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Peter de Jersey | |
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 de Jersey in 2016 | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama [1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Peter de Jersey (born 1965) is a British television and theatre actor. He has played roles in television, including the long-time recurring role of "Jerome Taylor" in The Bill .
From 2000 to 2003, de Jersey played Steve Waring in Holby City , until the character was involved in a car crash and subsequently died in hospital. Other television appearances include Doctors and Dalziel and Pascoe . In the New Tricks episode "Father's Pride", he appeared alongside fellow Holby City actor Jeremy Sheffield. He played Frances Tomelty’s murdered husband in a 2020 episode of Death in Paradise . [2]
He appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2008-09, where his parts included Orlando to Samantha Bond's Rosalind, Horatio to David Tennant's Hamlet, and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream . Having performed with the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace , de Jersey was praised highly for his portrayal of Antiochus in Believe In What You Will. He also acted in Rough Crossings , the theatre adaptation by Caryl Phillips from Simon Schama's book. [ citation needed ]
His work involves a supporting role in the 2008 film The Bank Job , in which he portrayed Michael X, and playing the general Cominius in the Donmar Warehouse's 2013-14 production of Coriolanus. Peter de Jersey played Gooper in Tennessee Williams´ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre, London, performing alongside James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad and Adrian Lester. [3]
Peter de Jersey played Androgar in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode "The Day of the Doctor" broadcast on 23 November 2013.
In recent years, he has worked on large-scale projects such as Warrior Nun or The Sandman, both Netflix series.
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