John Thomson

John Thomson is an award-winning British actor and comedian whose career spans television, film, theatre and live comedy.

He is perhaps best known for his much-loved role as Pete Gifford in the long-running ITV comedy Cold Feet. His extensive television credits include Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, Silent Witness, Sister Boniface Mysteries, Professor T, Dodger, Brassic, McDonald & Dodds, Death in Paradise, Waterloo Road, The Fast Show, Men Behaving Badly and Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge. His recent work includes Art Detectives, and The Madame Blanc Mysteries, with further projects including the upcoming Apple TV+ series The Wanted Man, opposite Hugh Laurie and Thandiwe Newton and the Channel 4 comedy series Break Clause, directed by Alice Snedden

John’s film credits include Fackham Hall, Nightborn, Stuntman, The Brothers Grimsby, Inkheart, 24 Hour Party People, Northern Soul, Last Train to Christmas and The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

A long-standing collaborator with Steve Coogan, John has worked with him on numerous projects including Knowing Me, Knowing You, 24 Hour Party People, Northern Soul, Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle and Spitting Image. He won the 1992 Perrier Award for Steve Coogan in Character.

His theatre work includes The Fast Show Tour, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Hairspray, September in the Rain, written & directed by John Godber, Hobson’s Choice and The Rivals, including performances at the Royal Exchange and on national tour