Peter Greenwood (born 17 October 1962 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian screen and voice actor, special effects technician, researcher, designer and media consultant. He is related to the late actress Joan Greenwood.
He began his career as a cel painter with Hanna Barbera Australia at age fifteen, followed by a stint on Sydney radio station 2UW on the Rick Melbourne morning radio show. As a commercial actor he has appeared in minor roles in several Australian TV series, worked on various advertising campaigns and also worked on magazine published by the Fairfax group.
During the 1980s he worked as a licensing designer/consultant for Hanna Barbera Australia, Reg Grundy Productions and Village Roadshow before moving to Los Angeles where he worked in the merchandising and promotions field.
In 1992 he was the supervising producer on the abortive American adaptation of the British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, under executive producer Linwood Boomer (creator of Malcolm in the Middle). During 1993 he worked as a costume and special effects technician on an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and on the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
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