Peter Oldring

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Peter Oldring (b. Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada) is a TV actor was a regular of Blue Collar TV and is now a regular on Foxworthy's Big Night Out.

Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, Oldring has been performing in comedy clubs since his teens. A graduate of Montreal's National Theatre School of Canada, a sister school of Juilliard, Oldring also has extensive sketch comedy background, which prepared him for his various roles on Blue Collar TV. He was performing standup comedy and was a member of a popular comedy troupe before landing a spot in The Second City group in Toronto. He was sent to California to perform in Second City's first show in Los Angeles.

In addition to landing a spot as a member of the acclaimed Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has had numerous appearances on Canadian television. Feature film roles include K-19: The Widowmaker, Focus, and Lost And Delirious. He has a starring role in Intern Academy. He also played Farrah Fawcett's gay assistant in the television movie Hollywood Wives. Oldring also appeared in the series Doc and The WB's D.C., as well as in the television movie The Ricky Nelson Story.

Oldring is also an accomplished voice actor and stars in the animated children's show Braceface, as Conner Mackenzie, and in Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids. He often does charity shows to benefit the homeless in Toronto. Before he began his show business career, Oldring spent five years as a white water rafting guide. He also played the infamous psycho from Capcom's Resident Evil Code Veronica, Alfred Ashford. He has also voiced four characters from Total Drama Island.

Currently, Peter is working on an online comedy project called Good Morning World with his longtime creative partner from Calgary, Pat Kelly.