Peter Sumner

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 Acting Biography

As actor / director / writer, Peter is represented  by MEISSNER MANAGEMENT
PH:     +61 2 9357 3444    FAX:    + 61 2 9357 3488
email: admin@meissnermanagement.com.au

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Peter was born in Sydney and educated in the U.K. and schools including Canberra Grammar, Perth Boys High, Melbourne Art School and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he studied singing with Harold Blair and appeared in productions of I PAGLIACCI and IL TROVATORE.

He returned to London in the sixties and studied singing with Henry Cummings, worked as Resident Assistant English Master at Holmewood House Preparatory School and as English Master at a secondary school in Tunbridge Wells and worked for Twentieth Century Fox in Soho Square before embarking on study tours in Europe.

As well as a rich and varied career in theatre, film and television he has narrated hundreds of documentaries, commercials and corporate videos and appeared as  corporate presenter for many major companies and corporations.

He appeared as a narrator at the Federation Celebrations at Centennial Park in 2001.

As event co-ordinator, Peter has set up and orchestrated public, legal, political and media campaigns for a number of charities and environmental organizations.

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THEATRE

ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISSI as Pietro
Director: Paul Boyd    QUEENSLAND BALLET COMPANY
Brisbane Chamber Orchestra & Canticum Chamber Orchestra

THE TEMPEST as Prospero. Australian Tour.
Director: Des James    THE BELL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Mathew Moore,Edwin Hodgeman,David Whitney

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA as Aeneas
Director: Michael Bogdanov for Sydney Olympic Festival       
Sydney Opera House and tour THE BELL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
John Bell,Vic Rooney,Billie Brown,Blazey Best

THE CARIBBEAN TEMPEST as Prospero
Director: Toby Gough Sydney Botanic Gardens HOLDERS BARBADOS
Alex Dimitriados,Bill Hunter,Brooke Satchwell,Armondo Hurley

ABELARD AND HELOISE as Abelard. Millar
Director: William Redmond. Sydney Opera House THE OLD TOTE THEATRE COMPANY
Judy Morris,Ralph Cotterill,Aileen Britton

A DOLL'S HOUSE as Torvald. Ibsen
Director: Alexander Hay. Sydney Opera House. THE OLD TOTE THEATRE COMPANY
Jane Harders,Peter Collingwood,Dorothy Vernon

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST as Earnest. Wilde
Director: Raymond Omodei. Sydney Opera House THE OLD TOTE THEATRE COMPANY
John Hargreaves,Kate Fitzpatrick,Angela Punch

CHEZ NOUS as Phil. Nichols
Director: Raymond Omodei. Parade Theatre THE OLD TOTE THEATRE COMPANY
Angela Punch McGregor,Kevin Miles,Carole Skinner

HANDFUL OF FRIENDS as Mark. Williamson
Director: John Bell THE NIMROD THEATRE COMPANY
Anna Volska,Peter Carroll,Judith Fisher

CELLULOID HEROES as Al Shannon. Williamson
Director: John Bell THE NIMROD THEATRE COMPANY
Henri Szeps,Kate Fitzpatrick,Robin Ramsay

TAKING STEPS as Mark. Ayckbourne
Director: Brian Young THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Belinda Giblin,Lenore Smith,Tony Blackett

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND as Birdboot. Stoppard
Director: Hayes Gordon THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Max Phipps,Lex Mitchell,Gary Day

POSTSCRIPT TO A PROMISE as Colonel Jeffries. DeLany
Director: Hayes Gordon THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Max Phipps,Lyndal; Moor,Beverley Phillips

INCIDENT AT VICHY as Monceau. Miller
Director: John McLeod THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Don Reid,Lex Mitchell,Lionel Long

DAPHNE IN COTTAGE D as Joseph Levi
Director: Patricia Jones THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Judith Fisher

TWO FOR THE SEESAW as Jerry. Gibson
Director: Bruce Montagu MARION STREET THEATRE
Kerry McGuire

BATHROOM as Harry. McDonald
Director: Donald McDonald MARION STREET THEATRE
Neil Fitzpatrick,Gwen Plumb,Jennifer Hagan

EMERALD CITY as Colin. Williamson
Director: Brian Debnam HARVEST THEATRE COMPANY
Linda Stoner,Leo Taylor,Audine Leith

ASYLUM the Musical as Dr. Bedlam
Story and lyrics Mark Cleary,music by Drew Hoile
Robbie Krupski,Margi de Ferranti,Ric Herbert,Jeff Duff,Jay Hackett.

TWELTH NIGHT
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
EAST LYNNE
THE CREATOR
EVERYMAN
AFTER THE FALL
THE LITTLE FOXES
HAY FEVER
HULLABALOO BELAY
BRER RABBIT

 

FEATURE FILMS

STAR WARS as Lt. Pol Treidum
Director: George Lucas. Twentieth Century Fox.
Harrison Ford,Alec Guiness,Mark Hamill.

THE CHANT OF JIMMY BLACKSMITH as Dowie Stead
Director: Fred Schepsi.Twentieth Century Fox
Jack Thompson,Ray Barrett,Tommy Lewis

NED KELLY as Tom Lloyd
Director: Tony Richardson.Woodfall Films
Mick Jagger,Frank Thring,Mark McManus,Diane Craig

MILLIONS WILL DIE as Al Steele
Director: Leslie Martinson. United Artists
Richard Basehart,Susan Strasberg,Leslie Nielson

THE SURVIVOR as Tewson
Director: David Hemmings. FG/Tuesday Films
Robert Powell,Joseph Cotton,Jenny Agutter

BUSH CHRISTMAS as Dad
Director: Henri Saffron.Paul Barron Films
Nicole Kidman,John Ewart,John Howard

THE SAVAGE SEAS as Buzz
Director: Kevin Dobson.Von Sertner Films
Robert Urich, Ali McGaw

MIDDLE AGE SPREAD as Reg
Director: John Reid. Endeavour Productions NZ
Grant Tilley,Donna Ackerston

COLOUR ME DEAD asTony
Director: Eddie Davis.Goldsworthy Productions
Tom Tryon,Rick Jason,Patricia Connolly

RUN REBBECA RUN as the politician
Director: Peter Maxwell.Independent Productions
Simone,John Ewart,Henri Szeps

SEEING RED

THEY'RE A WEIRD MOB

 

TELEVISION SERIES

JESSICA as James Rennie 4 x 1 hour
Director: Peter Andrikides. Screentime/Network Ten
Sam Neill, Leanne Walsman

JEOPARDY as Renny 13 x 1 hour BBCTV

MOBY DICK as Captain Gardner 2 x 2 hour
Director: Frank Roddam. Network Nine
Patrick Stewart, Bill Hunter

HEARTBREAK HIGH as Headmaster Les Bailey 40 x 1/2 hour ABCTV/Gannon Television

THE DISMISSAL as Bill Hayden 4 x 1 hour
Directors: Phil Noyce,George Ogilvie,George Miller,John Power. Kennedy Miller/Network Nine
Max Phipps, John Stanton,Bill Hunter

SPYFORCE as Gunther Haber 44 x 1 hour
Directors:Howard Rubie,David Baker. Paramount Television/Roger Mirams
Jack Thompson,Katie Wild,Redmond Phillips

CLUEDO as Reverend Green 26 x 1 hour
Crawford Productions/Nine Network
Andrew Daddo,George Mallaby,Jane Bailer

ALL THE WAYas Philip Seymour 34 x 1 hour
Crawfords/Network Nine
Rowena Wallace, Grigor Taylor,Ben Mendelson,Danni Minogue

TRIAL BY MARRIAGE as Bruce 26 x 1 hour
Director: David Goldie. ABCTV
Jackie Weaver,Bill Kerr,Terry Bader

OVER THERE as Lt. Allison 26 x 1 hour
ABCTV
John Meillon,Judy Morris,John Hargreaves

CERTAIN WOMEN as Carl 36 x 1 hour
ABCTV
Judy Morris, Joan Bruce,June Salter,Queenie Ashton,Bruce Spence,Ron Graham

CAT'S PAW as Sq.Ldr. Harry Sawtell 8 x 1 hour
Producer: Oscar Whitbread. ABCTV.
Rowena Wallace,John Stanton,Gus Mercurio

 

TELEPLAYS AND TRILOGIES

For ABCTV

NEUTRAL GROUND Logie Award Winner 1 x 1 hour
Director: Carl Schultz

THE KISS AND RIDE FERRY 1 x 1 hour
Director: David Goldie

A TOUCH OF REVERENCE as the Reverend Alex 3 x 1 hour
Director: Carl Schultz

THREE BLIND MICE as Jason Jones 1 x 1 hour
Director: Michael Jenkins

PLAYERS TO THE GALLERY 3 x 1 hour
Director: Brian Bell

THE DEPARTMENT as Robbie 1 x 1 hour
Director: Brian Bell

ON THE INSIDE as presenter of 120 x 1 hours of his Sunday arts show for ABCTV.

 

TELEMOVIES

ARMY WIVES Roadshow,Coote and Carroll

SHARK'S PARADISE McElroy

MCMANUS Cash Harmon

EYE OF THE SPIRAL South Pacific Films

HUMAN TARGET South Pacific Films

HOT ICE Western Films

 

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES

 

BLUE HEELERS	BACKBERNER
WATER RATS	MURDER CALL
G.P.	OUTRIDERS
ALL SAINTS	SPECIAL SQUAD
FLYING DOCTORS	NEIGHBOURS
COUNTRY PRACTICE	FIVE MILE CREEK
HOMICIDE (Logie Award)	EVIL TOUCH
COPSHOP	LOST ISLANDS
THE SULLIVANS	BONEY
LUKE'S KINGDOM	DIVISION FOUR
CARSON'S LAW	SILENT NUMBER
EARTHWATCH	PLAYSCHOOL
BUTTERFLY ISLAND	HOME AND AWAY
E STREET	SKYWAYS
YOUNG RAMSAY	THE ORACLE
ONE DAY MILLAR	GLENVIEW HIGH
BLUEY	MATLOCK POLICE
LINK MEN	MY BROTHER JACK
PHOENIX FIVE	LADY AND THE LAW
MEN OF THE ENDEAVOUR	DELTA
DYNASTY	HAMPTON COURT

 

SHORT FILMS 

TREASURE ISLAND

CIRQUE DU PSYCHE

SILENT CONVERSATION

THE SCOOP

TRIPOD

BODY AND SOUL

THE DARK REDEMPTION

SECOND COMING

NO STRINGS ATTACHED

 

Peter's television commercials include Visa and a series for National Mutual Insurance shot in Egypt, California, Gibraltar and the Great Wall of China and a series of Nashua commercials with Orson Welles. 

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