Peter MacNeill
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Peter MacNeill is a Canadian
film and television actor who has starred in several TV shows and movies.
His film credits have included The Hanging Garden
(for which MacNeill won a Genie Award
for Best Supporting Actor
in 1997), Geraldine's Fortune
, Giant Mine
, Lives of Girls and Women
, The Events Leading Up to My Death, Dog Park
, Something Beneath
and A History of Violence
.
On television, he has had roles in Queer as Folk
(as Detective Carl Horvath), Katts and Dog
(as Sgt. Callahan), Traders
(as Frank Larkin), Star Wars: Droids
(as Jord Dusat), The Eleventh Hour
(as Warren Donohue), PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
(as Ray Donahue) and Call Me Fitz
(as Ken Fitzpatrick).
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...
film and television actor who has starred in several TV shows and movies.
His film credits have included The Hanging Garden
The Hanging Garden
The Hanging Garden is a 1997 British/Canadian movie written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald that is about the duality of life and death and the way seemingly very different choices in life can lead to similar outcomes....
(for which MacNeill won a 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 Supporting Actor
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Gordon Pinsent, Jack London's Klondike Fever...
in 1997), Geraldine's Fortune
Geraldine's Fortune
Geraldine's Fortune is a 2004 Canadian comedy/drama film. It was directed by John N. Smith, written by Tim Burns and based on the play Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay.- Plot :...
, Giant Mine
Giant Mine (film)
Giant Mine was a Canadian television film, which dramatized the events of the 1992 Giant Mine labour dispute and the subsequent bomb explosion which killed nine replacement workers...
, Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women is a short story cycle by Alice Munro, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in 1971. All of the stories chronicle the life of a single character, Del Jordan, and the book has been characterized as a novel by some critics as a result....
, The Events Leading Up to My Death, Dog Park
Dog park
A dog park is a facility set aside for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners...
, Something Beneath
Something Beneath (film)
Something Beneath is a 2007 Canadian suspense film directed by David Winning and stars Kevin Sorbo, Natalie Brown and Brendan Beiser.-Plot:...
and A History of Violence
A History of Violence (film)
A History of Violence is a 2005 American crime thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same name by John Wagner and Vince Locke...
.
On television, he has had roles in Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk (US TV series)
Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions, which was based on the British series of the same name, created by Russell T Davies...
(as Detective Carl Horvath), Katts and Dog
Katts and Dog
Katts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France...
(as Sgt. Callahan), Traders
Traders (TV series)
Traders is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1995 to 2000.-Overview:Although Global had locked up most of NBC's "Must See Thursday" situation comedies for their Thursday night broadcasts, they lost the rights to broadcast the medical drama ER...
(as Frank Larkin), Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Droids, also known as Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO, was an animated television series that featured the exploits of R2-D2 and C-3PO, the droids who have appeared in all six Star Wars films...
(as Jord Dusat), The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005.The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television newsmagazine series, The Eleventh Hour...
(as Warren Donohue), PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000...
(as Ray Donahue) and Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz
Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...
(as Ken Fitzpatrick).
Partial filmography
- Call Me FitzCall Me FitzCall Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment, Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of...
(TV series) (2010 - present).... Ken Fitzpatrick - Weird or What (TV series) (2010).... Narrator
- The Good Witch's GardenThe Good Witch's GardenThe Good Witch's Garden is a Hallmark Channel television film, the sequel to The Good Witch. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on February 7, 2009. The next film in the series, The Good Witch's Gift, aired November 13, 2010 on Hallmark Channel....
(TV movie) (2009).... George - The Good WitchThe Good WitchThe Good Witch is a made-for-TV movie that aired on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2008. It starred Catherine Bell as Cassandra Nightingale and Chris Potter as Sheriff Jake Russell...
(TV movie) (2008).... George - The SummitThe SummitThe Summit may refer to:Structures* The Summit , New York shopping center* The Summit , Alabama shopping center* The Summit , shopping center in Bukit Mertajam, Penang...
(TV mini-series) (2008).... Michael Merchant (filming) - Céline (TV) (2008) (completed) .... Adhemar Dion
- Something BeneathSomething Beneath (film)Something Beneath is a 2007 Canadian suspense film directed by David Winning and stars Kevin Sorbo, Natalie Brown and Brendan Beiser.-Plot:...
(2007) ... Deadmarsh - Above and BeyondAbove and Beyond (mini series)Above and Beyond is a four-hour 2006 miniseries aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on October 29 and 30. The miniseries is about the Atlantic Ferry Organization, which was tasked with delivering aircraft from North America to Europe in the early years of the Second World War. It...
(TV mini-series ) (2006) .... Gen. Anderson - KojakKojakKojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
(TV) (2005) .... Col. Vincent Barnett - H2OH2O (film)H2O is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on the CBC Television October 31, 2004. It starred Paul Gross and Leslie Hope, with former politician Belinda Stronach making a cameo appearance. Written by Gross and John Krizanc and directed by Charles Binamé, it was nominated...
(TV) .... Police Chief - Sex & Mrs. XSex & Mrs. XSex & Mrs. X is a 2000 Lifetime television film. It was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and based on an article published by Amanda Vaill in Allure. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Linda Hamilton and premiered on 10 April 2000.-Plot:...
(TV) (2000) .... Harry Frost - PSI Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalPsi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalPsi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000...
(TV) (Regular Character) (1996–1999) .... Ray Donahue - Katts and DogKatts and DogKatts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France...
(TV) (Main Character) (1988) .... Sergeant Callahan - Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian/American syndication...
(TV) (Main Character) (1987/1988) .... Major Matthew 'Hawk' Masterson - Star Wars: DroidsStar Wars: DroidsStar Wars: Droids, also known as Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO, was an animated television series that featured the exploits of R2-D2 and C-3PO, the droids who have appeared in all six Star Wars films...
(TV) (8 episodes) (1985) .... Jord Dusat - BackstretchBackstretchThe Backstretch is the area in a horse racetrack where horses are stabled and the training and daily work of maintaining the horses occurs. In many race tracks it will be found directly across the track from the grandstands and may also be called "the other side of the track."-Description:A...
(TV) (Main Character) (1983) .... Ray Foley - Kings and Desperate MenKings and Desperate MenKings and Desperate Men is a 1981 Canadian hostage drama film directed, co-written and produced by Alexis Kanner. The film stars Patrick McGoohan as radio talk show host John Kingsley, Margaret Trudeau as his wife Elizabeth, and Alexis Kanner with Andrea Marcovicci as terrorists. The story is set...
(1981) .... Kidnapper - Blackout (1978)
- Why Rock the Boat? (1974) .... Peterson