Pete Postlethwaite

PETE POSTLETHWAITE d2011. English character actor whose first major success arose through the film Distant Voices Still Lives (1988) directed by Terence Davies. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992) and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe Conlon (father of Gerry Conlon) in In the Name of the Father (1993)