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Alistair Petrie
ACTOR

Alistair Petrie

Known for Sex Education · Sherlock · Andor

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.

Snapshot 2026-10-13

Born
Sep 30, 1970
Birthplace
Catterick, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Known For

TVSex Education
Sex EducationMichael Groff · 2019
★ 8.2
TVSherlock
SherlockJames Sholto · 2010
★ 8.5
TVAndor
AndorGeneral Davits Draven · 2022
★ 8.3
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersClifford Bunting · 1997
★ 7.5
TVDeath in Paradise
Death in ParadiseGordon Foster · 2011
★ 7.4
TVVera
VeraStuart Bayliss · 2011
★ 7.4

Filmography

Movies

EmmaRobert Martin
1996
Mrs. DallowayHerbert
1997
The StretchJonathon Nichols
2000
State of MindNick Grainger
2003
Man to ManBeckinsale
2005
Round About FiveOther Man
2005
The Mark of CainMajor Rod Gilchrist
2007
A Bunch of AmateursRupert Twist
2008
The Bank JobPhillip Lisle
2008
The DuchessHeaton
2008
Gracie!Basil Dean
2009
Devil's PlaygroundAndy Billing
2010
The Taking of Prince HarryJack Pastor
2010
AshesDr. Burrows
2012
Cloud AtlasHaskell Moore's Dinner Guest / Musician / Felix Finch / Lascivious Businessman
2012
MetamorphosisThe Supervisor
2012
LucanJimmy Goldsmith
2013
RushStirling Moss
2013
The Murder in Angel LaneDr. Casement
2013
VendettaSpencer Holland
2013
The Face of an AngelSteve
2014
A Little ChaosDe Ville
2015
Kicking OffAnthony
2015
Victor FrankensteinChief Inspector
2015
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryGeneral Draven
2016
HampsteadSteve Crowley
2017
God's KingdomAlexander
2018
A Battle in WaterlooKildare
2019
HellboyLord Adam Glaren
2019
Agatha and the Midnight MurdersSir Malcolm Campbell
2020
Sulphur & WhiteJeff
2020
Silent HoursLieutenant Charles 'Chuck' Carter
2021
The CursedSeamus Laurent
2021
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookGeneral Draven (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
After the Very EndAlexander Wright
2024
MagpieRichard
2024
Duck Duck GooseRoger
2026
How Does it Feel to be This Close to Home?Hermon
2026
National Theatre Live: HamletClaudius
2026
1D
152 Days
DA
Doobie and a Lil Cup of CoffeeClarence (voice)
Merman
OF
Oddly FlowersToff

Television

Scarlet and BlackHussar · 3 eps
1993
(All Quiet on the) Preston FrontBig Matt · 1 eps
1994
Game OnCharles · 1 eps
1995
Dalziel and PascoeYoung James Westropp · 1 eps
1996
Jonathan CreekDuncan Proctor · 2 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersClifford Bunting · 1 eps
1997
The Forsyte SagaGeorge Forsyte · 10 eps
2002
CranfordMajor Gordon · 2 eps
2007
SherlockJames Sholto · 1 eps
2010
Death in ParadiseGordon Foster · 1 eps
2011
VeraStuart Bayliss · 1 eps
2011
LucanJimmy Goldsmith · 2 eps
2013
The Escape ArtistJulian Fowkes QC · 1 eps
2013
UtopiaGeoff Lawson · 12 eps
2013
The GameAndrew · 1 eps
2014
The Night ManagerSandy Langbourne · 8 eps
2016
UndercoverRobert Greenlaw · 6 eps
2016
GeniusHeinrich Weber · 3 eps
2017
The TerrorDoctor Stanley · 10 eps
2018
Sex EducationMichael Groff · 32 eps
2019
Year of the RabbitMr Larkham · 3 eps
2019
AndorGeneral Davits Draven · 4 eps
2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Rev Richard Jones · 3 eps
2022
Funny WomanTed Sargent · 10 eps
2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of LiesDr. Rob Chance · 5 eps
2023
Death by LightningJohn Sherman · 1 eps
2025

Photos

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