Peter McCauley
{{short description|New Zealand actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2025}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter McCauley
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1950|03|08}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1974 – present
| spouse = Catherine Wilkin
| website = {{URL|https://petermccauley.com/}}
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Peter McCauley is an actor from New Zealand who has appeared in many television series and movies, mainly in his home country.
Career
McCauley graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1973 with a Certificate in Acting.{{Cite web|title=Graduate|url=https://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz/graduate|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz}} He has worked in television dramas such as Star Runner{{Cite web|title=Star Runner|url=https://www.lonely.geek.nz/kiwi-tv/index.php/tv-shows-mainmenu-42/47-drama/2412-star-runner|access-date=2022-12-28|website=www.lonely.geek.nz}} and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World in which he played Professor George Challenger. His character on The Lost World was a scientist with a thirst to prove the existence of dinosaurs on a plateau in the jungle. When the expedition is stranded he and other characters come upon various societies and creatures. The show lasted for 3 seasons before cancellation due to financial issues. He also appeared in several episodes of the Starz hit series Spartacus.
He has since worked for the BBC editing movies and television series.
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1974
|{{sortname|A|State of Siege|nolink=1}} | |Short film |
1979
|Man in Pub | |
1984
|Sam Jamieson | |
1985
|Paul Jeffries | |
1985
|Hot Target |Det. Inspector Nolan | |
1986
|Digger | |
1986
|Tanya's Father | |
1987
|Young Detectives on Wheels |Brian Mitchell | |
1987
|Repo Man | |
1998
|{{sortname|The|Interview|The Interview (1998 film)}} |Det. Hudson | |
2003
|{{sortname|The|Locals}} |Bill | |
2006
|Prof. Liepsky | |
2010
|George | |
2011
|Netherwood |Duncan | |
2012
|Existence |Robert | |
2016
|{{sortname|The|Couple|nolink=1}} |Husband |Short |
2016
|{{sortname|The|Light Between Oceans|The Light Between Oceans (film)}} |Sergeant Spragg | |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1979
|Capt. Bloom |TV miniseries |
1984
|Heroes |Tony |"1.5" |
1986
|Open House |Ray Frazer |"Happy Birthday" |
1987
|Steel Riders |Brian Mitchell |"Bloodstones", "Cops" |
1991
|Dean Solomon |Recurring role |
1992
|{{sortname|The|Ray Bradbury Theater}} |Sheriff |"The Dead Man" |
1993
|Inspector Lew Murdoch |Main role |
1993
|Snowy |Kendall |"Dams, Schemes & Damn Schemes", "High Claim, Higher Title" |
1993
|{{sortname|The|Feds: Seduction|nolink=1}} |Chad |TV film |
1995
|Fire |Commissioner |"Hellfire" |
1995
|Mr. Spilett |"First Impressions Are Skin Deep", "Gideon's Tale" |
1995–97
|Dr. Finlay Keats |TV series |
1996
|{{sortname|The|Man from Snowy River|The Man from Snowy River (TV series)}} |Higgins / Capt. Ezra King |"Code of Ethics", "Black Sheep" |
1996
|Talmadeus |"The Greater Good" |
1997
|Admiral McCutcheon |TV film |
1997
|Roar |Culann / Brach |"Banshee", "The Spear of Destiny" |
1998
|Henry Doak |"Zen Go the Strings of My Heart" |
1998
|Lionel Hughes |"Spinning the Yarn" |
1998
|{{sortname|The|Violent Earth}} |Theroux |TV miniseries |
1998
|Sgt. Ted Harris |"Body of Evidence" |
1998
|Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |Various |Recurring role |
1998
|{{sortname|The|Chosen|nolink=1}} |Det. Graham |TV film |
1999
|Charlie Pearce |"Faking It" |
1999–02
|{{sortname|The|Lost World|The Lost World (TV series)}} |Prof. George Challenger |Main role; 66 episodes |
2000
| |"Isabelle's Brother" |
2002
|{{sortname|The|Outsider|The Outsider (2002 film)}} |Isaiah Miller |TV film |
2004–05
|{{sortname|The|Secret Life of Us}} |Calum McKlintock |"Stretching the Friendship", "The Heart of Friday Night", "The Treadmill" |
2005
|Nestor |TV miniseries |
2010
|Sorcerer |"Resurrection" |
2011
|Longing for Paradise Island |Gary |TV film |
2011
|Tangiwai |Bill Blair |TV film |
2012
|Lucius Caelius |Recurring role |
2012–13
|Rock Wedgewood |Recurring role |
2020
|General |2 episodes |
=Theatre=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1994
|Falling from Grace |Michael Brazinski |Playbox Theatre |
2003
| |The Court Theatre |
2004
|Goldie |Louis Steele |Auckland Theatre Company |
2006
| |Auckland Theatre Company |
2009
|{{sortname|The|Pohutukawa Tree|nolink=1}} | |Auckland Theatre Company |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{iMDb name|0565518}}
- [http://www.tv.com/peter-mccauley/person/55475/biography.html Bio]
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Category:New Zealand male television actors
Category:New Zealand male soap opera actors
Category:20th-century New Zealand male actors
Category:21st-century New Zealand male actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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