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Peter Mochrie | |
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| Born | 23 March 1959 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Sally Mochrie [1] |
| Children | 1 |
Peter Mochrie (born 23 March 1959) is an Australian actor whose career spans over forty five years in the industry, primarily featuring in television serial dramas such as The Restless Years , Water Rats and Janet King . He has also worked in New Zealand, where he spent six years as Dr. Callum McKay in the soap opera Shortland Street .
Mochrie born in March 1959, love of acting started at the age of 13 when he appeared in a play at Knox Grammar School, where he completed his schooling in 1976. He is also a producer of Fine Films and Profiles, presenter, teacher of 'The Art of Presenting on Camera' and an auctioneer for McGrath Estate Agents. [2] [ citation needed ]
In 1978, he received his first big break appearing in TV soap opera The Restless Years as Ric Moran. He played this role for two years and soon caught the attention of other TV producers, and appearing in serials including Holiday Island , Neighbours , Butterfly Island , and Sons And Daughters , and Alex Buzo’s made-for-TV film Rooted for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). [3] He also appeared in two movies, Winter of Our Dreams and Just in Time and on stage in The Shifting Heart, The Shrew, Maids of the Mill, The Bear and Fool for Love.
In 1987, Mochrie was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). After graduation, he had roles in shows such as Home and Away , G.P. , Time Trax , The Resting Place and Blue Heelers
He played John ‘Knocker’ Harrison in Water Rats , the male lead Steve Hayden in Murder Call , Mark Kelman in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie , Michael Allen in Frauds , Bill Albright in The Cooks and Rick Fontaine in the award winning children’s series, Cybergirl .
Mochrie co-founded the Roar Theatre Company (NSW) and for ten years he was a regular tutor at NIDA as well as appearing in plays such as Spinning Into Butter at the Ensemble, Pesthouse for The NIDA Company and directing Stuck Love at the Newtown Theatre (NSW). He also produced and co-wrote the short films Check Out and Film Lovers.[ citation needed ]
In July 2006, Mochrie accepted the offer to play Dr. Callum McKay on the New Zealand television series Shortland Street which he played for six years, appearing in 637 episodes. [4] He had previously travelled to Auckland three years earlier to film Lucy; the story of Lucille Ball for CBS .[ citation needed ]
In 2010, Mochrie played Vernon Bramwell in the New Zealand film, Predicament , and Officer Eastwood in the Bollywood film, Love Has No Language . He has also done voice-over work on both sides of the Tasman, as well as more recently, Los Angeles.[ citation needed ] Upon returning to Australia in 2013, he appeared as Geoff Hadley in Janet King for the ABC and started 2014 playing Fraser Collins in In Your Dreams for Southern Star. His role as Sam Dovinic in The Health and Safety of All helped the film win the Silver Medal at the 2015 New York Festival. Mochrie returned to the Ensemble Theatre in early 2016 to play Carl Kretzmer in David Williamson's Jack of Hearts [5] and to television with roles in both the miniseries House of Bond on the Nine Network and Blue Murder: Killer Cop for Channel 7. He also reprised the role of Geoff Hadley in season 3 of Janet King for the ABC.
Since 1997 Mochrie has been teaching "Introduction to Screen Acting" for NIDA's Open Program. He is also a regular tutor of acting & presentation skills. He has taught his course 'The Art of Presenting on Camera' at the Sydney Drama School, the Australian Institute of Performing Arts, McGrath Estate Agents, Laing & Simmons, Raine & Horne, Screenwise, The University of N.S.W. and the Actors Centre Australia. [6]
Born in Sydney, Australia, he married for the first time in 2010 at the age of 50. His spouse is Sally Jane Mochrie, and they have a son, Cade. [7] [8] [9]
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Winter of Our Dreams | Tim | Feature film |
| 1985 | Rooted | Richard | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Resting Place | Grant | TV movie |
| 1992 | Frauds | Michael Allen | Feature film |
| 1995 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie | Mr. Kelman | Feature film |
| 2003 | Lucy | Don Sharpe | TV movie |
| 2008 | Love Has No Language | Officer Eastwood | Feature film |
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-81 | The Restless Years | Ric Moran | TV series |
| 1981-82 | Holiday Island | Tony Zackarakis | TV series |
| 1985 | Neighbours | Peter Kirk | TV series |
| 1985 | Butterfly Island | Bob Gallio | TV series |
| 1986 | Sons and Daughters | Justin Slade | TV series |
| 1990 | Home and Away | Doug | TV series |
| 1991 | G.P. | Greg Mitchum | TV series |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers | Col Monroe | TV series |
| 1994 | Time Trax | Paco | TV series |
| 1996-97 | Water Rats | Detective Sergeant John "Knocker" Harrison | TV series |
| 1997-2000 | Murder Call | Detective Steve Hayden | TV series |
| 2001-02 | Cybergirl | Rick Fontaine | TV series |
| 2004 | The Cooks | Bill Ulbright | TV series |
| 2010 | Predictable | Vernon Bramwell | |
| 2006-12 | Shortland Street | Callum McKay | TV series |
| 2015 | In Your Dreams | Fraser Collins | TV series |
| 2017 | House of Bond | Banker | TV miniseries |
| 2014-17 | Janet King | Geoff Hadley | TV series |
| 2017 | Blue Murder: Killer Cop | Auctioneer | TV miniseries |
| 2021 | Akoni | Robin | |
| Whirid Web Series | Professor Ian Maynard | Post-production |
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