Peter Ferdinando
Place of Birth
London, United Kingdom
Known For
Acting
Details
Place of Birth
London, United Kingdom
Known For
Acting
Biography
Peter Ferdinando is a British character actor, known for his varied performances.
He has collaborated extensively with director and cousin Gerard Johnson, playing the title role in the critically acclaimed Tony and the lead role in their more recent film together, the award-winning Hyena.
He played the King Pin Spencer in David Mackenzie's prison drama Starred Up.
He also regularly collaborates with British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, having played Jacob in A Field in England, The Half-Face Man in "Deep Breath", the first episode of series 8 of Doctor Who, and Paul in Wheatley's High-Rise.
More recent work includes Tommy's Honour with Peter Mullan, directed by Jason Connery, Ghost in the Shell, with Scarlett Johansson and Juliet Binoche, directed by Rupert Sanders, and Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, with Jude Law. In 2017, he starred in Woody Harrelson's experimental, live film directorial debut Lost In London alongside Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson.
He has collaborated extensively with director and cousin Gerard Johnson, playing the title role in the critically acclaimed Tony and the lead role in their more recent film together, the award-winning Hyena.
He played the King Pin Spencer in David Mackenzie's prison drama Starred Up.
He also regularly collaborates with British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, having played Jacob in A Field in England, The Half-Face Man in "Deep Breath", the first episode of series 8 of Doctor Who, and Paul in Wheatley's High-Rise.
More recent work includes Tommy's Honour with Peter Mullan, directed by Jason Connery, Ghost in the Shell, with Scarlett Johansson and Juliet Binoche, directed by Rupert Sanders, and Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, with Jude Law. In 2017, he starred in Woody Harrelson's experimental, live film directorial debut Lost In London alongside Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson.
Peter Ferdinando's LGBTQ+ Titles
Vita & Virginia
Leonard Woolf
Acting (35)
2024
Sexy Beast as Dominic McGraw (1 episode)
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre as Mike
2020
Muscle as Ken
2020
Archive as Tagg
2020
The Letter for the King as Jaro (6 episodes)
2019
Vita & Virginia as Leonard Woolf
2019
Hanna as Lukas (1 episode)
2018
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead as Jimmy
2018
Blue Iguana as Deacon Bradshaw
2017
Tommy's Honour as Major Molesworth
2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Earl of Mercia
2017
Ghost in the Shell as Cutter
2017
Lost in London as Dante
2015
High-Rise as Cosgrove
2015
Safe House as Michael (4 episodes)
2015
Hyena as Michael
2014
Doctor Who: Deep Breath as Half-Face Man
2014
Starred Up as Spencer
2014
300: Rise of an Empire as Greek Ambassador
2013
A Field in England as Jacob
2012
Ripper Street as Peter Morris (Zotkin) (1 episode)
2012
Snow White and the Huntsman as Black Knight
2011
Turnout as Pottsy
2011
Injustice as John Slater (2 episodes)
2010
Tony as Tony
2006
The Only Boy for Me as Bob
2005
Doctor Who as Half-Face Man (1 episode)
2005
Tony as Tony
2004
Mug as Mug
2004
Hustle as Flash Git (1 episode)
2001
Bodywork as Alex Gordon
1998
Titanic Town as Soldier
1997
Face as Policeman
1993
Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Homeless Youth
1990
A Safe House as Vincent Maguire