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Alistair Petrie

British actor

Summary

British actor

Field	Value
name	Alistair Petrie
image	File:Stuttgart 2025 - ComicCon - Alistair Petrie - by-RaBoe 002.jpg
caption	Petrie in 2025
birth_date
birth_place	Catterick, Yorkshire, England
education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
occupation	Actor
years_active	1993–present
spouse	Lucy Scott
children	3

Alistair Petrie (born 30 September 1970) is a British actor. He has starred in The Bank Job (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), Rush (2013) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Petrie has also starred in the Channel 4 television series Utopia, the BBC One television series The Night Manager, Sherlock, and Undercover, and as Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.

Early life and education

Petrie was born on 30 September 1970 in Catterick, North Yorkshire. He was brought up in the Middle East, mainland Europe, and East Africa.

He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Theatre

In 2008, Petrie played the lead role of Man in Mine, Shared Experience at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.

Screen

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.

He 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.

In 2018, he played Dr. Stephen Stanley in The Terror (based on the novel of the same name), a supernatural horror series about Franklin's lost expedition. In 2019, Petrie began playing Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.

Personal life

Petrie is married to actress Lucy Scott, with whom he has three sons.

Petrie is an Ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking to identify the causes of premature birth. In 2007, he and his wife swam the English Channel to fundraise for the charity, becoming the first married couple to complete the crossing.

Petrie is close friends with actor Connor Swindells, his former costar and on-screen son. He officiated Swindells' marriage to actress Amber Anderson.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Mrs Dalloway	Herbert
2005	Man to Man	Beckinsale
2007	The Mark of Cain	Major Rod Gilchrist
2008	The Bank Job	Philip Lisle
The Duchess	Heaton
A Bunch of Amateurs	Rupert Twist
2010	Devil's Playground	Andy Billing
2012	Metamorphosis	The Supervisor
Cloud Atlas	Haskell Moore's Dinner Guest 1
Musician
Felix Finch
Lascivious Businessman
Ashes	Dr. Burrows
2013	Rush	Stirling Moss
Vendetta	DCI Spencer Holland
2014	The Face of an Angel	Steve
A Little Chaos	De Ville
2015	Kicking Off	Anthony Greaves
Victor Frankenstein	Chief Inspector
Silent Hours	Lieutenant Charles Carter
2016	God's Kingdom	Alexander	Short film
Rogue One	General Draven
2017	Hampstead	Steve Crowley
2019	Hellboy	Lord Adam Glaren
A Battle in Waterloo	Kildare	Short film
2020	Sulphur and White	Jeff
2021	The Cursed / Eight for Silver	Seamus Laurent
2024	Magpie	Richard

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Demob	Hodges	Episodes: "Episode 1", "Episode 5"
Scarlet and Black	Hussar	Miniseries
Episode #1.3
1994	All Quiet on the Preston Front	Big Matt	Episode: "Diesel's Garage"
1996	Emma	Robert Martin	TV movie
1998	Game On	Charles	Episode: "Wedding Day"
Jonathan Creek	Duncan Proctor	Episodes: "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 1", "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 2"
1999	My Wonderful Life	Ollie	Episode: "Chinese Walls"
Dalziel and Pascoe	Young James Westropp	Episode: "Recalled to Life"
2000	The Stretch	Jonathon Nichols	Miniseries
Second Sight	Neil	Episode: "Parasomnia"
2002, 2011	Holby City	Mark Noble
Colonel John Appleton	Episodes: "Second Chances", "No Credit, No Blame"
2002–2003	**	George Forsyte	Miniseries
2002	Celeb	Photographer	Episode: "The Guest"
2003	State of Mind	Nick Grainger	Miniseries
2006	Perfect Disaster	Doug	Series documentary, Episode: "Mega Flood"
2007	**	Christopher Rowe	Episode: "No Child Left Behind"
Cranford	Major Gordon	Episodes: "August 1842", "May 1843"
2008	Mutual Friends	Carl Cato	4 episodes
2009	Gracie!	Basil Dean	TV movie
2010	**	Jack Pastor
2011	Midsomer Murders	Clifford Bunting	Episode: "Not in My Back Yard"
Strike Back	Kenneth Bratton	Episodes: "Project Dawn #3", "Project Dawn #4"
Death in Paradise	Gordon Foster	Episode #1.5
2012	Whitechapel	Dr. Simon Mortlake	2 episodes
2013	The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder In Angel Lane	Dr. Casement	TV movie
**	Julian Fowkes	Miniseries
Episode: "Part 1"
Lucan	Jimmy Goldsmith	TV movie
2013–2014	Utopia	Geoff	Recurring role, 11 episodes
2014	Sherlock	Major James Sholto	Episode: "The Sign of Three"
Vera	Stuart Bayliss	Episode: "On Harbour Street"
**	Andrew	Miniseries
Episode: "Episode 4"
2016–present	**	Lord Sandy Langbourne	Regular role
2016	Undercover	Robert Greenlaw	Miniseries
New Blood	Charles Matherson	2 episodes
Harley and the Davidsons	Edsel Ford	Episode: "Legacy"
2017	Year of the Rabbit	Mr. Larkham	Miniseries
2017	Genius	Heinrich Weber	Recurring role
2018	**	Dr. Stephen Samuel Stanley	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2018–2019	Deep State	George White	Main role
2019–2023	Sex Education	Mr. Groff	Series regular
2020	Agatha and the Midnight Murders	Sir Malcolm Campbell	TV movie
2022	Why Didn't They Ask Evans?	Rev Richard Jones	Series regular
2023	Funny Woman	Ted Sargent
**	Dr Robert Chance	Series lead
2025	Andor	General Draven	4 episodes
Death by Lightning	John Sherman	Miniseries

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	A Plague Tale: Requiem	Count Victor de Arles	Voice
2024	Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn	Enki	Voice
2024	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2	Sorcerer Lord Imurah	Voice

References

"Alistair Petrie Quotes - BrainyQuote".
"Alistair Petrie - Biphoo".
"Lamda Alumni". lamda.ac.uk.
(2008-11-21). "Review: Mine, Shared Experience, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until November 22". yorkpress.co.uk/.
(2018-02-27). "Liam Bailey Interview: Alistair Petrie, General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Fantha Tracks.
"BBC One - Sherlock, Series 3, The Sign of Three".
(2019). "Alistair Petrie Profile". Roxanne vacca.
(September 2020). "The cast of BBC's Pride and Prejudice: Where are they now?".
"Alistair Petrie - Sherlocked USA".
"Our Patrons and Ambassadors".
Borne. (2018-01-10). "Alistair & Lucy Petrie's Story".
"Alistair Petrie". Dover.UK.com.
(19 January 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Alistair Petrie".
"Inside Amber Anderson and Connor Swindells's Quintessentially Scottish Highlands Wedding".
"Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alistair Petrie, Romola Garai Join 'The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies' (EXCLUSIVE)".

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