Peter Elliott (actor)
Encyclopedia
Peter Elliott is a leading New Zealand
actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows including Shortland Street
, Gloss
and Homeward Bound. He has also appeared in several movies including Heavenly Creatures
.
Along with key characters Rachel McKenna and Dr. Chris Warner, the character of Dr. David Kearney formed the key anchors of the show.
Winning a Qantas award for 2009 telemovie Until Proven Innocent, he was also nominated Best Presenter at the TV Guide Television Awards 2002 for Captain's Log. He has appeared in a number of films.
Peter Elliott also has a strong & long-standing career on stage, performing for over 23 years. He covers the range from Shakespear to pantomime, and works frequently with notable directors such as Simon Prast.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows including Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
, Gloss
Gloss (TV series)
Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family....
and Homeward Bound. He has also appeared in several movies including Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 film directed by Peter Jackson, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his wife Fran Walsh, about the notorious 1954 Parker-Hulme murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand. Filmed on location in Christchurch, it features Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in their screen debuts...
.
Shortland Street
Peter Elliott played a pivotal role as Dr. David Kearney, clinic director. In this era of Shortland Street storylines were externally driven, with challenges & topical events emanating from Central (Hospital), the Ministry (of Health), and the wider community.Along with key characters Rachel McKenna and Dr. Chris Warner, the character of Dr. David Kearney formed the key anchors of the show.
Get Ready, Get Thru compaign
Peter Elliott also fronts the Get Ready, Get Thru campaign for NZ Civil Defence. This is a highly visible campaign on national TV, for which he was chosen to be a respected and well-known figure.Other Work
Becoming widely known first on 80's soap Gloss, Peter Elliott was nominated for 'Best Actor' playing the scheming character Rex Redfern. Gloss was a seminal NZ drama/ soap opera, one of the first local productions to achieve NZ-wide fame & audience.Winning a Qantas award for 2009 telemovie Until Proven Innocent, he was also nominated Best Presenter at the TV Guide Television Awards 2002 for Captain's Log. He has appeared in a number of films.
Peter Elliott also has a strong & long-standing career on stage, performing for over 23 years. He covers the range from Shakespear to pantomime, and works frequently with notable directors such as Simon Prast.