Peter Kowitz

Peter Kowitz is an Australian actor.

Career

His television credits include: Prime Time, Richmond Hill, Chances, Pacific Drive, Water Rats, Wildside, Farscape, Murder Call, Grass Roots, All Saints and Supernova. His film credits include Spook.

Theatre

Peter Kowitz is one of Australia's most prolific stage performers and has worked extensively in comedy. He has had roles in classics like Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Doll's House, as well as numerous Shakespearean plays.

Television

He is also a familiar face on Australian television, with credits including Murder Call, Rafferty's Rules, Wildside, Big Sky and Halifax f.p. Swimming With Sharks.

Awards

He has won two AFI awards – in 1986, when he was named Best Lead Actor in a Telefeature for The Long Way Home, and in 1989, when he was awarded Best Performance by an Actor in a mini-series for Body Surfer.

External links

Peter Kowitz at the Internet Movie Database

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama

Simon Chilvers (a) and Peter Kowitz (b) (1986) Nicholas Eadie (a) and Steve Jacobs (b) (1987) Ed Devereaux (a) and Ernie Dingo (b) (1988) Peter Kowitz (a) and Bill Hunter (b) (1989) Frankie J. Holden (c) (1990) Gary Sweet (1991) Gary Sweet (1992) Peter Phelps (1993) Aaron Blabey (1994) Colin Friels and Steve Vidler (1995) Tony Martin (1996) David Wenham (1997) Stephen Dillane (1998) Jeremy Sims (1999) Geoff Morrell and Andy Anderson (c) (2000) Samuel Johnson and David Field (c) (2001) Joel Edgerton (2002) Shane Bourne (d) (2003) Abe Forsythe (d) (2004) Shane Bourne (e) (2005) David Wenham (2006) Stephen Curry (2007) Gyton Grantley (2008) Roy Billing (2009) Richard Roxburgh (2010) Alex Dimitriades (2011) Richard Roxburgh (2012) Lachy Hulme (2013)

Key: (a)= Winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series (b)= Best Actor in a Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature (c)= Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, in a Mini-Series or Telefeature (d)= Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy (e)= Best Lead Actor in Television All other names, which aren't marked with a letter next to their name, have won the current Lead Actor in a Television Drama award.