Chris Petit
Directing Born Jan 1, 1949 London, England, UK 42 credits
Biography
Chris Petit works in directing. Born January 1, 1949 in London, England, UK. Archytele tracks 42 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
D Is for Distance · DirectorD Is for Distance · Writer
London Overground
The Film That Buys the Cinema · DirectorUnnatural History
Content · Director
Displacements · CinematographyUnrequited Love · DirectorUnrequited Love · Writer
London OrbitalLondon Orbital · Director
The Carfax Fragment · Director
Asylum · DirectorAsylum · Screenplay
Negative Space · Director
The FalconerThe Falconer · DirectorThe Falconer · WriterThe Falconer · Director of PhotographyRadio On Remix · Director
Rudy Wurlitzer · Director
Surveillance · Director
The Cardinal and the Corpse · WriterThe Cardinal and the Corpse · Director
Suburbs in the Sky · Director
Moving Pictures: J.G. BallardMoving Pictures: J.G. Ballard · Director
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery · Director
Hooray For Holyrood
Chinese Boxes · DirectorChinese Boxes · ScreenplayFlight to Berlin · DirectorFlight to Berlin · Writer
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman · DirectorAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman · Writer
40 Minutes · DirectorThe Telephone · Director
Radio On · DirectorRadio On · Writer
Film '72
Full Filmography
42 titles- D Is for Distance (2026) Director
- D Is for Distance (2026) Writer
- London Overground (2016)
- The Film That Buys the Cinema (2014) Director
- Unnatural History (2014) as Narrator (voice)
- Content (2010) Director
- Displacements (2006) Cinematography
- Unrequited Love (2006) Director
- Unrequited Love (2006) Writer
- London Orbital (2002)
- London Orbital (2002) Director
- The Carfax Fragment (2001) Director
- Asylum (2000) Director
- Asylum (2000) Screenplay
- Negative Space (1999) Director
- The Falconer (1998)
- The Falconer (1998) Director
- The Falconer (1998) Writer
- The Falconer (1998) Director of Photography
- Radio On Remix (1998) Director
- Maggid Street (1998) Director of Photography
- Dead TV (1998) Director
- Rudy Wurlitzer (1994) Director
- Surveillance (1993) Director
- The Cardinal and the Corpse (1992) Writer
- The Cardinal and the Corpse (1992) Director
- Suburbs in the Sky (1991) Director
- Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard (1990) as Self
- Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard (1990) Director
- Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989) Director
- Hooray For Holyrood (1986) as Self
- Chinese Boxes (1984) Director
- Chinese Boxes (1984) Screenplay
- Flight to Berlin (1984) Director
- Flight to Berlin (1984) Writer
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) Director
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) Writer
- 40 Minutes (1981) Director
- The Telephone (1981) Director
- Radio On (1979) Director
- Radio On (1979) Writer
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Chris Petit best known for?
Chris Petit is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 40 Minutes (1981), The Fugitive Kind (1960).
When and where was Chris Petit born?
Chris Petit was born on January 1, 1949 in London, England, UK.
How many credits does Chris Petit have?
Chris Petit has accumulated over 42 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1971 to 2026.
What is Chris Petit's background in cinema and television?
Christopher Petit was born in 1949 in London, England. He is a director and writer, known for Radio On (1979), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989).
Chris Petit by the numbers
42credits
40films
2TV series
1971–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Film '72 (1971) as Self — aged about 22
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