Peter Hardy (actor)
Peter Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Hardy January 11, 1957 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Theatre performer, Musician |
| Years active | 1969-present |
Peter Hardy is an Australian actor, theatre performer and musician. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia on January 11, 1957.
Career
Music and theatre
He began his music career in 1969 with the French Horn in the CCGS Orchestra.[1] Hardy began his career on stage on the show "Revue - The Other Opening".[2] More recently he played and sang in "An Officer And A Gentleman" in the Lyric Theatre in Sydney under the direction of Simon Phillips.
Films and television
Hardy began his filmcareer in 1986 with The Pursuit of Happiness. After which he played in a number of films, TV movies, TV series and shorts. Since 2006 to 2009 he played in 44 episodes of McLeod's Daughters as Phil Rakich. More recently in 2012 he played in a TV movie, Dangerous Remedy, as Robbie McGregor.
Filmography
| Year | Film / TV-series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Pursuit of Happiness [3] | John | |
| 1986 | Prisoner | Dave Wilson | Episode #1.625 |
| 1988 | Diasy and Simon [3] | Rowdy | |
| 1990 | Jackaroo | Ram Gallagher | TV movie |
| 1990 | Elvis Killed My Brother [3] | Leon | short |
| 1993 | The Feds: Terror | Rory Hay | TV movie |
| 1992 | Phoenix [4] | Rocky Wilson | Episode "Snow Job" |
| 1993 | Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story | Chief Walpole | TV movie |
| 1993 | Stark [4] | Lifesaver | Episode #1.1 |
| 1993 | Snowy [4] | Pokey | Episodes unknown |
| 1993-1994 | Time Trax [4] | Dr. Keneally | Episodes: "Little Boy Lost" (1993) and "Perfect Pair" (1994) |
| 1994 | Baby Bath Massacre [4] | Adrian's father | TV movie |
| 1994 | A Country Practice [4] | Steve Atkinson | Episode "The Grass Is Greener" |
| 1994 | Janus [4] | Gavin Lindsay | Episode "Judgement Amongst Short Men" |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers [4] | Rob Cole | Episode "Why Give People Rights? They Only Abuse Them" |
| 1995 | The Man from Snowy River [4] | Seb Holgate | Episode "Montana Territory". Also known in United States as "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" |
| 1995 | Naked [4] | Dennis "The Gorilla that took Manila" Gibson | |
| 1995 | Blue Heelers [4] | Colin Fraser | Episode "A Question of Loyalties" |
| 1995 | Halifax f.p. [4] | Tony Roman | Episode "Hard Corps" |
| 1996 | The Bite | Pete | |
| 1996 | Naked: Stories of Men | Gibbo | Episode "Coral Island" |
| 1996 | Sweat [4] | Sid O'Reilly | Episodes: #1.1 - #1.26 |
| 1996 | Blue Heelers [4] | Hayden Benett | Episode "Reality Bytes" |
| 1996 | Halifax f.p. [4] | Tony Roman | Episode "Cradle and All" |
| 1997 | Good Guys Bad Guys [4] | Kirby | Episode "Return of the Phantom" |
| 1997 | The Last of the Ryans [4] | Woggsie | TV movie |
| 1997 | State Coroner [4] | Gary Turrell | Episode "Shortcut to Death" |
| 1997 | Neighbours | Jimmy Drane / Jimmy Draine | Episodes: #1.2950, #1.2951 and #1.2976 |
| 1997 | Fable [4] | Mack | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Ripper [4] | Patrician | |
| 1998 | Wildside [4] | Ewan Mancini | Episode #1.34 |
| 1999 | Dead End [3] | Det. Insp. Wolcott | |
| 1999 | Stingers [4] | Det. Insp. Ron Leighton | Episodes: "Lone Hand", "Proving Ground", "Cast Off", "Dead Man's Throw" and "Swarm" |
| 2000 | Chopper [3] | Detective Cooney | |
| 2000 | Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Stokesy | Episode #1.5 |
| 2001 | Chasing Rabbits [3] | Nick | short |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers [4] | Mike Knights | Episode "Child's Play" |
| 2006-2009 | McLeod's Daughters [4] | Phil Rakich | Episodes: 143, 157, 159, 163, 166, 169, 180-184, 186-189, 191-199, 202-211, 213-220, 222 (also song performer), 224 |
| 2008 | Cane Cutter | Mr. Richmond (voice) | short |
| 2008 | The Strip [4] | Colin Tully | Episode #1.10 |
| 2009 | East West 101 [4] | Barry Hill | Episode "Ice in the Veins" |
| 2011 | Rush [4] | Doug Rainey | Episodes: #4.6 - #4.9 |
| 2012 | Dangerous Remedy | Robbie McGregor | TV movie |
| 2016 | Hard Target 2 | TBA | Post-Production |
Notes
External links
- Peter Hardy at IMDb