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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Pearce Quigley

Biography:

Pearce Quigley is a Salford born actor known for his work on films such as Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Danny Boyle's Millions, The House of Mirth and The Way Back. He is also a familiar face on TV, specifically in comedy having appeared in That Peter Kay Thing, Peter Kay's Car Share, Happiness, Rovers, and the detectorists, as well as dramas such as Three Girls, In The Dark, Cutting It, Prime Suspect 3 and Our Friends in the North. He is also a celebrated stage actor, performing at the National Theatre and the Globe.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

The Critic as Mr. Morrisey
The Gentlemen as Gospel John

2021

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas as Ghost Of Christmas Present
Talk Radio as Barry
The Wheel of Time as Master Hightower

2020

McDonald & Dodds as Hector Ingham
Mandy as Ghost Of Christmas Present

2019

2018

Peterloo as Joshua
Home from Home as Ben Thistlethwaite

2017

In the Dark as Trevor Hare
Three Girls as Peter Boyd

2016

Rovers as Willy

2015

Together as Mark Tetherford

2014

Detectorists as Russell
Lovesick as Simon

2013

2012

2011

Death in Paradise as Ivan McQuillan

2010

The Way Back as The Professor

2009

Being Human as Catholic Priest

2007

Grow Your Own as Eddie

2005

Big Dippers as Perry
The Thick of It as Doug Hayes

2004

Millions as Community Policeman

2002

Cutting It as Eugene Eubank
15 Storeys High as Jonathan

2000

The House of Mirth as Percy Gryce

1997

Two Minutes as Brian
Midsomer Murders as Colin Yule

1996

1994

Pie in the Sky as Alistair, Lord Pilbury

1992

Heartbeat as Red Broadbent

1989

1987

Inspector Morse as Mick McGovern