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

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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
1974 \|{{sortname\|A\|State of Siege\|nolink=1}} \| \|Short film
1979 \|Middle Age Spread \|Man in Pub \|
1984 \|Pallet on the Floor \|Sam Jamieson \|
1985 \|Kingpin \|Paul Jeffries \|
1985 \|Hot Target \|Det. Inspector Nolan \|
1986 \|Aces Go Places IV \|Digger \|
1986 \|Bridge to Nowhere \|Tanya's Father \|
1987 \|Young Detectives on Wheels \|Brian Mitchell \|
1987 \|Starlight Hotel \|Repo Man \|
1998 \|{{sortname\|The\|Interview\|The Interview (1998 film)}} \|Det. Hudson \|
2003 \|{{sortname\|The\|Locals}} \|Bill \|
2006 \|Perfect Creature \|Prof. Liepsky \|
2010 \|After the Waterfall \|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 \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1974

|{{sortname|A|State of Siege|nolink=1}}

|Short film

1979

|Middle Age Spread

|Man in Pub

1984

|Pallet on the Floor

|Sam Jamieson

1985

|Kingpin

|Paul Jeffries

1985

|Hot Target

|Det. Inspector Nolan

1986

|Aces Go Places IV

|Digger

1986

|Bridge to Nowhere

|Tanya's Father

1987

|Young Detectives on Wheels

|Brian Mitchell

1987

|Starlight Hotel

|Repo Man

1998

|{{sortname|The|Interview|The Interview (1998 film)}}

|Det. Hudson

2003

|{{sortname|The|Locals}}

|Bill

2006

|Perfect Creature

|Prof. Liepsky

2010

|After the Waterfall

|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
1979 \|Children of Fire Mountain \|Capt. Bloom \|TV miniseries
1984 \|Heroes \|Tony \|"1.5"
1986 \|Open House \|Ray Frazer \|"Happy Birthday"
1987 \|Steel Riders \|Brian Mitchell \|"Bloodstones", "Cops"
1991 \|Shark in the Park \|Dean Solomon \|Recurring role
1992 \|{{sortname\|The\|Ray Bradbury Theater}} \|Sheriff \|"The Dead Man"
1993 \|Phoenix \|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 \|Mysterious Island \|Mr. Spilett \|"First Impressions Are Skin Deep", "Gideon's Tale"
1995–97 \|Shortland Street \|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 \|Xena: Warrior Princess \|Talmadeus \|"The Greater Good"
1997 \|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea \|Admiral McCutcheon \|TV film
1997 \|Roar \|Culann / Brach \|"Banshee", "The Spear of Destiny"
1998 \|Good Guys, Bad Guys \|Henry Doak \|"Zen Go the Strings of My Heart"
1998 \|Blue Heelers \|Lionel Hughes \|"Spinning the Yarn"
1998 \|{{sortname\|The\|Violent Earth}} \|Theroux \|TV miniseries
1998 \|State Coroner \|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 \|Stingers \|Charlie Pearce \|"Faking It"
1999–02 \|{{sortname\|The\|Lost World\|The Lost World (TV series)}} \|Prof. George Challenger \|Main role; 66 episodes
2000 \|Tales of the South Seas \| \|"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 \|Hercules \|Nestor \|TV miniseries
2010 \|Legend of the Seeker \|Sorcerer \|"Resurrection"
2011 \|Longing for Paradise Island \|Gary \|TV film
2011 \|Tangiwai \|Bill Blair \|TV film
2012 \|Spartacus: War of the Damned \|Lucius Caelius \|Recurring role
2012–13 \|Nothing Trivial \|Rock Wedgewood \|Recurring role
2020 \|The Letter for the King \|General \|2 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1979

|Children of Fire Mountain

|Capt. Bloom

|TV miniseries

1984

|Heroes

|Tony

|"1.5"

1986

|Open House

|Ray Frazer

|"Happy Birthday"

1987

|Steel Riders

|Brian Mitchell

|"Bloodstones", "Cops"

1991

|Shark in the Park

|Dean Solomon

|Recurring role

1992

|{{sortname|The|Ray Bradbury Theater}}

|Sheriff

|"The Dead Man"

1993

|Phoenix

|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

|Mysterious Island

|Mr. Spilett

|"First Impressions Are Skin Deep", "Gideon's Tale"

1995–97

|Shortland Street

|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

|Xena: Warrior Princess

|Talmadeus

|"The Greater Good"

1997

|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

|Admiral McCutcheon

|TV film

1997

|Roar

|Culann / Brach

|"Banshee", "The Spear of Destiny"

1998

|Good Guys, Bad Guys

|Henry Doak

|"Zen Go the Strings of My Heart"

1998

|Blue Heelers

|Lionel Hughes

|"Spinning the Yarn"

1998

|{{sortname|The|Violent Earth}}

|Theroux

|TV miniseries

1998

|State Coroner

|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

|Stingers

|Charlie Pearce

|"Faking It"

1999–02

|{{sortname|The|Lost World|The Lost World (TV series)}}

|Prof. George Challenger

|Main role; 66 episodes

2000

|Tales of the South Seas

|"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

|Hercules

|Nestor

|TV miniseries

2010

|Legend of the Seeker

|Sorcerer

|"Resurrection"

2011

|Longing for Paradise Island

|Gary

|TV film

2011

|Tangiwai

|Bill Blair

|TV film

2012

|Spartacus: War of the Damned

|Lucius Caelius

|Recurring role

2012–13

|Nothing Trivial

|Rock Wedgewood

|Recurring role

2020

|The Letter for the King

|General

|2 episodes

=Theatre=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1994 \|Falling from Grace \|Michael Brazinski \|Playbox Theatre
2003 \|Ghosts \| \|The Court Theatre
2004 \|Goldie \|Louis Steele \|Auckland Theatre Company
2006 \|Twelfth Night \| \|Auckland Theatre Company
2009 \|{{sortname\|The\|Pohutukawa Tree\|nolink=1}} \| \|Auckland Theatre Company

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1994

|Falling from Grace

|Michael Brazinski

|Playbox Theatre

2003

|Ghosts

|The Court Theatre