- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 12, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
John Pirkis
John Pirkis was born John Simon Alexander Lyne-Pirkis in Guildford, Surrey, England and grew up in the neighboring market town of Godalming. His father was Dr. Richard Hugh Godfrey Lyne-Pirkis (Born of English Aristocracy; Earls of Liverpool), and his mother (born of Irish Aristocracy; Earls of Carysfort), Ellinor Bessie Maureen (Austin). Their blood runs thick with a healthy blend of Russian, French, German and Scandinavian. John was privately educated; first at Penthorpe preparatory school in Rudgewick, Sussex, and then Sutton Valence School in Kent, where he won several prizes for his writing and public narrative. He trained as an actor at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Shortly after graduating, he took the unconventional step of joining a circus company, touring Mediaeval Jousting Tournaments around Great Britain and Europe as both the Earl Marshall ( Ring Master ), and various…
Filmography
movieThe Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025 · Horror Film Expert
movieChindia
2023 · Mr. Lahey
movieAmsterdam
2022 · British Ornithologist
movieThe Ulysses Project
2022 · Mr. Deasey, The Sins of The Past
tvStar Trek: Prodigy
2021 · Borom (voice)
tvFinding Love in Quarantine
2021 · MSNNC Newscaster
movieFinding Love in Quarantine: The Movie
2021 · Walter Thomas
movieWake Up
2020 · Neurosurgeon
movieBig Muddy
2017 · Tom Grable
movieCan Hitler Happen Here?
2017 · Colby Porter
tvThe Tick
2016 · Dr. Karamazov
movieGold
2016 · Lewis Horne
tvBillions
2016 · Farraday
tvMarvel's Daredevil
2015 · Stan Gibson
movieOf Mind and Music
2014 · Dr. Laurence Guillaume
tvGotham
2014 · Nigel
tvMadam Secretary
2014 · Secretary General
tvTURN: Washington's Spies
2014 · MacDougal
movieEcho Dr.
2013 · Aldridge (as Johnnie Lyne-Perkis)
movieBibliothèque Pascal
2010 · Fox Face (as Johnnie Lyne-Perkis)
tvVictorious
2010 · Bizarre Clown
movieThe Young Victoria
2009 · Earl of Derby (as Johnnie Lyne-Perkis)
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Sphere (voice)
tvSpooks
2002 · Sir Petrie Meacham
movieAsterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999 · Detritus (English version, voice, as John Duval)
movieThe Scold's Bridle
1998 · Sir William Cavendish (as John Duval)
movieChris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts
1995 · Baliff / Scrap Dealer / Lambourghini Driver (as John Duval)
movieStalag Luft
1993 · Tank Officer (as John Duvall)
movieSwing Kids
1993 · Gestapo with Ashes
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · Young Gentleman
tvTrainer
1991 · Stuart Saunton (as John Duval)
tvThe Brittas Empire
1991
tvHouse of Cards
1990 · Young Man at No. 10 (as John Duval)
tvJeeves and Wooster
1990 · Freddie Chalk-Marshall (as John Duval), Freddie (as John Duval)
movieBlore M.P.
1989 · Male Journalist
tvScreen One
1989 · Male Journalist (as John Duval)
Late Expectations
tvLate Expectations
1987 · Conrad (as John Lyne-Pirkis)
tvThree Up, Two Down
1985 · Jim, Pub Customer (as John Duval)
tvThe Little And Large Show
1978 · (as John Lyne-Perkis)