How old was Pete Postlethwaite in the movie Romeo + Juliet?

Pete Postlethwaite was 50 in Romeo + Juliet when he played the character 'Father Laurence'.

That was over 27 years ago in 1996.

In 2011 he died aged 65, starring in 79 films in his career, 41 of those after Romeo + Juliet was first released. If he were alive today he would be 79.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Romeo + Juliet, I think Pete Postlethwaite looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Baz Luhrmann has worked with Pete Postlethwaite just once in his career.
  • Pete Postlethwaite's first movie was as 'Duffy' in Thwum, released in 1975 when he was 29
  • Romeo + Juliet scores 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Romeo + Juliet

Pete Postlethwaite's other movies