Thomas Peacocke
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Thomas Peacocke is a Canadian
actor. He won the Genie Award
for Best Actor
in 1981 for his role in The Hounds of Notre Dame
.
Peacocke studied acting at the University of Alberta
and directing at Carnegie Mellon University
, and began teaching drama at the University of Alberta in 1961.
His other roles have included Fr. MacKinnon in The Bay Boy
, Herbert Hoover
in The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
and Dick Collver
in Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher, as well as television roles in North of 60
, Street Legal
, Chasing Rainbows and Blue Murder.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor. He won the Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
for Best Actor
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Christopher Plummer, Murder by Decree...
in 1981 for his role in The Hounds of Notre Dame
The Hounds of Notre Dame
- Plot :* Father Athol Murray is a hard working man who inspires his students to become better people through education and athletics.- Reception :* The film earned 9 Genie Award nominations in 1981 in the categories of:...
.
Peacocke studied acting at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
and directing at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, and began teaching drama at the University of Alberta in 1961.
His other roles have included Fr. MacKinnon in The Bay Boy
The Bay Boy
The Bay Boy is a 1984 Canadian film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression...
, Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
in The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue is a 1996 film directed by Robert Ellis Miller. It was nominated for two Young Artist Awards in 1997....
and Dick Collver
Dick Collver
Richard Lee "Dick" Collver led the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party from 1973 to 1978.Having earned an arts degree in economics from the University of Alberta, he articled as an accountant for Price Waterhouse in Calgary before moving to Saskatchewan in 1965...
in Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher, as well as television roles in North of 60
North of 60
North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest . It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the...
, Street Legal
Street Legal (TV series)
Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
, Chasing Rainbows and Blue Murder.