Peter Bensley

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Peter Bensley
Born 1954
Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Notable roles Dr. John Austin (The New Adventures of Black Beauty)
Andrew Tiegan (Mirror, Mirror)
Mike Newman (The Young Doctors)

Peter Bensley (born 1954 in Warialda, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian "pin up" actor of the 1970s.

He appeared in such soap operas as The Restless Years, The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Neighbours and Home and Away.

In 1992, Peter Bensley appeared as Dr. John Austin in the Australian mini-series The New Adventures of Black Beauty.

In 1995, Peter Bensley appeared in the Australian / New Zealand co-production Mirror, Mirror, as "Andrew Tiegan", the father of "Jo Tiegan".

Peter Bensley also appeared in the long-running television series Water Rats about the Sydney Harbour Water Police Squad, in which he had the major role of Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker. Bensley was a member of the cast of Water Rats for the entire series (1996-2001).

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