Peter Carroll | |
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 Peter Carroll at the 2015 Helpmann Awards | |
| Born | Peter John Carroll [1] 1944 (age 79–80) [1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Peter Carol |
| Education | University of Sydney |
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| Children | Tamsin Carroll |
Peter John Carroll AM (born 1944) [1] is an Australian actor and the father of actress Tamsin Carroll.
Peter Carroll was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1944. In his youth, Carroll was a boy soprano and won five awards in the City of Sydney Eisteddfodd in 1963. [2]
Carroll attended the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, and the University of New South Wales, where he earned a Master of Arts with Honours. [2] While undertaking his education at the University of Sydney, he commenced amateur acting; [2] after graduating, he worked as a drama teacher for two years. [2]
Carroll later attended the Central School of London.[ citation needed ]
In 2003, Carroll received an honorary Doctorate of Creative Awards from the University of Wollongong. [3]
| Association | Category | Year | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helpmann Award | Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play | 2003 | Endgame |
| Green Room Awards | Male Performer | 1986 | Masterclass |
| Green Room Awards | Best Actor | 1995 | Hamlet |
| Green Room Awards | Best Actor | 1986 | The Season at Saraparilla |
| Mo Awards [5] | Best Supporting Musical Theatre Performer | 1992 | |
| Best Actor | 2001 | The Christian Brothers | |
| Glug Awards | Male Performer | 2001 | Brothers |
| Glug Awards | Performer in a Musical | 2001 | Lush |
| Variety Club Award | Musical Theatre Actor of the Year | 1988 | Sweeney Todd |
| Penguin Award | Best Performance by a Male in a Drama Series | 1988 | Rafferty's Rules |
| Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award | Significant Contribution to Sydney Theatre | 1988 | Life Achievement Award |
| Sydney Theatre Awards [6] | Best Performer in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production | 2022 | The Tempest |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Michael Zeadler | Feature film |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | McCready | Feature film |
| 1978 | Newsfront | Newsco scriptwriter | Feature film |
| 1986 | The More Things Change... | Roley | Feature film |
| 1980 | Fatty Finn | Teacher | Feature film |
| 1980 | The Girl Who Met Simone de Beauvoir in Paris | ||
| 1998 | Waking Ned | Villager of Tullymore | Feature film |
| 2000 | A Wreck A Tangle | Science Voiceover | Feature film |
| 2000 | Sunday | Herb | |
| 2001 | Black and White | Viscount Simonds | Feature film |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Elder | Animated feature film |
| 2011 | Sleeping Beauty | Man 1 | Feature film |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Lord Calthorpe | Feature film [18] |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Old Gent | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Cass | Tom | TV movie |
| 1979 | The John Sullivan Story | Commissioner Petrovic | TV movie |
| 1979 | Ride on Stranger | Mervyn Leggatt | TV miniseries |
| 1982-92 | A Country Practice | Mr. Brown / Stewart Innes | TV series |
| 1983 | Five Mile Creek | Charles Withers | TV series |
| 1983 | A Descant for Gossips | Robert Moller | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | Who Killed Baby Azaria? | Mr. Phillips QC | TV docufilm |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Narrator / Liberal MP | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | Eureka Stockade | Narrator | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Melba | David Mitchell | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Captain James Cook | Dr. Daniel Solander | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | Custody | Narrator | TV movie |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Percy Eliot | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | TV miniseries | |
| 1989 | Cassidy | Gotham | TV miniseries |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Joseph Craig | TV series |
| 1997 | Doom Runners | William | TV movie |
| 2000 | Tales of the South Seas | Gahv | TV series |
| 2001 | The Farm | Fenwick | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Changi | Dr. Hurrell | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Corridors of Power | Voice in Toilet | TV series |
| 2001 | The Diamond of Jeru | Clifton Vandover | TV movie |
| 2000-03 | Grass Roots | Rev. Peter Summerhaze | TV series |
| 2012 | Rake | Judge Walpole | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | Bloom | Old Frank Warlie | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Letdown | Dr Julian | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | Aftertaste | Jim | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Bump | Bruce | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Colin from Accounts | George | TV series, 1 episode |
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