Anthony Pitts was born on 10 October 1962 and is an English actor, most notable for playing Archie Brooks in the long-running British soap Emmerdale Farm between 1983 and 1993.
14 Facts About Tony Pitts
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Tony Pitts's family was working-class, his parents worked as a joiner and a midwife.
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Tony Pitts originally intended to become a physician but ended up working as a car mechanic in his early career.
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Tony Pitts wrote a letter to the college to get out of college classes to become an actor.
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Tony Pitts was cast and soon upgraded to a bigger role in the production.
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Tony Pitts decided to follow his ambition to become an actor in 1983.
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In 1983, Tony Pitts was landed in the role of loveable young rogue Archie Brooks in the British soap opera Emmerdale.
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Tony Pitts was the original choice for Terry Duckworth in Coronation Street, but Nigel Pivaro ended up playing the role instead.
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Tony Pitts starred in Lilyhammer as Danny Croc Hammer, the brother of Duncan Hammer.
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Tony Pitts has appeared in the police drama Heartbeat on two occasions, the first time in 1998 as Carl Southall and the second time in 2005 as Brian Gilbert.
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Tony Pitts had a small role in the 2012 film War Horse.
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In 2012 Tony Pitts starred in the third episode of Dirk Gently as Robbie Glover.
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Tony Pitts played Captain Patero in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 2016.
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Tony Pitts appeared as Detective Chief Superintendent Les Hargreaves in the 2014 second series of BBC's Line of Duty, made an appearance in the series finale of series four in 2017, and then appeared in series five in 2019.