Editing Pete Postlethwaite (section)

==Career==
Early in his career, Postlethwaite was advised to adopt a new surname for his acting work by his first agent and by peers who quipped that his name "would never be put up in [[Marquee (structure)|lights outside theatres]] because they couldn't afford the electricity". He rejected the advice.<ref name="Postlethwaitename">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-04-la-me-pete-postlethwaite-20110104-story.html|title=Pete Postlethwaite dies at 64; actor was nominated for an Oscar for 'In the Name of the Father'|author=McLellan, Dennis|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=4 January 2011|access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> He started his career at the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]] in [[Liverpool]], where his colleagues included [[Bill Nighy]], [[Jonathan Pryce]], [[Antony Sher]], [[Matthew Kelly]], and [[Julie Walters]], having an intimate relationship with the last during the mid-to-late 1970s.<ref name="wheatley1"/>

In 2003, he toured [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in a 90-minute one-man play, ''Scaramouche Jones'', in which he played a clown trying to find out who he is before he dies at midnight, receiving a nomination for the [[TMA Award]] for Best Actor and winning the [[Theatregoers' Choice Award]] for Best Solo Performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s879121.htm|title=ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton – episode 12: Pete Postlethwaite|publisher=ABC|location=Australia|date=2 June 2003|access-date=3 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107073513/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s879121.htm|archive-date=7 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was directed by Rupert Goold, who would also direct his [[King Lear|Lear]] in 2008, in which Postlethwaite played every character. As well as Australia, the play toured Canada, New Zealand and the UK to great acclaim.<ref name="wheatley1">{{cite news |last1=Wheatley |first1=Jane |title=The Coronation of Pete Postlethwaite |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/the-coronation-of-pete-postlethwaite-wvtkrjgdxlh |access-date=28 August 2019 |work=[[The Times]] |date=27 October 2008}}</ref>

In ''[[The Art of Discworld]]'' (2004), [[Terry Pratchett]] wrote that he had always imagined [[Sam Vimes]] as "a younger, slightly bulkier version of Pete Postlethwaite".<ref>Pratchett, Terry and [[Paul Kidby|Kidby, Paul]]. ''The Art of Discworld'', Victor Gollancz Ltd, 2004; {{ISBN|0-575-07511-2}}</ref>

[[Steven Spielberg]], who directed Postlethwaite in 1997's ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'', called him "the best actor in the world".<ref>{{cite news|title=Pete's progress|date=1 October 2000|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,375560,00.html|work=The Observer|access-date=25 April 2007|location=London}}</ref> Postlethwaite quipped: "I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, 'The thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Dominic|last=Cavendish|title=The poet in Pete's soul|date=25 April 2007|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/25/btpete125.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202160116/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/25/btpete125.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2008|work=The Telegraph|access-date=25 April 2007|location=London, UK}}</ref> Postlethwaite next starred in a Liverpool stage production of ''King Lear'' in 2008 at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, and at the Young Vic, London. He appeared in the [[climate change]]-themed film ''[[The Age of Stupid]]'', which premiered in March 2009.

One of his more notable roles was [[Obadiah Hakeswill|Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill]] in ITV's ''[[Sharpe (TV series)|Sharpe]]'' series. The actor said this was one of his favourite roles and that he and fellow actor [[Sean Bean]] played well off each other because of their mutual love and respect. [[Bernard Cornwell]], the author and creator of the ''Sharpe'' series, specifically wrote Hakeswill's character in later novels to reflect Postlethwaite's performance as the character in the TV series. Postlethwaite co-starred with Bean in ''[[When Saturday Comes (film)|When Saturday Comes]]''. {{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

Terminally ill, Postlethwaite made a return to Hollywood in three 2010 films, first as Spyros in ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''. He next appeared in the blockbuster hit ''[[Inception]]'' as Maurice Fischer, an industrialist who is slowly dying. Lastly, his performance in ''[[The Town (2010 film)|The Town]]'' as florist and crime boss Fergus "Fergie" Colm was well received by critics, which would earn him a posthumous nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]], and making several publications' lists of Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/for_your|title=For Your Consideration: Final 2011 Oscar Predictions|first=Peter|last=Knegt|date=24 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2011/01/18/oscar-predictions-final-pre-nomination-rankings|title=Oscar predictions: Final pre-nomination rankings|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/culture/130154-crave-online-predicts-the-2011-oscar-nominations|title=CRAVE Online Predicts the 2011 Oscar Nominations! – CraveOnline|date=24 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211122/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/130154-crave-online-predicts-the-2011-oscar-nominations|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> His final appearance on screen was in [[Nick Hamm]]'s film ''[[Killing Bono]]'', based on the memoir of Neil McCormick. The role was written specially for Postlethwaite to accommodate his illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meg.ie/killing-bono-premier/|title=Killing Bono premier – meg}}</ref> The film was released on 1 April 2011. He was scheduled to be in the BBC series ''[[Exile (TV series)|Exile]]'', but had to pull out because of ill health and was replaced by [[Jim Broadbent]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12890291 "Jim Broadbent takes Pete Postlethwaite part in drama"], BBC.co.uk; accessed 24 January 2014.</ref>