Profile
Ethnicity
Australian, European
Location
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Height
185 cm
Age Range
74–79
Career Highlights
Peter McCauley is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished actors, with a career spanning more than 35 years across film, television, and theatre in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally. He is widely recognised for his lead role as 'Professor Challenger' in "The Lost World", alongside memorable appearances in "Blue Heelers", "Xena: Warrior Princess", "Hercules", "Spartacus", "One Lane Bridge", "Taumanu", and "Nothing Trivial." His extensive television career also includes international productions such as "The Letter for the King", "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and "The Chosen." Peter’s film credits include lead roles in "After the Waterfall", "Netherwood", "Existence", and "The Locals", as well as supporting roles in major international productions including "The Light Between Oceans", "Perfect Creature", and "The Interview."
Feature Film.
| 2020 | Together Forever Tea | Sir Nigel Newberry (Supporting) | Screentime NZ Dir. Josh Frizzell |
| 2018 | This Town | Grandpa Robert | Dir. David White |
| 2014 | The Light Between Oceans | Sergeant Spragg (Support) | LBO Productions |
| 2011 | Existence | (Lead) | Existence Ltd Dir. Juliet Bergh |
| 2010 | Emilie Richards - Das Geheimnis des Opals - Secret of the Opal German Telefeature | Gary (Support) | GFC (Germany) Limited Dir. Thomas Hezel |
| 2010 | Netherwood | Duncan (Lead) | Netherwood Films Limited Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos |
| 2009 | After the Waterfall | George (Lead) | Paraffin Productions Ltd Dir. Simone Horrocks |
| 2004 | Perfect Creature | Professor Leipsky (Support ) | Perfect Creature Productions/UK Dir. Glenn Standring |
| 2002 | The Locals | Bill (Lead) | Rocket Pictures Dir. Greg Page |
| 2001 | Showtime | Dir. Randa Haines | |
| 2001 | The Outsider | Isaiah Miller | Showtime Productions Dir. Randa Haines |
| 1997 | The Interview | George Hudson | Interview Films Dir. Craig Monahan |
| 1983 | Pallett on the Floor | Sam Jamieson (Lead) | Dir. Lynton Butler |
Television.
| 2021 | Taumanu | Sir Jonathan Cole (Core) | Sweetshop & Green Limited Dir. Taratoa Stappard |
| 2019 | One Lane Bridge | Jack Ryder | Dir. Peter Burger & Danny Mulheron |
| 2018 | The Brokenwood Mysteries - Season 5 | Magnus | Dir. Various |
| 2018 | The Letter for the King | General | Dir. Alex Holmes, Charles Martin and Felix Thompson |
| 2016 | 7 Days | (History Skit) | Mediaworks |
| 2012 | Nothing Trivial - Season 2 & 3 | Rock (Recurring Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2011 | Spartacus - Season 2 | Lucius Caelius (Support) | Pacific Renaissance Spartacus Ltd |
| 2010 | Tangiwai | Bill Blair | Lippy Pictures Limited Dir. Charlie Haskell |
| 2009 | Legend Of The Seeker - Season 2 | Sorcerer (Guest) | Walt Disney Productions |
| 2004 | Hercules - Mini series | Nestor | NBC/USA Dir. Roger Young |
| 2004 | Secret Agent Man - Season 2 | Preston Bridges | Greenstone Pictures |
| 2004 | Secret Life of Us | McKlintock | Simpson Le Meseriur Dir. Anna Kokkinos |
| 2001 | Stingers | Simpson Le Meseriur Dir. Julian McSeeney | |
| 1999 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | William McCutcheon | Village Roadshow Productions Dir. Rod Hardy |
| 1998 | Blue Heelers | Lionel Hughes | Spinning The Yarn Productions Dir. Fiona Banks |
| 1998 | Hercules & Xena : Warrior Princess | Major Guest Roles include Gekkus, Ajax, Odin | Pacific Renaissance Pictures |
| 1998 | The Chosen | Detective Graham (Lead/Core) | Communicado Productions |
| 1998 | The Lost World - Season 1-3 | Challenger (Lead/Core) | |
| 1997 | Pheonix - Season 2 | George Hudson (Lead/Core) | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| 1997 | Roar | Culann | Village Roadshow Productions Dir. Lou Antonio |
| 1997 | Tales of the South Seas | William | Village Roadshow Productions Dir. Ian Gillmour |
| 1996 | Snowy | Recurring character | Simpson Le Meseriur |
| 1996 | The Man From Snowy River | Simpson Le Meseriur | |
| 1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess - Season 1 | Talmadeus | Pacific Renaissance Pictures/USA |
| 1992 | Ray Bradbury Theatre - Season 6 | Sheriff | Atlantis Films |
| 1991 | Gold | Major Recurring character | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Chris Bailey |
Theatre.
| 2019 | A Doll's House | Gerry | Dir. Kathy McCrea |
| 2009 | The Pohutakawa Tree | ATC Dir. Colin McColl | |
| 2006 | Twelfth Night | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Michael Hurst | |
| 2004 | Goldie | Louis Steele | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2003 | Ghosts | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Colin McColl | |
| 1994 | Falling From Grace | Michael Brazinski | Playbox Theatre/Q.T.C. Dir. Aubrey Mellor |
Short Film.
| 1974 | A State Of Siege | Dir. Vincent Ward |