Peter O'Brien (actor)
Peter O'Brien is an Australian actor, best known for his role as an original cast member in 1985 of Australian soap opera Neighbours as Shane Ramsay.
Peter O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Career
O'Brien played a regular role in short-lived soap opera Starting Out (1983), in then had guest roles in Carson's Law in 1983 and Prisoner in 1984 and appeared in The Henderson Kids. He was then cast as Shane Ramsey, a regular original character in soap opera Neighbours on the Seven Network in 1985. He became one of the serial's most popular cast members, continuing in the series until 1987. He then played a leading regular role in drama series The Flying Doctors from 1988 until 1991.
In 1994, O'Brien sent up his soap opera star past by taking a regular role in Psycho Ward 10, a soap opera parody in The All New Alexei Sayle Show.
O'Brien took on the role of surgical registrar Mr. Cyril "Scissors" Smedley in the popular BBC series Cardiac Arrest through the second and third series between 1995 and 1996.
He later starred in television series Queer as Folk, White Collar Blue, Hell Has Harbour Views and Gossip Girl.
O'Brien has appeared in numerous mini-series, including The Day of the Roses and Through My Eyes (the story of Lindy Chamberlain). He has also guest starred on numerous television series, including Halifax f.p.. For his work, O'Brien has won Australian Film Institute and Logie Awards. He also appeared as Carl Morgan in Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, and he appeared in the 1998 Australian/Brisbane comedy television series of Minty. In 2009 he played Sydney underworld figure and racing identity George Freeman in the series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.[1] He later reprised his role as George Freeman in the follow up in the Underbelly series the Golden Mile.
O'Brien was part of the cast of BBC Television series Casualty as a new consultant called Stitch.[2] He also appeared in ITV police drama The Bill in which he played corrupt Detective Inspector Peter Cavanaugh.[3]
He appeared as Ed in "The Waters of Mars", the second of the 2009 specials of Doctor Who.[4]
In 2022, it was announced O'Brien had reprised his role of Shane Ramsay in Neighbours following the news that the serial would be concluding later that year.[5]
Awards
O'Brien has won several acting awards in his career. He won two Logie Awards - one in 1987 for the 'Most Popular Actor' (for his role in Neighbours) and one in 2003 for the 'Most Outstanding Actor' (for his role in White Collar Blue).
Personal life
On 1 January 2003,[6] O'Brien married actress Miranda Otto, after the two had met while performing in A Doll's House.[7] They have one child, a daughter named Darcey, who was born on 1 April 2005.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Mortal Coil | Hugh | Short film |
| 1984 | Prisoner | Tim Carter | 1 episode |
| 1985–1987, 2022 | Neighbours | Shane Ramsay | 298 episodes |
| 1988–1991 | The Flying Doctors | Capt. Sam Patterson | |
| 1991 | The Trials of Oz | James Anderson | BBC dramatisation of the 1971 trial |
| 1993 | Taggart | Bill Hamilton | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The All New Alexei Sayle Show | Dr Scott Jordan | Regular cast member, series 1 |
| 1995–1996 | Cardiac Arrest | Mr. Cyril "Scissors" Smedley | Regular cast member, series 2 & 3 |
| 1996 | Hotel de Love | Norman Carey | |
| 1996 | Michael Collins | Pianist in Restaurant | Uncredited |
| 1997 | The Day of the Roses | Boris Osman | |
| 1997 | ‘’Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord’’ | Carl Morgan | |
| 1999 | Queer as Folk (UK version) | Cameron Roberts | Regular Cast Member |
| 1999 | Sabrina Down Under | Dr. Julian Martin | |
| 1999 | Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien | David Lawson | Supporting Cast Member |
| 1999 | See How They Run | Don Morton/Cassidy | |
| 2000 | The Knock | Glen Vaughan | 4 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Water Rats | Matthew Grierson | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Allan Devaut | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Daryll Flynn | 1 episode |
| The Pact (novel) | Roy Folksdale | ||
| 2002–2003 | White Collar Blue | Det. Joe Hill | Main Cast Member |
| 2003 | Code 11–14 | Det. McElroy | |
| 2004 | Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story | Ian Barker Q.C. | |
| The Bill | DI Peter Cavanaugh | 6 episodes | |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers | Dr. Peter Nelson | 2 episodes |
| Hell Has Harbour Views | Tim Sullivan | ||
| 2006 | The Return | Terry Stahl | |
| Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Keenan | ||
| Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Alan | ||
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Photographer | 1 episode |
| Casualty | Theo 'Stitch' Lambert | 18 episodes | |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Warren Endicot | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | George Freeman | 10 episodes |
| A World Away | John | ||
| Doctor Who | Ed Gold | 1 episode | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | John Howlett | ||
| Rogue Nation | John Stephen Jr | ||
| All Saints | Sam Whittaker | 1 episode | |
| 30 Seconds | Bill Brooker | Regular Cast Member | |
| 2010 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | George Freeman | 3 episodes |
| Dance Academy | Sebastian | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | René Dubois | 1 episode[8] |
| Hanyut | Kasper Almayer | ||
| Dangerous Remedy | Dr. Barry Smith | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Love of My Life | Surgeon/Thomas | |
| 2014 | The Killing Field | Inspector Lachlan McKenzie | TV movie |
| 2015 | Winter | Detective Inspector Lachlan McKenzie | TV series |
| 2016 | Maximum Ride | Jeb | |
| 2016 | Battlefield 1 | Frederick Bishop | Video Game |
| 2018 | Lake Alice | Greg Thomas | |
| 2018 | GLOW | Rick Hollander | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | What Still Remains | The Prisoner | |
| 2018 | Tidelands | Bill Sentelle | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | The OA | Duke | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Breaker | Finch | |
| 2020 | Wentworth [9] | Tony Cockburn | 1 episode |
| 2021 | The Unusual Suspects | Nick | |
| 2021 | The Moth Effect | 1 episode | |
| 2021 | Sola | ||
| 2022 | Grey Nomads | Luca Rossi | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Darby and Joan | Chris | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Riptide [10] | Sean Weston | 4 episodes |
References
- ^ "Peter O'Brien moves from Underbelly to Rogue Nation".
- ^ "Neighbours veteran bags Casualty role". 7 February 2007.
- ^ "O'Brien fits The Bill". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 2004.
- ^ "Peter O'Brien lands Doctor Who special | TV Tonight".
- ^ Warner, Sam (3 March 2022). "Neighbours to bring back Shane Ramsay ahead of final episodes". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Miranda Otto marries in cathedral lock-out". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. 2 January 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b Staff writers (5 August 2019). "Miranda Otto biography". Tribute. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Episode Seven - Murder in Montparnasse - Episodes & Video - Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - ABC TV". ABC Online. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Australian Television: Wentworth: Series 8 cast".
- ^ "Australian Television: Riptide: Cast".
External links
- Peter O'Brien (II) at IMDb
- – includes cast biographies