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Nicholas Bishop
Born (1973-09-19) 19 September 1973 (age 51)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
PartnerClaire Smith (2006-present)

Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (since 2011).

Early life

Bishop was born in Swindon, England. His parents immigrated to Australia when he was six months old and the family settled in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His father was a former British Army officer and diplomat. Bishop attended Radford College in Canberra.

Bishop graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1996, and has been a regular screen acting tutor there since 1997. He was a 2006 Australia Day Ambassador.[1]

Career

Bishop is most recognized by his role for three seasons as Detective Peter Baker in the Australian series "Home and Away". In 2002, Bishop appeared in the critically acclaimed film Walking on Water.

Additional television credits include Fox Past Life, Hustle, McLeod’s Daughters, Heartbreak High, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Farscape, White Collar Blue and All Saints. He also starred in the movies The Sugar Factory (1998), Occasional Coarse Language (1998), My Mother Frank (2000), Punishment and The Land of the Astronauts (2010).

He currently stars in the medical drama television series Body of Proof in which he plays Medicolegal Investigator Peter Dunlop, assistant to Medical Examiner Dr Megan Hunt.[2] In May 2011, it was announced that Body of Proof was renewed for a second season, which would start Fall 2011.[3]

In 2011, he guest starred in an episode of the USA Network series Necessary Roughness entitled "Anchor Management".[4]

Personal life

Bishop currently resides in West Hollywood with his partner Claire Smith and their two children, Ava (born 2006) and Harrison (born 2009).[5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Wildside Det. Con. Graham Hawley
The Sugar Factory Mitchell Lawrence
Occasional Coarse Language David Radcliffe
1999 Water Rats Shane Bookman "Quad Squad" TV Episode
Murder Call Marshall Bowdon Episode: Cut & Dried
Powderburn Jess
2000 Above the Law Matt Bridges 35 episodes
My Mother Frank Mick
2001 Flat Chat 1 episode, "Valentine's Day"
Blue Heelers Nigel Kellett 2 episodes
Farscape Ghebb Dellos 1 episode
2002 Walking on Water Frank
All Saints Nicholas Carroll 1 episode All the Right Reasons
2003 White Collar Blue Lachlan Shaw 5 episodes
2004–2007 Home and Away Peter Baker 164 episodes
2007 Hustle Plummy Episode: Signing Up to Wealth
2008 Punishment Jonah Walton
McLeod's Daughters Russ Conners 2 episodes
2010 Past Life Price Whatley 9 episodes
The Land of the Astronauts Thomas Bower
2011 Necessary Roughness
2011–2012 Body of Proof Peter Dunlop

References

  1. ^ Peter Dunlop Played by Nicholas Bishop abc.go.com
  2. ^ Peter Dunlop played by Nicholas Bishop' http://abc.go.com
  3. ^ 'Body of Proof renewed for a second season' http://tvbythenumberes.zap2it.com
  4. ^ 'Body of Proof's' Nicholas Bishop to guest star on USA's 'Necessary Roughness' blog.zap2it.com
  5. ^ Sue Yeap (8 August 2011). "Proof positive for Bishop". The West Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2012.

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