Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

65 · Born: Jun 2, 1960

Known For

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force AwakensStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
The Danish GirlThe Danish Girl
Pride & PrejudicePride & Prejudice
Dorian GrayDorian Gray

Personal Details

BornJun 2, 1960 Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Relatives
  • Jon Torrens (Sibling)
  • Chris Torrens (Sibling)

Biography

Pip Torrens, a renowned British actor, entered the world on June 2nd, 1960, in the charming town of Bromley, located in the picturesque county of Kent, England, United Kingdom.

As a talented thespian, Torrens has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema, captivating audiences with his remarkable performances in a plethora of iconic films, including the 2005 period drama, Pride & Prejudice, the 2015 science fiction epic, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, and the 1997 action-packed spy thriller, Tomorrow Never Dies.

Career

2025
The Hack
The Hack as Stuart Kuttner
2024
Joy
Joy as Roger Short
Renegade Nell
Renegade Nell as Lord Blancheford
2022
Sherwood
Sherwood as Commissioner Charles Dawes
2021
The Nevers
The Nevers as Lord Gilbert Massen
2020
Roadkill
Roadkill as Joe Lapidus
Des
Des as Ivan Lawrence QC
2019
The Aftermath
The Aftermath as General Brook
2018
Down a Dark Hall
Down a Dark Hall as Professor Farley
Patrick Melrose
Patrick Melrose as Nicolas Pratt
2017
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour as BBC Producer
Preacher
Preacher as Herr Starr
The Crown
The Crown as Tommy Lascelles
Versailles
Versailles as Cassel
2016
Kids in Love
Kids in Love as Graham
War & Peace
War & Peace as Prince Bagration
Poldark
Poldark as Cary Warleggan
2015
The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl as Dr. Hexler
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens as Colonel Kaplan
The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb
The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb as Wilson
The BBC at War
The BBC at War
Up the Women
Up the Women
2014
Gemma Bovery
Gemma Bovery as Rankin
Walter
Walter as Commander Angus Thomas
Effie Gray
Effie Gray as Royal Academy / Times Journalist
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield as Jack Calderon
Fleming
Fleming as Esmond Rothermere
Grantchester
Grantchester as Sir Edward Kendall
2013
Drone Strike
Drone Strike as Commandant Ellis
2012
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat as George
The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal
The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal as MI5 Officer
Gambit
Gambit as Desk Clerk
Bel Ami
Bel Ami as Paul the Butler
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina as Prince Shcherbatsky
One Night
One Night as Mr. Lerner
2011
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn as Sir Kenneth Clark
Love's Kitchen
Love's Kitchen as Health & Safety Official
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady as Ian Gilmour
War Horse
War Horse as Maj. Tompkins
The Promise
The Promise as Major John Arbuthnot
2009
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray as Victor
U Be Dead
U Be Dead as Mr. Higginson
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold as Heathcoat Parker
2008
Miss Austen Regrets
Miss Austen Regrets as Edward Austen-Knight
Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue as Lord Hurst
2007
Flood
Flood as Army Liaison Officer Richardson
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults as Frances Graham Harrison
The Bad Mother's Handbook
The Bad Mother's Handbook as Doctor Gale
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain as Colonel Hampton
2006
Pinochet in Suburbia
Pinochet in Suburbia as Michael Caplan
The Path to 9/11
The Path to 9/11 as Paul Kessler
2005
The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector as John Scarlett
Valiant
Valiant as Lofty (voice)
A View from a Hill
A View from a Hill as Squire Richards
Class of '76
Class of '76 as Supt Flood
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice as Netherfield Butler
Broken News
Broken News as Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club as English Master
2004
When I'm Sixty-Four
When I'm Sixty-Four as Headmaster
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance as Cosimo de'Medici
Messiah
Messiah as DCI Walmsely
2003
Gifted
Gifted as Richard Neilson
Second Nature
Second Nature as Frank
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
2002
The Project
The Project as MoD Official
Aka Albert Walker
Aka Albert Walker as Sam
Sunday
Sunday as Inquiry Lawyer
Shackleton
Shackleton as James McIlroy
2001
Revelation
Revelation as Professor Claxton
All the Queen's Men
All the Queen's Men as British Major
To End All Wars
To End All Wars as Lt. Foxworth
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone as Colonel Kirke
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells as Mark Pattison
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure as Howard Carter (archive footage)
Trust
Trust as Jenkins
Longitude
Longitude as Capt. Lindsay
1999
Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader as Simon Jones
1997
Incognito
Incognito as White (Defense)
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies as HMS Bedford Captain
Bodyguards
Bodyguards as Robert Ferguson
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye as Howard Carter
1993
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day as Doctor Richard Carlisle
To Play the King
To Play the King as Andrew Harding
1992
Patriot Games
Patriot Games as First Aide
Van der Valk
Van der Valk as Michael De Groot
1991
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain as Anton
Performance
Performance as Nigel Childs
The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty as Art Evaluator
Chimera
Chimera as Windeler
1990
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon as Lt. Hesketh
1989
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale as Gold Cufflinks
Theatre Night
Theatre Night as Captain Bluntschli
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising as Jonathan
1988
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust as Jock Grant-Menzies
1987
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit as Henry Gowan
The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show
1986
Lady Jane
Lady Jane as Thomas
1984
Oxford Blues
Oxford Blues as Ian