Peter Howitt

Peter Howitt (; born 5 May 1957) is a British actor, film director, and comedian.

Early life Howitt was born on 5 May 1957, the son of Frank Howitt, a renowned Fleet Street journalist who, in 1963, broke the infamous Profumo Scandal by getting the exclusive story from call girl Christine Keeler of her illicit affair with a high ranking government minister.

Howitt grew up in Eltham, London in Tarnwood Park and Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Wyborne Primary School in New Eltham and Colfe's Grammar School in Lee, South London. While in Eltham he was a member of the Priory Players amateur dramatics group. Howitt spent a brief time at Paisley Grammar School in Paisley, Scotland in 1970. He studied at the Drama Studio London in 1976.

Career Howitt's first notable TV role was in the 1984–85 series of Yorkshire Television's long-running programme for schools How We Used To Live, where he starred alongside Brookside actress Sue Jenkins. He is best known for playing Joey Boswell in the first four series of BBC TV series Bread. In 1998, he wrote and directed his first film, Sliding Doors (1998). Since then, he has directed several films, including Antitrust (2001), Johnny English (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004), and Dangerous Parking (2008). He adapted the latter film from the novel by Stuart Browne, as well as produced and directed it, and played the lead role.

Personal life Howitt has two children, Luke (b. 1990) and Amy (b. 2008). He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Filmography Film

Television + Television credits of Howitt Title Year Credited as Role Notes Actor Director Writer Solo 1982 Episode: "Episode One" Studio 1983 Episode: "Art Begins at Forty" Jury 1983 Episode: "Mick" Out on the Floor 1983 Television film Sharon and Elsie 1984 Episode: "Episode Six" Punters 1984 Television film How We Used To Live 19841985 Emmerdale 1985 Constant Hot Water 1986 Bread 19861988 39 episodes Family Fortunes 1989 Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special" Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage 1993 Television film Coasting 1990 Civvies 1992 Party Time 1992 Short film Highlander 1993 Episode: "For Evil's Sake" Screen One 1993 Episode: "Royal Celebration" 1993 Television film Class Act 1994 Episode: "Episode Six" 1994 Episode: "Homecomings" Tears Before Bedtime 1995 1995 Television film Killing Me Softly 1995 Television film Eleven Men Against Eleven 1995 Television film Frontiers 1996 Kiss and Tell 1996 Television film Insiders 1997 Episode: "Guilty" Going to California 2001 The Armstrong and Miller Show 2007 Episode: "Episode Seven" Defying Gravity 2009 Radio Rebel 2012 Television film Rogue 2013 Episode: "The Second Amendment" The Fixer 2015

Awards European Film Award (1998) – European Screenwriter (Sliding Doors) Empire Awards (1999) – Best British Director (Sliding Doors) Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Director (AntiTrust) Shanghai International Film Festival (2001) – Jin Jue Award for Best Film (AntiTrust)