Alistair Petrie has starred in The Bank Job, Cloud Atlas, Rush and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
12 Facts About Alistair Petrie
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Alistair Petrie was born 30 September 1970 in Catterick, North Yorkshire.
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Alistair Petrie was brought up in the Middle East, mainland Europe and East Africa.
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Alistair Petrie trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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Alistair Petrie spent his early career in theatre around the country before joining the RSC where productions included Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida and Henrik Ibsen's Brand opposite Ralph Fiennes.
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In 2008, Alistair Petrie played the lead role of Man in Mine, Shared Experience at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
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Alistair Petrie appeared as Philip Lisle in The Bank Job, as Felix Finch in the 2012 film Cloud Atlas, as Stirling Moss in Rush, and as General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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Also in television, Alistair Petrie has portrayed Geoff in Channel 4's Utopia, Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne in The Night Manager, and Robert Greenlaw in BBC1's Undercover.
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Alistair Petrie played the role of Major James Sholto in the second episode of Season 3 of the BBC TV series Sherlock, which aired on 5 January 2014.
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Alistair Petrie is married to actress Lucy Scott, with whom he has three sons.
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Alistair Petrie is an Ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking to identify the causes of premature birth.
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Alistair Petrie is close friends with actor Connor Swindells, his former costar and on-screen son.