Peter Phelps

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Peter Phelps
Born September 20, 1960 (1960-09-20) (age 47)
Flag of Australia Sydney, Australia
Spouse(s) Donna Fowkes (2000-)

Peter Phelps (born September 20, 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor of English & Scandinavian descent. He is probably best known for his role of Peter Church in TV drama, Stingers. He is the brother of Professor Kerryn Phelps.

He began his acting career in the early 1980s with an on-going role in Network Ten teen soap opera The Restless Years produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. After that series ended he had a starring role in new Grundy soap opera Sons and Daughters. In the early 1990s, he was one of the lifeguards (Trevor Cole) in the first series of Baywatch, and had a very minor role in the film Point Break. He also had roles in A Country Practice and The Flying Doctors. In 1993, Phelps won an Australian Film Institute Best Actor award for his role in the GP episode, Exposed.[1]

Phelps also plays a recurring role as doctor Doug "Spence" Spencer on medical drama All Saints starting October 4, 2005.

Peter has just signed onto the independent teen pilot ‘Revolution’, to begin shooting in June. Peter will play wealthy plastic surgeon Ben Morgan in the pilot, which also stars Melissa Tkautz, Mark Furze and Frank Sweet. The Pilot will be Directed by former Associate Producer of US hit show ‘ANGEL’- RD Price.

[edit] Trivia

  • Nickname: Phelpsy
  • Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
  • Parents: AMGeorge Phelps & Shirley Phelps
  • Children: 2 Daughters: Aja Blue Phelps (born 2002) & Polly Elsie Rose Phelps (born Monday 7th November, 2005)
  • Spouse: Donna Fowkes (2000 - present)
  • Current residence: (May 2005) living again in Sydney with his family.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Film Institute, Past Winners, Television 1986-2006[1]

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