Peter Hook

Biography

Peter Hook is the bassist and co-founder of English rock bands Joy Division and New Order.

Career Overview

Peter Hook has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 1979. Signature works include Greatest Basslines, The Hacienda - The Club That Shook Britain, Peter Hook & The Light: Live in Mexico City. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

48

Birth Date

1956-02-13 00:00:00

Birth Place

Salford, Lancashire, England

Known For

• 

  Greatest Basslines
• 

  The Hacienda - The Club That Shook Britain
• 

  Peter Hook & The Light: Live in Mexico City
• 

  Peter Hook & The Light: So This Is Permanent
• Do You Own the Dancefloor?
• 

  Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980

Frequent Collaborators

• Stephen Morris (2 collaborations)
• Ian Sharpe (1 collaborations)
• Phil Edgar Jones (1 collaborations)
• Melissa Auf der Maur (1 collaborations)
• Nate Mendel (1 collaborations)
• Geezer Butler (1 collaborations)
• Adam Clayton (1 collaborations)
• Mark Robinson (1 collaborations)
• Matt Drury (1 collaborations)
• Shaun Ryder (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (47 credits)

  • CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Greatest Basslines

    Self

    actor

    actors

    - Nate Mendel (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Melissa Auf der Maur (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Peter Hook (2025) ... Self actor actors
    2025
  • Record On: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies

    self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Hacienda - The Club That Shook Britain

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Peter Hook & The Light: Live in Mexico City

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Peter Hook & The Light: So This Is Permanent

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • New Order: Decades

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Football's 47 Best Worst Songs

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Do You Own the Dancefloor?

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Wild Thing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Lemmy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Synth Britannia at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Joy Division

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • New Order - Live in Glasgow

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • New Order: A Collection

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    Self (segment "Atmosphere")

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • New Order: International

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Jennifer Tilly, Joe Maloof, Gavin Maloof, & New Order (2005) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2003
  • New Order: 5 11

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • That Tony Wilson

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • I Swear I Was There

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • New Order 3 16

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • New Order: Brixton Academy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Joy Division - Substance 1977-1988

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Bizarre Love Triangle

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • 新秩序：兄弟情谊

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • New Order: Pumped Full of Drugs - Live in Tokyo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • New Order: Rox Box

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Perfect Kiss

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • New Order: Low-Life

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Factory: Play at Home

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • New Order: Taras Shevchenko

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • New Order: Movement

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Joy Division (A Film by Malcolm Whitehead)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979

• directing (1 credits)

  • Factory: Play at Home

    director

    directing
    1984