Peter Howitt

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Peter Howitt (Template:IPAc-en; born 5 May 1957) is a British actor and film director.

Biography

Early life

Howitt was born on 5 May 1957, the son of Frank Howitt, a renowned Fleet Street journalist who, in 1963, broke the infamous Profumo Scandal by getting the exclusive story from call girl Christine Keeler of her illicit affair with a high ranking government minister.

Howitt grew up in Eltham, London in Tarnwood Park and Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Wyborne 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. He is best known for playing Joey Boswell in the first four series of 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), and Dangerous Parking (2008). He adapted the latter film from the novel by Stuart Browne, as well as produced and directed it, and played the lead role.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Film credits of Howitt

Title	Year	Credited as				Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
		Actor	Director	Producer	Writer
In the Name of the Father	1993	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Remand Prison Officer
Some Mother's Son	1996	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	SAS Leader
Stone Cold	1997	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Sliding Doors	1998	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Sortname
Antitrust	2001	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Johnny English	2003	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Uncredited
Laws of Attraction	2004	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Uncredited
Dangerous Parking	2007	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Sortname
Reasonable Doubt	2014	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:N/A
Scorched Earth	2018	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:N/A

Television

Television credits of Howitt

Title	Year	Credited as			Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
		Actor	Director	Writer
Solo	1982	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Episode: "Episode One"
Studio	1983	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Episode: "Art Begins at Forty"
Jury	1983	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Episode: "Mick"
Out on the Floor	1983	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Television film
Sharon and Elsie	1984	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Episode: "Episode Six"
Punters	1984	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Television film
How We Used To Live	1984Template:En dash1985	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Emmerdale	1985	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort
Constant Hot Water	1986	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort
Bread	1986Template:En dash1988	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	39 episodes
Family Fortunes	1989	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special"
Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage	1993	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Television film
Coasting	1990	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Civvies	1992	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Party Time	1992	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Short film
Highlander	1993	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Episode: "For Evil's Sake"
Screen One	1993	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Episode: "Royal Celebration"
Template:Sort	1993	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Television film
Class Act	1994	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Episode: "Episode Six"
Template:Sort	1994	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Episode: "Homecomings"
Tears Before Bedtime	1995	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Template:Sort	1995	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sort	Television film
Killing Me Softly	1995	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Television film
Eleven Men Against Eleven	1995	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Television film
Frontiers	1996	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Kiss and Tell	1996	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Television film
Insiders	1997	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Episode: "Guilty"
Going to California	2001	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:N/A
The Armstrong and Miller Show	2007	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Sortname	Episode: "Episode Seven"
Defying Gravity	2009	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Sortname
Radio Rebel	2012	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:N/A	Television film
Rogue	2013	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:N/A	Episode: "The Second Amendment"
The Fixer	2015	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:N/A

Awards

• European Film Award (1998) – European Screenwriter (Sliding Doors)<ref>European Film Academy official site, last accessed 21 November 2007</ref>
• Empire Awards (1999) – Best British Director (Sliding Doors)<ref>Empire Awards official site, last accessed 21 November 2007</ref>
• Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Director (AntiTrust)<ref name="SIFF1">Shanghai International Film Festival official site Template:Webarchive, last accessed 21 November 2007</ref><ref name="SIFF2">Shanghai International Film Festival official site Template:Webarchive, last accessed 21 November 2007</ref>
• Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Film (AntiTrust)<ref name="SIFF1"/><ref name="SIFF2"/>
• Tokyo International Film Festival (2007) – Best Director (Dangerous Parking)<ref>Tokyo International Film Festival official site Template:Webarchive, last accessed 21 November 2007</ref>

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