Peter Cook

Peter is a Sydney-based actor and graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (2001). He is an award-winning performer and writer best known for his stand-out one-man show Breaking the Castle. The production has toured venues across Australia and the UK over the past five years to critical acclaim.

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His theatre credits include Cigarettes and Chocolate (Darlinghurst Theatre), Europe (Queensland Premier’s Drama Award), The Removalists (Queensland Theatre Company), The Eisteddfod, Breathing Corpses and The Chain Bridge (The Street Theatre, Canberra), Wet and Dry (NIDA Director’s Season), Anatomy Titus: Fall of Rome (Bell Shakespeare), and Tender (Metro Arts, Brisbane).

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On screen, Peter’s television work spans All Saints, Young Lions, Terra Nova, Redfern Now, The Gods of Wheat Street, Secrets and Lies, Old School, The Secret Daughter, Home and Away and Total Control. His feature film credits include Danny Deckchair, Down Under Mystery Tour and Beauty and the Beast (Sci-Fi Channel, USA). He has also appeared in numerous short films, earning the Warner Brothers Queensland New Filmmakers Best Actor Award.