Peter Guinness

• Name — Peter Guinness • Born — 1950 5 3 • Birthplace — Whitstable, Kent, England • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1979–present Peter Guinness (born 3 May 1950) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.

He has appeared in over fifty television productions and more than ten films. Guinness has also appeared onstage in an adaptation of The Pianist.

He was married to Roberta Taylor, who was an actress and writer, until her death in July 2024.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982 — Smiley's People — Hari Krishna Monk — Episode 1.02 • 1983–1985 — By the Sword Divided — Dick Skinner — Mini-series • 1989–2007 — The Bill — Multiple characters — 10 episodes • 1991 — The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes — Jenkins — "The Creeping Man" (Episode 1.06) • 1992 — Zorro — Bandit Leader — "An Affair to Remember" (Episode 4.05) • The Cloning of Joanna May — Phillip — Mini-series • 1992–1993 — Spender — DCS Gillespie — Main role • 1993 — Highlander: The Series — Col. Everett Bellian — "Nowhere To Run" (Episode 1.21) • Heartbeat — Stevie Walsh — "Riders of the Storm" (Episode 3.02) • 1994 — Smokescreen — Albert Gold — Main role • 1994–1998 — Casualty — Elliot Matthews / Paul Becket — Recurring role • 1996 — Tales from the Crypt — Mr. Starr — "Horror In The Night" (Episode 7.05) • 1997 — Cadfael — Father Ailnoth — "The Raven in the Foregate" (Episode 3.03) • Ivanhoe — Montfitchet — Parts 3–6 • 2000 — Arabian Nights — Chief Executioner — Mini-series • 2000–2002 — Coronation Street — Ray Sykes — 5 episodes • 2001 — Harbour Lights — Vinnie — "The Safe Side" (Episode 2.04) • Lexx — Van Helsing — Episodes 4.7, 4.8 • 2003–2004 — Red Cap — Capt. Gavin Howard — Main role • 2004 — Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance — Giovanni di Becci de' Medici & Galileo — Episodes 1, 4 • 2005 — Bleak House — Coroner — Episodes 1.2, 1.7 • 2006 — Rudyard Kipling: A Remembrance Tale — Rudyard Kipling — Documentary • Hogfather — Medium Dave — TV movie • 2007 — Seconds From Disaster — Narrator — Series 3 • 2008 — Silent Witness — Powell — "The Lost Child" Parts 1 & 2 • 2009 — Doctor Who — Mister Dread (voice) — Serial: Dreamland • 2010 — Ashes to Ashes — Terry Stafford — Episode 3.4 • 2011 — Zen — Tito Spadola — Episode: "Vendetta" • Hidden — Jason Styles — 4 episodes • 2012 — Merlin — Ari — "The Diamond of the Day Part 1" (Episode 5.12) • 2013 — Jo — Sabot — Episode: "Place de la Concorde" • The Bible — King Nebuchadnezzar — Episode: "Survival" • Da Vinci's Demons — Friar Tomás de Torquemada — Episode: "The Tower" • Strike Back — Pushkin — Episode 4.07 • 2014 — The Assets — Dmitry Polyakov — 2 episodes • 2015 — Critical — Mr. Devlin — Episode 1.4 • 2016 — Stan Lee's Lucky Man — Vincent Lermentov — Episode: "More Yang Than Yin" • 2018 — Watership Down — Silverweed (voice) — 4 episodes • 2019 — Chernobyl — Major Burov — Episode: "Please Remain Calm" • 2019 — Catch-22 — General Dreedle — Episode 1.6 • 2019 — Pennyworth — General Malcolm — 3 episodes • 2020 — Cursed — Sir Ector — 3 episodes • 2021 — The Girlfriend Experience — Lief — 4 episodes • 2022 — Jack Ryan — Petr Kovac — Main role • 2024 — Red Eye — Sir George Chapman — 2 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — Doctor Who: The Holy Terror — Childeric • 2004 — Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead — Devlin Waugh • 2008 — The Phantom of the Opera — The Phantom • 2008 — Blake's 7: Point of No Return — Carl Varon • 2009 — Doctor Who: The Beast of Orlok — Baron Teufel • 2010 — Dracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales — Narrator • 2015 — Alien — Narrator — Audiobook: The Official Movie Novelization • 2016–2017 — Strangeness in Space — Dr Scarifium — Episodes 2 and 6: "The Five" and "Dark Meta" • 2017 — Doctor Who: The Star Men — Rovus

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Freaks — Bar Patron — Music video

• Alberto Sholez in Moby Dick. World premiere adapted and directed by Michael Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1984) • Jaques in As You Like It. Directed by Marianne Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2000) • Stage adaptation of The Pianist, (2007), Manchester International Festival • Thomas Danforth in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2015)

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — The Keep — Wehrmacht Soldier • 1992 — Christopher Columbus: The Discovery — Fra Perez • 1992 — Alien 3 — Gregor • 1997 — The Saint — Frankie's curator • 1999 — Sleepy Hollow — Lord Crane • 2006 — Terry Pratchett's Hogfather — Medium Dave Cropper • 2010 — Centurion — General Cassius • 2017 — King Arthur: Legend of the Sword — Baron 1 • 2019 — Official Secrets — TinTin / Scotland Yard • 2021 — Zack Snyder's Justice League — DeSaad — Voice and motion capture • 2023 — The Boys in the Boat — George Yeomans Pocock