Alistair Petrie

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Actor · Born Sep 30, 1970 · United Kingdom · Male

Alistair Petrie (born September 30, 1970) is an English actor, known for his supporting roles in films, such as Philip Lisle in The Bank Job, various characters, including Felix Finch, in Cloud Atlas, Stirling Moss in Rush and General Davits Draven in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In television, Petrie is known for portraying Geoff in Utopia, Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne in The Night Manager and Robert Greenlaw in Undercover. 2Early life Born in Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire, Petrie was brought up in the Middle East, mainland Europe and East Africa. His father was a RAF fighter pilot. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. 2Career He spent his early career in theatre around the country before joining the RSC where productions included Troilus and Cressida and Ibsen's Brand opposite Ralph Fiennes. In 2005, he joined the National Theatre, where he stayed for 28 months performing in His Dark Materials, Shakespeare's Henry IV alongside Sir Michael Gambon and David Edgar's Playing With Fire'. In 2007 he appeared in The Mark of Cain, The Whistleblowers and Cranford. As well as other TV work such as Emma and The Forsyte Saga: To Let, he has also appeared in the music video for "Bellissimo" by Ilya, directed by the Guard Brothers (January 2004). In 2008, he played the role of Man in Shared Experience's Min