Pip Torrens
Encyclopedia
Pip Torrens is an English actor.
He was born in Bromley
, Kent
, England
. He studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. His television appearances include Consenting Adults
, two episodes of Doctor Who
("Human Nature
"/"The Family of Blood
"), Green Wing
,Silk
, The Government Inspector
(as John Scarlett
), The Last Detective and DI Torrens for a few episodes in The Bill
in 2001. He has also appeared in a 2008 series of UK television advertisements for First Direct
, with Matthew King
.
In 2011, he appeared in both episodes of an Outnumbered two-part special.
His film appearances include Tomorrow Never Dies
as the captain of , the 2001 movie To End All Wars
and voicework for Valiant
.
in Jeeves and Wooster
. Also has appeared in Heartbeat and Agatha Christie's Marple.
Absolute Hell, 1991: Played Nigel Childs
He was born in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. His television appearances include Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults (BBC)
Consenting Adults is a 2007 BBC Four television dramatisation of the events of the Wolfenden committee, whose report led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain...
, two episodes of Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
("Human Nature
Human Nature (Doctor Who episode)
"Human Nature" is the eighth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cornell adapted from his 1995 Doctor Who novel Human Nature...
"/"The Family of Blood
The Family of Blood
"The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of Series 3 of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Preceded by "Human Nature", it is the second episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cornell adapted from his 1995 Doctor Who novel Human Nature...
"), Green Wing
Green Wing
Green Wing is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show Smack the Pony, led by Victoria Pile, and stars Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt....
,Silk
Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity...
, The Government Inspector
The Government Inspector (television drama)
The Government Inspector is a 2005 television drama based on the life of Dr. David Kelly and the lead-up to the Iraq War in the United Kingdom...
(as John Scarlett
John Scarlett
Sir John McLeod Scarlett, KCMG, OBE was Director General of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 2004 to 2009...
), The Last Detective and DI Torrens for a few episodes in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
in 2001. He has also appeared in a 2008 series of UK television advertisements for First Direct
First Direct
First Direct is a telephone and internet-based retail bank in the United Kingdom, a division of HSBC Bank plc. First Direct has headquarters in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and has 1.16 million customers....
, with Matthew King
Matthew King
Matthew Thomas King is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Matt Healy. First appearing in 2004, Matthew arrived as part of the King family, a family of successful businessmen....
.
In 2011, he appeared in both episodes of an Outnumbered two-part special.
His film appearances include Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the screenplay, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering...
as the captain of , the 2001 movie To End All Wars
To End All Wars
To End All Wars is a 2001 war film starring Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland and Sakae Kimura and directed by David L. Cunningham.- Storyline :...
and voicework for Valiant
Valiant
- Vehicles :* Plymouth Valiant, automobile manufactured by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Corporation from 1960 to 1976* Chrysler Valiant, automobile manufactured by Chrysler Australia from 1962 to 1981...
.
Notable appearances
He appeared as Bingo LittleBingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character from the Drones and the Jeeves stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club.-Overview:...
in Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
-External links:*—An episode guide to the series, including information about which episodes were adapted from which Wodehouse stories.*—Episode guides, screenshots and quotes from the four series....
. Also has appeared in Heartbeat and Agatha Christie's Marple.
Selected filmography
- No Ordinary TrifleNo Ordinary TrifleLove's Kitchen is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire Forlani, and Michelle Ryan...
(2011)
Absolute Hell, 1991: Played Nigel Childs