Pearce Quigley
Pearce Quigley | |
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| Born | Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Pearce Quigley is an English actor of the stage and screen. Quigley's credits include Pie in the Sky, Happiness (2001-2003), Cutting It (2002 - 2005), Millions (2004), Born Equal (2006), Within the Whirlwind (2009), The Way Back (2010), Breaking the Bank (2014), Rovers (2016), Peterloo (2018), Detectorists (2022), We Wish You A Mandy Christmas (2022), The Full Monty (2023), and The Reckoning (2023). He plays Will in the BBC Radio 4 Sitcom Alone. He also plays John "The Gospel" Dixon in The Gentlemen. Pearce is the godfather of Johnny ‘Doghead’ Hutch who is the drummer in the band Fat Dog.
Career
[edit]Theatre credits
[edit]The Seagull (Royal Court);[1] Paul (National Theatre);[2] Journey's End (Comedy Theatre);[3] My Night with Reg and Dealer's Choice (Birmingham Rep);[2] Feelgood (Hampstead and Garrick);[1] Blue Heart (Royal Court); Shopping and Fucking (Out of Joint at Gielgud, International Tour and Queen's Theatre); The Queen and I - The Royals Down Under (Out of Joint Australian tour);[2] Rat in the Skull (Royal Court and Duke of York's);[1] The Queen and I (Out of Joint at the Royal Court and Vaudeville Theatre); Road (Out of Joint at the Royal Court); Der Neue Menoza (Gate Theatre); Rope (Birmingham Rep);[1] A Jovial Crew (RSC);[3] The Winter's Tale (RSC);[3] The Merry Wives of Windsor (RSC);[3] The Changeling (RSC); Abingdon Square (Shared Experience); Doctor Faustus (Globe), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Globe),[3] and The Taming of the Shrew (Globe).[2][1]
Television and film
[edit]Quigley appeared in Pie in the Sky,[4] was a regular in the comedy series Happiness (2001-2003),[5] and has appeared in Millions (2004),[4] Born Equal (2006),[4] Within the Whirlwind (2009),[4] and The Way Back (2010),[4] alongside Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, and Colin Farrell. He was in Breaking the Bank (2014),[4] Rovers (2016),[4] and Peterloo (2018),[4] alongside Rory Kinnear. Between 2014 and 2022, Quigley played the part of Russell in the television sitcom Detectorists.[5]
He is a regular in the BBC Radio 4 Sitcom Alone.[5] In December 2021, Quigley played the Ghost of Christmas Present in the BBC TV special We Wish You A Mandy Christmas.[6] In 2023, he had a small part in The Full Monty and he played Albie in Episode 3 of The Reckoning.[5] Additionally, he played a disgruntled cyclist in one episode of Peter Kays Car Share.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "On Playing Shakespeare's Clowns: Pearce Quigley". Digital Theatre+. Digital Theatre. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Playing Jesus was the most miserable experience: Interview with Pearce Quigley". עלונדון (in Hebrew). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Pearce Quigley - Past Performances". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pearce Quigley Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Pearce Quigley Actor". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "We Wish You A Mandy Christmas". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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