Peter MacNeill
{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{distinguish|Peter McNeil (disambiguation){{!}}Peter McNeil}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Peter MacNeill
|image = Peter MacNeill in Toronto.png
|imagesize = 200px
|caption = MacNeill in 2011
|birth_name =
|birth_date =
|birth_place = New Brunswick, Canada
|othername = Peter MacNeil
Peter Macneill
|yearsactive = 1973–present
|awards = Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
1997 The Hanging Garden
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
2003 The Eleventh Hour
| website =
}}
Peter MacNeill is a Canadian film and television actor and voice-over artist who has starred in numerous television series and films.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/thislife/cast/peter-macneill|title=Peter MacNeill - Cast - This Life|department=CBC News|agency=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904215455/https://www.cbc.ca/thislife/cast/peter-macneill|url-status=live}}
His film credits have included The Hanging Garden (for which MacNeill won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997),{{cite web |title=Peter MacNeill |url=http://www.northernstars.ca/macneill_peter/ |website=Northernstars.ca |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904215458/https://www.northernstars.ca/macneill_peter/ |url-status=live }} Geraldine's Fortune, Crash, Dog Park, Open Range, A History of Violence, and Regression.
On television, he has had roles in Queer as Folk (as Carl Horvath), Katts and Dog (as Sgt. Callahan), Traders (as Frank Larkin), The Eleventh Hour (as Warren Donohue), PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (as Ray Donahue) Call Me Fitz (as Ken Fitzpatrick), and The Good Witch series (as George O'Hanrahan).{{cite web|title=Cast - Peter MacNeill - Good Witch|publisher=Hallmark Channel|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/good-witch/cast/peter-macneill|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904220041/https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/good-witch/cast/peter-macneill|url-status=live}} He is a two-time Gemini Award winner.
In January 2023, he was named the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement in acting at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-reynolds-simu-liu-canadian-screen-awards-honors-1235300071/ "Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu, Catherine O’Hara to Receive Honorary Canadian Screen Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118201707/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-reynolds-simu-liu-canadian-screen-awards-honors-1235300071/ |date=2023-01-18 }}. The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2023.
Selected filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1974
|Peterson | |
1976
|Strange Shadows in an Empty Room |Llewelyn | |
1977
|Christopher Gimble | |
1977
|Cargo Loader | |
1977
| |Short film |
1977
|Jack Williamson | |
1978
|Blackout |Carter | |
1981
|George | |
1984
|Donut Bum | |
1986
|data-sort-value="Judgement in Stone, A" | A Judgement in Stone |William | |
1989
|Judge Denied |Harry Wheaton | |
1989
|Graham Brannigan | |
1989
|Denny Random | |
1990
|Bobby | |
1990
|Frank | |
1991
|Drunk Man | |
1991
|data-sort-value="Events Leading Up to My Death, The" | The Events Leading Up to My Death |Dad | |
1995
|William Young | |
1996
|Colin Seagrave | |
1997
|data-sort-value="Hanging Garden, The" | The Hanging Garden |Whiskey Mac |Genie Award winning role |
1998
|Captain Roy McCully | |
1998
|Mr. Birch | |
1998
|Neighbour | |
1999
|Captain Whippley | |
2000
|Butch Foster | |
2000
|Rusty | |
2001
|data-sort-value="Caveman's Valentine, The" | The Caveman's Valentine |Cork | |
2001
|Lt. Dennis Sanderman | |
2001
|Detective Tripp | |
2003
|Mack | |
2003
|Luck |Dad | |
2004
|Harry Liddle | |
2005
|data-sort-value="History of Violence, A" | A History of Violence |Sheriff Sam Carney | |
2005
|Electric Man | |
2006
|data-sort-value="Marsh, The" | The Marsh |Philip Manville | |
2007
|Warden Cecil Smithers | |
2007
|Christian | |
2007
|data-sort-value="Stone Angel, The" | The Stone Angel |Jason Currie | |
2007
|data-sort-value="Secret, The" | The Secret |Dr. Christopher Bray | |
2007
|Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |The Sheriff | |
2009
|data-sort-value="Cry of the Owl, The" | The Cry of the Owl |Sam Rhodes | |
2009
|The Judge | |
2010
|My Family's Secret |Paul Darcile | |
2013
|data-sort-value="Hunting Season, The" | The Hunting Season |Jack | |
2013
|Richard | |
2014
|data-sort-value="Journey Home, The" | The Journey Home |Albert Speck | |
2015
|Let's Rap |Victor Brady | |
2015
|data-sort-value="Exorcism of Molly Hartley, The" | The Exorcism of Molly Hartley |Chaplain Henry Davies | |
2015
|Police Chief Cleveland | |
2016
|Coach | |
2017
|Away Home |John McNeil |Short film |
2017
|Jim Walker | |
2018
|Ian | |
2019
|Detective Godfrey | |
2020
|data-sort-value="Kid Detective, The" | The Kid Detective |Principal Erwin | |
2020
|James Maxwell | |
2021
|Judge Kimball | |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1984–86
|data-sort-value="Edison Twins, The" | The Edison Twins |Mr. Edison |30 episodes |
1985
|Jord Dusat |10 episodes |
1986
|David Ancorie |Television film |
1987–88
|Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future |Maj. Matthew "Hawk" Masterson |22 episodes |
1988-89
|Sgt. Callahan |44 episodes |
1989-1991
|Additional voices |65 episodes |
1990-92
|Richard/Fraser/Paul Richter/John Malik |4 episodes |
1993
|Emmett Grier |1 episode |
1994
|Tom Jordan |Television film |
1996-99
|PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal |Ray Donahue |28 episodes |
1998
|data-sort-value="Long Island Incident, The" | The Long Island Incident |Dennis McCarthy |Television film |
2001
|Doc |Gus Wanson |2 episodes |
2002-04
|data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" | The Eleventh Hour |Warren Donahue |4 episodes |
2002-05
|24 episodes |
2005
|Joseph Eichler |Television film |
2008
|Mel Davis |Television film |
2008
|Superintendent |Television film |
2010-13
|Ken Fitzpatrick |Television film |
2010-15
|Tommy McNally |6 episodes |
2013
|Garret Clancy |3 episodes |
2015
|General Howard |5 episodes |
2015-16
|Gerald Lawson |20 episodes |
2015-17
|George O'Hanrahan |18 episodes |
2018
|My Secret Valentine | Truman Grange | Hallmark Movie |
2018
| Murray Clavin |1Episode |
2019
|Lionel Luthor |1 episode |
2021-
|Ken Finley-Cullen |Series lead |
= Video games =
Awards and nominations
- 1994 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (nominated)
- 1997 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor: The Hanging Garden (won)
- 1998 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program of Miniseries: Giant Mine (nominated)
- 2003 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: The Eleventh Hour (won)
- 2008 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program of Miniseries: Victor (won)
- 2011 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series: Call Me Fitz (nominated)
- 2011 Gemini Award Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: Call Me Fitz (nominated)
- 2015 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series: Call Me Fitz (nominated)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0534132}}
{{ACCT Best Supporting Actor}}
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:Best Supporting Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Male actors from New Brunswick
Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners
Category:Best Supporting Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries Canadian Screen Award winners