Actor profile

Alistair Petrie

30th September 1970 Catterick, North Yorkshire, England, UK Acting

Alistair Petrie (born September 30, 1970) is an English actor. He has starred in The Bank Job (2010), Cloud Atlas (2012), Rush (2013) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Petrie has also starred in the Channel 4 television series Utopia, the BBC One television series' The Night Manager, Sherlock, and Undercover and as Mr. Groff in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education.

37 Movies 25 TV Shows 66 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster

National Theatre Live: Hamlet 22nd January 2026 as Claudius

Magpie poster

Magpie 25th October 2024 as Richard

After the Very End poster

After the Very End 10th October 2024 as Alexander Wright

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look poster

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 8th September 2022 as General Draven (archive footage) (uncredited)

Silent Hours poster

Silent Hours 1st September 2021 as Lieutenant Charles 'Chuck' Carter

The Cursed poster

The Cursed 28th July 2021 as Seamus Laurent

Agatha and the Midnight Murders poster

Agatha and the Midnight Murders 7th October 2020 as Sir Malcolm Campbell

Sulphur & White poster

Sulphur & White 28th February 2020 as Jeff

A Battle in Waterloo poster

A Battle in Waterloo 12th August 2019 as Kildare

Hellboy poster

Hellboy 10th April 2019 as Lord Adam Glaren

God's Kingdom poster

God's Kingdom 1st October 2018 as Alexander

Hampstead poster

Hampstead 23rd June 2017 as Steve Crowley

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story poster

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 14th December 2016 as General Draven

Victor Frankenstein poster

Victor Frankenstein 10th November 2015 as Chief Inspector

Kicking Off poster

Kicking Off 30th September 2015 as Anthony

A Little Chaos poster

A Little Chaos 26th March 2015 as De Ville

The Face of an Angel poster

The Face of an Angel 6th September 2014 as Steve

Lucan poster

Lucan 11th December 2013 as Jimmy Goldsmith

Vendetta poster

Vendetta 8th November 2013 as Spencer Holland

Rush poster

Rush 2nd September 2013 as Stirling Moss

The Murder in Angel Lane poster

The Murder in Angel Lane 12th May 2013 as Dr. Casement

Cloud Atlas poster

Cloud Atlas 26th October 2012 as Haskell Moore's Dinner Guest / Musician / Felix Finch / Lascivious Businessman

Ashes poster

Ashes 6th September 2012 as Dr. Burrows

Metamorphosis poster

Metamorphosis 31st August 2012 as The Supervisor

The Taking of Prince Harry poster

The Taking of Prince Harry 21st October 2010 as Jack Pastor

Devil's Playground poster

Devil's Playground 21st August 2010 as Andy Billing

Gracie! poster

Gracie! 23rd November 2009 as Basil Dean

A Bunch of Amateurs poster

A Bunch of Amateurs 17th November 2008 as Rupert Twist

The Duchess poster

The Duchess 5th September 2008 as Heaton

The Bank Job poster

The Bank Job 28th February 2008 as Phillip Lisle

The Mark of Cain poster

The Mark of Cain 18th October 2007 as Major Rod Gilchrist

Round About Five poster

Round About Five 28th August 2005 as Other Man

Man to Man poster

Man to Man 13th April 2005 as Beckinsale

State of Mind poster

State of Mind 1st January 2003 as Nick Grainger

The Stretch poster

The Stretch 13th November 2000 as Jonathon Nichols

Mrs. Dalloway poster

Mrs. Dalloway 1st September 1997 as Herbert

Emma poster

Emma 2nd October 1996 as Robert Martin

Death by Lightning poster

Death by Lightning 6th November 2025 as John Sherman

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies poster

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies 29th August 2023 as Dr. Rob Chance

Funny Woman poster

Funny Woman 9th February 2023 as Ted Sargent

Andor poster

Andor 21st September 2022 as General Davits Draven

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? poster

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 12th April 2022 as Rev Richard Jones

Year of the Rabbit poster

Year of the Rabbit 10th June 2019 as Mr Larkham

Sex Education poster

Sex Education 11th January 2019 as Michael Groff

Genius poster

Genius 25th April 2017 as Heinrich Weber

Undercover poster

Undercover 3rd April 2016 as Robert Greenlaw

The Night Manager poster

The Night Manager 21st February 2016 as Sandy Langbourne

The Game poster

The Game 5th November 2014 as Andrew

Lucan poster

Lucan 11th December 2013 as Jimmy Goldsmith

The Escape Artist poster

The Escape Artist 29th October 2013 as Julian Fowkes QC

Utopia poster

Utopia 15th January 2013 as Geoff Lawson

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as Gordon Foster

Vera poster

Vera 1st May 2011 as Stuart Bayliss

Sherlock poster

Sherlock 25th July 2010 as James Sholto

Cranford poster

Cranford 18th November 2007 as Major Gordon

The Forsyte Saga poster

The Forsyte Saga 7th April 2002 as George Forsyte

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Duncan Proctor

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Clifford Bunting

Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe 16th March 1996 as Young James Westropp

Game On poster

Game On 27th March 1995 as Charles

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front poster

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front 4th January 1994 as Big Matt

Scarlet and Black poster

Scarlet and Black 31st October 1993 as Hussar