete | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | ''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]'' | scope="row" | SFO Steve Stubbs | scope="row" |<ref name="coogan">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/alan-partridge-us-release-date-2014/|title=Steve Coogan Comedy ALAN PARTRIDGE Set for Early 2014 U.S. Release|website=Collider.com|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=20 August 2013|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227160016/http://collider.com/alan-partridge-us-release-date-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | 2015 | scope="row" | ''[[Howl (2015 film)|Howl]]'' | scope="row" | Train Driver Tony | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | 2020 | scope="row" | ''[[The Reckoning (2020 film)|The Reckoning]]'' | scope="row" | Moorcroft | scope="row" | |- | scope="row" | 2022 | scope="row" | ''[[The Invitation (2022 film)|The Invitation]]'' | scope="row" | Mr. Fields | scope="row" | |- |- | scope="row" | 2024 | scope="row" | ''[[Duchess (film)|Duchess]]'' | scope="row" | Danny Oswald | scope="row" | |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes/{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1989 |''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Poirot: The King of Clubs]]'' | Ronnie Oglander | |- | ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' | Nick | [[Casualty (series 4)#ep41|"Chain Reaction"]] |- | ''[[Hard Cases (TV series)|Hard Cases]]'' | Dominic Lutovski | 7 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 |''[[Chancer]]'' | Jamie Douglas | Recurring – 8 episodes |- |''[[Cluedo (UK game show)|Cluedo]]'' | Richard Forrest | Episode: "Christmas Past, Christmas Present" |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 |''[[The Chief (UK TV series)|The Chief]]'' | Det. Sgt. Kevin Powers | "Episode 2" |- |''[[Clarissa (TV series)|Clarissa]]'' | John Belford | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="5" | 1992 |''[[Virtual Murder (TV series)|Virtual Murder]]'' | Matt Andries | Episode: "Dreams Imagic" |- |''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' | Captain Heinz | Episode: "Trenches of Hell, Part 2" |- |''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' | David Kennedy | Episode: "Whispering Grass" |- |''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]'' | Det Sgt Barry Vine | 4 episodes |- |''[[A Touch of Frost]]'' | Dazza Scott | S3 Episode 2: "Quarry" |- | 1993 |''[[Peak Practice]]'' | Francis Barrat | Episode: "Hope to Die" |- | 1994 |''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]'' |[[Sheriff]] Hugh Beringar | Series 1 |- | 1996 |''[[Deadly Voyage]]'' | Ion Plesin | <!--US-UK-->TV film directed by [[John Mackenzie (film director)|John Mackenzie]] and written by [[Stuart Urban]] |- | 1997 |''[[Bodyguards (TV series)|Bodyguards]]'' | Ian Worell | Main cast |- | 1998 |''[[Macbeth on screen|Macbeth]]'' |[[Macbeth]] | UK TV |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 |''[[Operation Good Guys]]'' | The Leader | Episode: "The Leader" |- |''[[In the Beginning (2000 film)|In the Beginning]]'' |[[Isaac]] | Two-part biblical [[Miniseries|TV Mini-series]] directed by [[Kevin Connor (director)|Kevin Connor]] |- | 2001 |''[[Cold Feet]] ([[Cold Feet (series 4)|2001]])'' | Mark Cubitt | Guest star; Series 4 – 4 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 |''[[Cold Feet]] ([[Cold Feet (series 5)|2003]])'' | Mark Cubitt | Guest star; Series 5 – 2 episodes |- |''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking The Dead]]'' | Carl Mackenzie | Episodes: {{Plain list | * "Multistorey, Part One" * "Multistorey, Part Two" }} |- |''[[Julius Caesar (miniseries)|Julius Caesar]]'' |[[Titus Labienus]] | Two-part Miniseries directed by [[Uli Edel]] |- | 2004 |''[[Bo' Selecta!]]'' | Himself | "Episode Five" |- | 2004–2005 |''[[A Bear's Tail]]'' | Richard Head | Series 4 – 7 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2006 |''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' | Dr. Owen Griffith | Episode: "[[Agatha Christie's Marple|The Moving Finger]]" |- |''[[Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire|Ancient Rome–The Rise And Fall of an Empire: Caesar]]'' |[[Julius Caesar]] | S1 E2 – "Caesar" |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 |''[[Nuclear Secrets]]'' | Narrator | 5 episodes |- |''[[The Tudors]]'' | [[Thomas Brandon (diplomat)|English ambassador in the Italian Duchy of Urbino]] | Episode: "In Cold Blood" |- |''When Evil Calls'' | The Janitor | Miniseries – 2 episodes |- | rowspan="4" | 2008 |''[[Honest (TV series)|Honest]]'' | DS. Ed Bain | 6 episodes |- |''[[The Wrong Door]]'' | | 4 episodes |- |''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]'' |Soldier on the Train and Simon the Lecturer | Episode: "Tony" |- |''[[Journey to the Edge of the Universe]]'' |Narrator |Documentary |- | 2009 |''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' | Josh Pritchard | Episode: "Vice" |- | 2010 |''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]'' | Terry Lynch |"Episode 2" |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 |''National Geographic: Islands Series'' | Narrator | Cyprus |- |''[[Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]'' | Sir Ector | Recurring; Series 1 – 3 episodes |- | rowspan="4" | 2013 |''[[Jo (TV series)|Jo]]'' | Charlie | 8 episodes |- |''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'' | Himself | TV film |- |''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' | Sir George Stubbs | Episode: "[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Dead Man's Folly]]" |- |''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' | Malcolm Powell | Episode: "A Deadly Party"<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/09/deathinparadise-ep8.html|title=BBC Media Centre Programme Information|publisher=BBC|year=2013|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=9 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909011740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/09/deathinparadise-ep8.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2013–2014 |''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' |[[Inspector Lestrade]] | 3 episodes |- | 2014–2019 |''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' |[[Alfred Pennyworth]] | Main cast – 99 episodes<ref name="VarietyFeb2014" /> |- | 2014 |''[[The Musketeers]]'' | Sarazin | Episode: "Musketeers Don't Die Easily" |- | 2019 | ''[[Prodigal Son (TV series)|Prodigal Son]]'' | Owen Shannon | Episode: "Silent Night" |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | ''[[The Pale Horse (2020 miniseries)|Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse]]'' | Inspector Lejeune | 2 episodes |- | ''[[Two Weeks to Live (TV series)|Two Weeks to Live]]'' | Jimmy | 2 episodes |- |2023 | ''[[You (TV series)|You]]'' | Vic | 3 episodes |- | 2023– | ''Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home'' | Narrator | |- | 2024–2025 | ''[[Silent Witness]]'' | Detective Inspector John Flynn | 4 episodes |- | 2024 | ''[[The Night Caller (TV series)|The Night Caller]]'' | Lawrence Brightway | 4 episodes<ref name="night"/> |- | 2025 | ''[[NCIS: Tony & Ziva]]'' | Aaron Graves | 4 episodes |- |2026 | ''[[Good Omens (TV series)|Good Omens]]'' |Brian Cameron |Episode: “The Finale” |- | TBA | ''[[Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence]]'' | | |- | TBA | ''The Siege'' | TBA | Upcoming drama series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/danny-dyer-david-morrissey-and-motaz-malhees-lead-cast-major-channel-4-drama-siege-based|title=Danny Dyer, David Morrissey and Motaz Malhees to lead cast of major Channel 4 drama 'The Siege' based on the bestselling book by Ben Macintyre|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|date=12 February 2025|accessdate=14 February 2026}}</ref> |}
=== Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes !{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- |1997 |''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Tom Jones]]'' |Captain Fitzpatrick |A [[BBC]] adaptation for the stage by playwright Joan Macalpine. |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/10918/tom-jones-macalpine|title=Tom Jones (Macalpine)|website=Samuelfrench-london.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085515/http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/10918/tom-jones-macalpine|archive-date=19 August 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> |}
===Radio=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role !{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- | 2011 | ''Burning Both Ends'' | [[Oliver Reed]] |<ref name="BBC"/> |- |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role/!{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- | 1996 | ''[[The Gene Machine]]'' | Piers Featherstonehaugh |- |2001 |''[[Shadow Man: 2econd Coming|Shadowman: Second Coming]]'' |Asmodeus & additional voices |- | 2002 | ''[[Medieval: Total War]]'' | Narrator |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 | ''[[Primal (video game)|Primal]]'' | Jared |- | ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior]]'' | Governor Severus<ref name="warhammer"/> |- | ''[[Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance]]'' | Invictus Thrax |- | 2004 | ''[[Killzone]]'' | Colonel Gregor Hakha<ref name="behindthevoiceactors">{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sean-Pertwee/ |title=Sean Pertwee |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=22 May 2016 |archive-date=27 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427043607/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sean-Pertwee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2008 | ''[[Fable II]]'' | Additional Voices<ref name="behindthevoiceactors"/> |- | 2009 | ''[[Killzone 2]]'' | Colonel Mael Radec<ref name="behindthevoiceactors"/> |- | 2010 | ''[[Fable III]]'' | Captain Saker<ref name="behindthevoiceactors"/> |- | 2012 | ''[[PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]'' | Colonel Mael Radec<ref name="behindthevoiceactors"/> |- | 2013 | ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' | Peter Chamberlaine |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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