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Peter O'Brien

Peter O'Brien makes his American feature film debut in The Return. He has starred in a host of film, television, and stage productions in both Australia and the U.K.

Mr. O'Brien has twice won the prestigious Silver Logie Award (Australia's equivalent of the Emmy) for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, for his lead roles in White Collar Blue and The Flying Doctors. Among his many other television credits are leads in Cardiac Arrest; The Knock; Deceit;(the U.K.'s) Queer as Folk; and Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.

He has been nominated several additional times for Logie and Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. His feature credits include Craig Rosenberg's Hotel de Love; Richard Pearce's telefilm Fatal Contact; Sean Faughnan and Ezna Sans' Act of God; and Strathford Hamilton's The Pact.

On stage, Mr. O'Brien has starred in productions of A Doll's House, Butterflies Are Free, The Rivals, Macbeth, The Cherry Orchard, The Pirates of Penzance, and Arcadia, amongst many others.


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Peter O'Brien Facts

OccupationActor
BirthdayMarch 25, 1960 (48)
SignAries
BirthplaceMurray Bridge, South Australia, Australia

Selected Filmography

To Kill a Mockingbird
Dark City
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Ever After
9 songs
Miracle
Oppenheimer
The Name of the Rose
The Andromeda Strain
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