Peter Wingfield

This article is about the actor. For the record producer, see Pete Wingfield.

Peter Wingfield
Peter Wingfield at Japan Expo 2010
Born	(1962-09-05) 5 September 1962 (age 62) Cardiff, Wales
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital Guildhall School of Music and Drama University of Vermont
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.peterwingfield.com

Peter Wingfield (born 5 September 1962) is a Welsh actor and anesthesiologist. He is known for his television roles, notably as Dan Clifford on Holby City , Methos on Highlander: The Series, Dr. Robert Helm on Queen of Swords , Inspector Simon Ross in Cold Squad, and Dr. James Watson on Sanctuary . ^[1]

Wingfield studied medicine before becoming a successful actor, and later returned to medicine as an anesthesiologist.

Early life

Wingfield was born in Cardiff in 1962. He originally studied medicine at Brasenose College, Oxford and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, before taking up acting and graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Acting career

Wingfield has appeared in numerous North American television productions for both Canadian and U.S. companies, including the portrayal of Dr Robert Helm in Queen of Swords filmed in Spain at Texas Hollywood, Almeria, and the surrounding Tabernas Desert. Executive producer, David Abramowitz, met Peter Wingfield at a Highlander convention in November 1999 and offered him the parts of Doctor Helm or Captain Grisham. Wingfield chose the doctor as a part with more mileage and more challenging. ^[2]

Highlander

Wingfield played the 5,000-year-old Immortal Methos in the syndicated series Highlander: The Series . While filming the fifth Highlander movie Highlander: The Source , Wingfield related his love for Methos:

And I have to say, the first day of filming was unexpectedly emotional for me. As I put on the long black coat and drove to the set in the pre-dawn gloom, I could feel the presence of an old friend I have not seen for some years now. Really, in a very physical way, I could "feel" him. And I was overwhelmed, possessed even, by the sense of him, tears welling up in my eyes as I formed the words in my head, over and over again, "Methos is alive." ^[3]

Medical career

Starting in 2011, Wingfield significantly reduced his acting career responsibilities. Returning full circle to his earlier interest in a career in medicine, he entered the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont as part of the Class of 2015. ^{[4] [5]} He received his white coat as part of the UVM College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony in 2012. ^[6] In 2015, it was announced that he would be joining the residency program at the University of California, San Diego. ^[7] As of September 2020, he is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist ^[8] at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles CA. ^[9]

Charitable work

Peter is founder and director of Project Edan, a non-profit organization which raises funds for children's charities such as UNICEF and the Boston Children's Hospital. ^[10] One of Project Edan's focuses is UNICEF's Believe in Zero campaign, which hopes to reduce child mortality. ^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Alun Lewis: Death and Beauty	Alun Lewis
	Degas and Pissarro Fall Out	Phillip	Short film
	Uncovered	Max
2000	Highlander: Endgame	Methos
2003	X2	Stryker Soldier Lyman
2004	Catwoman	Dr. Ivan Slavicky
	Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2	Crowe
2005	The Lazarus Child	Banker
	Miss Texas	Jack Clooney
2007	Highlander: The Source	Methos
	The Last Sin Eater	The Sin Eater
2011	Hamlet	King Claudius
	JumpRopeSprint	Dan Smullie
2012	War of the Worlds: Goliath	Captain Eric Wells (voice)
2020	Jumping the Gun

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990–1991	The Men's Room	Tom Walton	Miniseries; Episode: "Episode #1.5"
1990	Screenplay	Taxi Driver	Episode: "Antonia and Jane"
1990–1992	Medics	Alex Taylor	10 episodes
1991	Soldier Soldier	Lieutenant Nick Pasco	6 episodes
1992	Screen One	Detective Sergeant Pete Dyson / Paul Greaves	2 episodes
	Performance	Actor	Episode: "Six Characters in Search of an Author"
1994	Murder in Mind	Detective Sergeant Pete Dyson	TV movie
	A Very Open Prison	Dominic Casement
	The Lifeboat	Rufus Myers Lloyd	Episode: "Troubled Waters"
	Nice Day at the Office	Barry	Episode: "Acting Up"
	Crocodile Shoes	Danny	Miniseries; 4 episodes
	Martin Chuzzlewit	John Westlock	Miniseries; 6 episodes
1995	Screen Two	Dominic Casement	Episode: "A Very Open Prison"
1995–1998	Highlander: The Series	Adam Pierson / Methos	31 episodes
1996	Into the Fire	Karl	Miniseries; 3 episodes
	Over Here	Tully	Television film
	Murder Most Horrid	Giles	Episode: "A Life or Death Operation"
1997	Noah's Ark	Tom Kirby	6 episodes
1998	The Sentinel	Scott Bruenell	Episode: "Foreign Exchange"
	Viper	Giles Seton	Episode: "About Face"
1998–1999	Cold Squad	Inspector Simon Ross	17 episodes
1999	Strange World	Terrance Shepard	3 episodes
	Cold Feet	Conrad Gordon	2 episodes
2000	The Outer Limits	Dwight Bordon	Episode: "The Beholder"
	The Man Who Used to Be Me	Mark Mason	Television film
	First Wave	Dr. Rook	Episode: "Shadowland"
2000–2001	Queen of Swords	Dr. Robert Helm	Credited 22 episodes, appeared in 9 episodes plus a flashback episode
2000–2002	Stargate SG-1	Tanith / Hebron	3 episodes
2001	Night Visions	David Morris	Episode: "The Doghouse/Still Life"
	Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge	Alex	Television film
	The Wedding Dress	Steve Blaine
	The Miracle of the Cards	Ernie Shergold
2002	Edge of Madness	Reverend Walter McBain
	Just Cause	Brad Ryan	Episode: "Above the Law"
2003	The Dead Zone	Captain Michael Klein	Episode: "Cabin Pressure"
	John Doe	Ken Rothman	Episode: "Doe or Die"
2002–2004	Bliss	George / Gerald	2 episodes
2004	Andromeda	Lach	Episode: "The Others"
	Touching Evil	Agent Krakauer	4 episodes
	Kingdom Hospital	Benton Knight	Episode: "Heartless"
	The Shields Stories	Hamish Scott	Miniseries; 6 episodes
	Cooking Lessons	Harry Shipman	Television film
2005	Smallville	Marcus Becker	Episode: "Lucy"
2006	The Hunters	James Pantell	Television film
	The Collector	Maurice Jeanrichard	Episode: "The Watchmaker"
	Dalziel and Pascoe	Dave Simmonds	Episode: "Wrong Time, Wrong Place"
	Charmed	Salek	Episode: "The Jung and the Restless"
	Medium	Sean Redburn	Episode: "Twice Upon a Time"
2006–2007	The L Word	Whit Strobel	2 episodes
2008	Men in Trees	Dr. Harbeck	2 episodes: "Taking the Lead" and "Read Between the Minds"
2009 (filmed in 2008)	24	David Emerson	5 episodes
2006–2009	Holby City	Dan Clifford	45 episodes
2010	10,000 Days	Remy Farnwell	12 episodes
	Human Target	Hugh Prentiss	Episode: "Corner Man"
	Riverworld	Richard Burton	Television film
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Eugene Keelson	Episode: "Burned"
	Stonehenge Apocalypse	Dr. John Trousdale	Television film
	Caprica	Global Defense Department Director Gara Singh	6 episodes
2011	CSI: Miami	Paul Nichols	Episode: "Match Made in Hell"
	Endgame	Oleg Olesky	Episode: ""Huxley, We Have a Problem"
	Alphas	James Collier	Episode: "Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure"
2008–2011	Sanctuary	Dr. James Watson	5 episodes
2014	10,000 Days	Remy Farnwell	Television film
2016	Beauty & the Beast	Beast Hunter	Episode: "Monsieur et Madame Bete"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2008	Highlander: The Game	Methos
2023	The Talos Principle 2	Byron

References

1. Wingfield, Peter. "Resume". Peter Wingfield.
2. TV zone special; # 40 sword and sorcery special pages 84–85 interview with Peter Wingfield
3. "Crazy for Wingfield...the Unofficial Peter Wingfield Fansite/Fanlisting". Archived from the original on 17 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2006.
4. Vermont, University of. "The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine : University of Vermont". www.uvm.edu.
5. "New Role for TV Actor: Real-Life Physician". 18 May 2015.
6. "Error – UVM Larner College of Medicine". medphoto.photoshelter.com.
7. Hill, Jarred (20 March 2015). "UVM medical student signing through school has high hopes on Match Day".
8. "Peter Wingfield".
9. "Peter Wingfield".
10. "Who are we?". Project Edan. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
11. "Believe in Zero". Project Edan. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

External links

• Official site
• Peter Wingfield at IMDb