Peter McCauley

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Peter McCauley
Born (1950-03-08) 8 March 1950 (age 75)
New Zealand
OccupationActor
Years active1974 – present
Spouse Catherine Wilkin
Website petermccauley.com

Peter McCauley is an actor from New Zealand who has appeared in many television series and movies, mainly in his home country.

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Career

McCauley graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1973 with a Certificate in Acting. [1] He has worked in television dramas such as Star Runner [2] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974A State of SiegeShort film
1979 Middle Age Spread Man in Pub
1984 Pallet on the Floor Sam Jamieson
1985 Kingpin Paul Jeffries
1985Hot TargetDet. Inspector Nolan
1986 Aces Go Places IV Digger
1986 Bridge to Nowhere Tanya's Father
1987Young Detectives on WheelsBrian Mitchell
1987 Starlight Hotel Repo Man
1998 The Interview Det. Hudson
2003 The Locals Bill
2006 Perfect Creature Prof. Liepsky
2010 After the Waterfall George
2011NetherwoodDuncan
2012ExistenceRobert
2016The CoupleHusbandShort
2016 The Light Between Oceans Sergeant Spragg

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Children of Fire Mountain Capt. BloomTV miniseries
1984HeroesTony"1.5"
1986Open HouseRay Frazer"Happy Birthday"
1987Steel RidersBrian Mitchell"Bloodstones", "Cops"
1991 Shark in the Park Dean SolomonRecurring role
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater Sheriff"The Dead Man"
1993 Phoenix Inspector Lew MurdochMain role
1993SnowyKendall"Dams, Schemes & Damn Schemes", "High Claim, Higher Title"
1993The Feds: SeductionChadTV film
1995 Fire Commissioner"Hellfire"
1995 Mysterious Island Mr. Spilett"First Impressions Are Skin Deep", "Gideon's Tale"
1995–97 Shortland Street Dr. Finlay KeatsTV series
1996 The Man from Snowy River 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 McCutcheonTV 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 The Violent Earth TherouxTV miniseries
1998 State Coroner Sgt. Ted Harris"Body of Evidence"
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys VariousRecurring role
1998The ChosenDet. GrahamTV film
1999 Stingers Charlie Pearce"Faking It"
1999–02 The Lost World Prof. George ChallengerMain role; 66 episodes
2000 Tales of the South Seas "Isabelle's Brother"
2002 The Outsider Isaiah MillerTV film
2004–05 The Secret Life of Us Calum McKlintock"Stretching the Friendship", "The Heart of Friday Night", "The Treadmill"
2005 Hercules NestorTV miniseries
2010 Legend of the Seeker Sorcerer"Resurrection"
2011Longing for Paradise IslandGaryTV film
2011TangiwaiBill BlairTV film
2012 Spartacus: War of the Damned Lucius CaeliusRecurring role
2012–13 Nothing Trivial Rock WedgewoodRecurring role
2020 The Letter for the King General2 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Falling from GraceMichael BrazinskiPlaybox Theatre
2003 Ghosts The Court Theatre
2004GoldieLouis SteeleAuckland Theatre Company
2006 Twelfth Night Auckland Theatre Company
2009The Pohutukawa TreeAuckland Theatre Company

References

  1. "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Star Runner". www.lonely.geek.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2022.