| Tim Pigott-Smith | |
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| Born | Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith 13 May 1946 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Spouse | Pamela Miles (1972-present) |
| Awards | Fantasporto Best Actor 2002 Bloody Sunday |
Tim Pigott-Smith (born 13 May 1946) is an English film and television actor.
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Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was a journalist.[1] He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bristol University. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Notable appearances include Ronald Merrick in The Jewel in the Crown, the title role in the crime drama series The Chief (1990–1993), a recurring role in ITV drama The Vice as Ken Stott's nemesis, Vickers, Bloody Sunday and two separate adaptations of North and South. In the 1975 version he played Frederick Hale, while in 2004 he played his father Richard.
He has appeared twice in Doctor Who, in the stories The Claws of Axos (1971), and The Masque of Mandragora (1976).
His distinctive voice has made him a popular narrator. He narrated notable TV documentaries such as the Battlefield series, which examines pivotal battles of the Second World War from an operations point of view.
His film career has recently included the 2004 film Alexander, The Four Feathers, Gangs of New York, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, and V for Vendetta. Tim also makes an appearance in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace.
Pigott-Smith is a regular stage actor in Shakespearean and Greek roles; for instance, he played Posthumus in John Barton's 1974 production of Cymbeline for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2011 he took the title role in King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.[2]
Contemporary works include Enron, playing Ken Lay, for the Chichester Festival Theatre, and then London, in 2009 and Tobias in A Delicate Balance at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2011.[3][4]
He is also a noted radio actor, appearing in many productions on BBC Radio 4.
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