Pete Edmunds

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Pete Edmunds
Born
Peter Roy Edmunds

Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Alma materDe Montfort University, Drama Studio London
Occupations
  • Actor
  • photographer
  • artist
Years active1994–present

Peter Roy Edmunds is a British actor, photographer and artist based in London. He is best known for playing the series regular character of Peter, the Deputy Manager, in the ITV television comedy series Hotel Getaway. [1] His voice acting work is used in video games, commercials, documentaries, toys, films, audio books and television. In February 2018 he received 8 nominations, including Male Voiceover Artist of the Year, for the One Voice Awards 2018. [2] In March 2019 he was nominated for Best Male Performance - Television Documentary Voiceover, at the One Voice Awards 2019. [3] In March 2020 he received 4 nominations, including Male Voiceover Artist of the Year, for the One Voice Awards 2020. [4]

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Early life

Born in Runcorn, Cheshire to Anglo-Welsh parents, Edmunds was raised in nearby Frodsham and attended Helsby High School. He studied Engineering at De Montfort University, Leicester and worked in IT before training as an actor at Drama Studio London.

Voice acting career

Drama Studio London voice coaches highlighted Edmunds' vocal physiology, describing it as “very unusual - a deep resonant chest-voice combined with a light resonant head-voice" - giving him a unique sound. [5] Upon graduating he began working as a voice actor and voiceover artist alongside his acting career.

Selected voice acting work

GenreClient / TitleRoleAgency / Company / StudioNotes
TV Commercials A Holly Dolly Christmas (Dolly Parton Music Album)Voiceover
Samsung QLED TV (3 Commercials)Voiceover Leo Burnett Worldwide
Amazon Books Voiceover HHCL Part of "Amazon Thinking" campaign
Peugeot 406 (Africa)VoiceoverSilk Sound, London
Daktarin (Johnson & Johnson)Voiceover Saatchi & Saatchi
Kinect Disneyland Adventures Voiceover Disney
Schweppes (Netherlands)Voiceover Schweppes
GetAgent AppVoiceoverThe Sound Company
AnimalFriends.co.uk / The Secret Life of Pets 2 VoiceoverThe Sound CompanyNominated for One Voice Award 2020
ClearScore Voice of Keith the TortoiseThe Sound Company
Web Commercials Nokia - Essential True Wireless EarphonesVoiceover Nokia / RichGo
Audio Books / Stories RNIB Christmas Appeal 2019 (Animation)Narrator RNIB Studios, London
Framed (written by Ron Ellis) - Complete & UnabridgedNarrator plus 60 character voicesMagna Story Sound ISBN   1859034063 ISBN   978-1859034064
Radio CommercialsBest of Bandstand Volume 4 - Music CDVoiceover 702 Talk Radio / Capetalk
Virgin Sun Voiceover
La Grange (France)VoiceoverNominated for One Voice Award 2018
DocumentaryThe Making of Riyadh Season (6 episodes)Narrator Discovery Channel Nominated for One Voice Award 2020
The Kitchen with Chef Marwan (9 episodes)Narrator (9 episodes)

Co-Writer (4 episodes)

 Warner Bros Discovery
Nokia: The Birth of OzoNarratorNominated for One Voice Award 2018
Rome - Corporate DocumentaryNarratorNominated for One Voice Award 2018
UK Money LaunderingNarratorNominated for One Voice Award 2019
Video games The Entropy Centre TannoyPlaystack / Stubby Games
Nexon - Champions Rising:Legends of ElusiaIntro / Promo Voice Shepperton Studios Nominated for One Voice Award 2018
Toys Star Wars Force Link ToyVoice of Qui-Gon Jinn LucasFilm Ltd / Disney Nominated for One Voice Award 2018
Corporate / Explainer IKEA - The New Click and Collect ServiceNarrator IKEA AustriaNominated for One Voice Award 2018
Allen & Overy - Anatomy of a DealNarratorSilk Sound, London
KIA Optima Sportwagon - 8 Product Promo FilmsVoiceover Innocean Worldwide
Nationwide Building Society - ISAs ExplainedNarrator (3 Videos)Smoke & Mirrors, London
BNP Paribas Securities ServicesNarrator BNP Paribas
Character RAF Bentley Priory Museum (Audio Guide)Cockney Barman VoiceCentre Screen / SNK

Acting career

Edmunds has worked in film, television, theatre, commercials and standup comedy - most notably in the main cast role of Peter, the hapless deputy manager, in the British comedy series Hotel Getaway (ITV). [1] In Hotel Getaway, the actors' performances were completely improvised, whilst numerous hidden cameras captured the footage. On film he acted alongside Toyah Willcox and Shirley Anne Field in the feel-good comedy feature The Power of Three. Prior to that he worked on a number of short films – playing the Newscaster in Car Stories by Hungarian auteur Krisztina Goda, the lead role of Tony in Killing Time by BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Ed Whitmore and an emotionally charged performance as the co-lead, playing The Gardener in Lost Property by Isabelle Livingstone. On the London stage he has appeared in several productions, playing roles as diverse as a forensic psychologist in Doomsday and a barfly in Time Out Critics’ Choice, Blue Eyes Red. Edmunds also performed stand-up in London and has featured as an in-vision performer in TV commercials for brands such as Nissan, Specsavers, Disney, Amazon and MTV.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleCompanyNotes
1995Car StoriesRadio Newscaster (voice)Short Film - Written / Directed by Krisztina Goda
1995Killing TimeTony (Lead)Short Film - Written / Directed by Ed Whitmore
1995The VerbTerry Christian Impression Channel 4 TV
1996 EastEnders DI Wallace BBC TV series (1 episode)
1996Expert WitnessDet. Constable TurnerITVTV series documentary, episode: "The Bomb Maker"
1996Crime MonthlyDS Nicholson (Lead)ITVTV series documentary (1 episode)
1997Blind MenTannoy Announcer (voice)ITVTV series, episode: "Sneaking the Sneck"
2000The Human ZooBridegroomITVTV series documentary (1 episode)
2000–2003Hotel GetawayPeter - Deputy ManagerITVTV series, main cast (8 episodes)
2009 Coronation Street PC SmithITVTV series, Recurring (2 episodes)
2009Lost PropertyThe Gardener (Co-Lead)Short Film
2011The Power of ThreeJamesFilm
2014CandlestickConstable PeckFilm
2017Champions Rising : Legends of ElusiaIntro / Promo VoiceNexonVideo / Computer Game
2019 Coronation Street Fire Officer - Incident CommanderITVTV series, Recurring (2 episodes)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreNotes
1995Beast of a Different BurdenTommy Kings Head Theatre, London
1997Blue Eyes RedJoe White Bear Theatre, LondonTime Out (London) - Critics Choice
1998DoomsdayDoctor Martin Brymen Southwark Playhouse, London
2004Banana CabaretStandup Comedy The Bedford, London

Photography and art

Edmunds started out painting with watercolour and later studied technical drawing as part of his engineering qualifications. [6] He states that "photography offered the perfect blend of art and science". [7] He travelled with his engineering work and found urban artistic inspiration in New York, Paris, Tokyo and Toronto. His first photography exhibition, titled "Cross Section", took place at Putney Library, London from June 14 to July 4, 2015. [7] In July 2017, his photograph of a running group in Delamere Forest, Cheshire won third prize in the PEFC UK & Ireland competition [8] and was then put forward for the PEFC International "2017 PEFC Photographer of the Year" award. His photographs are featured on the BBC News website [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] and the Vogue (PhotoVogue) website, with his image Rethink I being selected by the PhotoVogue curators for the daily Best Of collection. [6] Saatchi Art featured Edmunds' photographs in three curated collections during 2015; New Photography, [14] Limited Edition Photographs [15] and Inspired by Impressionism. [16] His photographic artworks have been collected across four continents.

Awards and nominations

Voice acting / voiceover

YearAwardCategoryNominated work [2] [3] [17] [4] Result [2] [3] [4]
2018One Voice AwardsVoiceover Artist of the Year - MaleRome (Corporate Documentary)Nominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Toys / Physical GamesStar Wars Force Link Toy (Qui-Gon Jinn)Nominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - GamingNexon - Champions Rising:Legends of Elusia (Intro/Promo Voice)Nominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television DocumentaryNokia - The Birth of OzoNominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Radio CommercialsLa Grange Restaurant (3rd Voice)Nominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Corporate / Explainer IKEA - The New Click and Collect ServiceNominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Telephony / IVR Daily Mail / DMG Media - Queue MessageNominated
2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - E-LearningEquity Crowdfunding - Part 4Nominated
2019One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television DocumentaryUK Money LaunderingNominated
2020One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television Documentary Discovery Channel - The Making of Riyadh SeasonNominated
2020One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television/Web CommercialsAnimalFriends.co.uk / The Secret Life of Pets 2 Nominated
2020One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Animation CharacterCaptain Jack Rackham - Pirate ExperienceNominated
2020One Voice AwardsVoiceover Artist of the Year - MaleSecret Life of Pets 2 / Riyadh Season / Pirate Experience / RNIB Christmas 2019Nominated

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