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Pete Postlethwaite
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Actor Born: February 16, 1946 in Warrington, Cheshire, England Biography:An esteemed veteran of British theater and television, "Pete Postlethwaite" entered feature films in 1984, and has since gained international recognition as one of 1990s' cinema's best character actors, noted for his reliable and often powerful performances. On stage, he has performed with such prestigious groups as the Manchester Royal Exchange and the Liverpool Everyman, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company. Postlethwaite entered film in the chaotic comedy "A Private Function" (1984). His first big break came when he played the tyrannical patriarch in "Terence Davies"' "Distant Voices, Still Lives" (1988). Notable subsequent film credits include Oscar-nominated supporting turns as Guiseppe Conlon in In the Name of the Father (1993), the Player King in "Hamlet" (1990), and a nicely over-the-top villain in "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" (1997). Later that same year, Postlethwaite would set sail... Full Biography
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