Peter Ferdinando
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Half-Face Man
2005
Series
MobLand
Valjon
2025
Series
Hustle
Flash Git
2004
Film
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Earl of Mercia
2017
Series
Hanna
Lucas
2019
Series
Ripper Street
Peter Morris (Zotkin)
2012
Film
300: Rise of an Empire
Greek Ambassador
2014
Film
Ghost in the Shell
Cutter
2017
Film
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Mike
2023
Series
ScreenPlay
Vincent Maguire
1986
Film
Snow White and the Huntsman
Black Knight
2012
Film
High-Rise
Cosgrove
2015
Film
Archive
Tagg
2020
Series
Sexy Beast
Dominic McGraw
2024
Series
Safe House
Michael
2015
Film
Starred Up
Spencer
2014
Series
The Mimic
Jesse
2013
Series
The Letter for the King
Jaro
2020
Series
Injustice
John Slater
2011
Close to Home
Michael
1989
Film
Vita & Virginia
Leonard Woolf
2019
Series
If You See God, Tell Him
Jobsworth Youth 1
1993
Film
Odyssey
Cowboy
2025
Film
Blue Iguana
Deacon Bradshaw
2018
Film
Lost in London
Dante
2017
Film
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
Half-Face Man
2014
Film
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Jimmy
2018
Film
A Field in England
Jacob
2013
Film
Hyena
Michael
2015
Film
Tommy's Honour
Major Molesworth
2017
Film
Face
Policeman
1997
Mug
Mug
2004
Film
Tony
Tony
2010
Film
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Homeless Youth
1993
Film
Titanic Town
Soldier
1998
The Only Boy for Me
Bob
2006
Film
Turnout
Pottsy
2011
Film
Bodywork
Alex Gordon
2001
Film
Muscle
Ken
2020
Film
A Safe House
Vincent Maguire
1990
Film
Tony
Tony
2005