| Tony Pitts | |
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| Born | October 10, 1962 Sheffield, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Anthony "Tony" Pitts (born October 10, 1962) is an English actor, most notable for playing Archie Brooks in the long-running British soap Emmerdale Farm between 1983 and 1993.[1]
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Pitts was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. He was born into a working class family, his parents being a joiner and a midwife. Originally intending to become a phsyician, but decided to follow his original ambition to become an actor in 1983.
In 1983, Pitts was landed in the role of loveable young rogue Archie Brooks in the British soap opera Emmerdale. Pitts was chosen for the role by Kevin Laffan, who watched Pitts portray the title character in a theatrical adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby, and believed that Pitts' versatile acting ability and his strong Yorkshire accent, meant he was well suited for the role. The role was Pitts' very first role in a television series, and he first appeared on the show on the 18 November 1983, and remained in the show for a total of ten years, involved in storylines that included his prison sentence in 1989 for setting fire to Seth Armstrong's property, becoming a suspect of whether or not he was the father of Elsa Feldman's child in 1990, and his relationship with lesbian Zoe Tate in 1993.
In 1993, Pitts was axed from the show, and Archie was killed off in the infamous Emmerdale plane crash. He made his last appearance on the show on the 30 December 1993.
During his time away from Emmerdale, Pitts had notable guest appearances in shows including Casualty as Aidan Phillips in 1996, EastEnders as Cliff in 1996, The Bill as Chris Riley in 1999, The Royal as Alec Glazer in 2004 and Unforgiven in 2009 as Adam Boothroyd.
Pitts has appeared in the police drama Hearbeat on two occasions, the first time in 1998 as Carl Southall and the second time in 2005 as Brian Gilbert. In 2002, he appeared as DI Healey in the miniseries In Deep alongside Nick Bery and Steven Tomkinson.
He is now a screenwriter.[2]
He is currently appearing in "Scott & Bailey" on ITV1/ITV1HD as Adrian Scott (the husband of Lesley Sharp's character, DC Janet Scott). (2011)