Profile
Ethnicity
Australian, European
Location
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Height
185 cm
Age Range
71–81
Career Highlights
Peter has spent much of his life acting both on the stage and screen, with a career that stretches over 35 years. Having worked on both sides of the Tasman, Peter has built up a long list of television and film credits. Over the ditch he has appeared in action-adventure series "The Lost World", police-drama "Blue Heelers", and psychological feature film "The Interview." Back home in New Zealand, Peter’s credits include roles on series such as "Nothing Trivial" and "One Lane Bridge", as well as leading roles in feature films "After the Waterfall", "Netherwood" and "Existence."
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 |
Short Film.
1974 | A State Of Siege | Dir. Vincent Ward |
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 |