Actors - Pete Postlethwaite

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Pete Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945) is a English actor.

He was born Peter William Postlethwaite in Warrington, Cheshire, England, and did not enroll in acting classes until he was 24. Postlethwaite was a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and other acting troupes by the time he became known in the United States through his film and television roles.

His first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives
in 1988. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in In the Name of the Father
in 1993.

He is also well known for his role as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in the period televion drama series, Sharpe, alongside Sean Bean. His performance as the mysterious lawyer "Kobayashi" in The Usual Suspects
is also well-known.

He was made an OBE in the 2004 New Year's Honours List.

He lives in Britain with his partner and their 2 children.

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