
Peter Ellis
He spent four seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as five years at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, and three years with the Old Vic Company which included playing Benvolio in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 and later Rosencrantz in a world tour of Hamlet starring Derek Jacobi. He also played Guildenstern in Hamlet on the site of the new Globe Theatre. In the West End, he appeared in The Tulip Tree and in Ray Cooney's Funny Money.
In 1981, Ellis appeared as a police officer in the horror film An American Werewolf in London. In 1983, he appeared in the play Trafford Tanzi, starring Toyah Willcox, at the Mermaid Theatre in London.
Ellis was a regular cast member of The Bill from the first series in 1984 until 2000 when he left the series. His last episode was written by his son Hugh Ellis, He returned to The Bill in 2002 for a guest appearance. He also appeared in Hugh's film The Mortician's Tea Party playing Jed.
Ellis played the title role in The Mikado, Carl Rosa's opera tour of Australia.
Ellis played Mr Bennet opposite Susan Hampshire in a Bath Theatre tour of Pride and Prejudice, and Sorin in the Bristol Old Vic production of The Seagull.
More recently, Ellis directed his wife Anita Parry in the comedy drama What Would Helen Mirren Do? for the Edinburgh Festival 2010.
In 2011, he played Adam/Corin in Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Ellis has also appeared in Hindle Wakes at the Finbourgh Theatre.
In 2018, Ellis starred in For King & Country at the Southwark Playhouse.
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