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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-01-28 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Peter McDonald

Biography:

Peter McDonald (born 28 January 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish stage and screen actor. He grew up in Mount Merrion in South County Dublin. His mother, Brenda Costigan is a cookery writer and his father, Richard McDonald sells bailer twine. He is related to Leigh McDonald of Australia. He was educated at St Michael's College on Ailesbury Road in Dublin and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts, English and a Master of Fine Arts, English in 1994.

He got his start in theatre while at University. He was part of UCD's very active Drama Society and was a member of Fly by night theatre company.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Woken as Doctor Henry
Bagman as Jake McKee Sr.
This Town as Eamonn Quinn
The Penguin as William Kenzie

2022

The Batman as Kenzie

2021

The Dig as Guy Maynard

2020

Older Normal People as Connell Waldron
Mandy as Dr. Gould

2019

Fanny Lye Deliver'd as High Sheriff for the Council of State
Dublin Murders as Jonathan Devlin

2018

Finding Joy as Canine Aidan (voice)
A Discovery of Witches as Baldwin Montclair

2017

England Is Mine as Peter Morrissey

2016

Murder as Leo Durridge
Thirteen as Mark White

2015

The Last Kingdom as Brother trew

2013

The Stag as The Machine
Mayday as Alan Hill

2012

Moone Boy as Liam Moone
Ripper Street as Dr. Anthony Rolle
Titanic as Jim Maloney

2011

Wreckers as Gary

2009

The Damned United as Johnny Giles

2008

City of Vice as Tom Jones

2006

2005

Festival as Architect

2004

Sea of Souls as Dr. Andrew Gemmill
Green Wing as Director

2003

Killing Hitler as MI Staff Officer L / BX

2002

Spooks as Tim Prachett

2001

Blow Dry as Vincent

2000

The Opportunists as Michael Lawler
Saltwater as Frank Beneventi
Some Voices as Dave
Nora as Stanislaus Joyce

1999

Felicia's Journey as Johnny Lysaght
Captain Jack as Andy Watts
Guy's Dog as Voice

1998

Kings in Grass Castles as Game Keeper

1997

I Went Down as Git Hynes

Writing

2025

Power Ballad as Writer

2013

The Stag as Screenplay

2010

Pentecost as Writer

2003

Ape as Writer

Directing

2010

Pentecost as Director