Brian Pettifer (born 1949) is an actor who has appeared in many television shows. Pettifer was born in Lower Durban, South Africa, and briefly brought up in Glasgow and London. He intended to become a photographer, but pursued a career as an actor. He appeared as a child in the BBC's This Man Craig and Dr. Finlay's Casebook, and Madame Bovary (with his friend Alex Norton) which gave him the avid interest in acting on television.His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film If.... (1968).