Peter Eyre

American-born English actor

Peter Gervaise Joseph Eyre (born 11 March 1942) is an American-born English actor.^{[citation needed]}

Eyre was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy Pelline (née Acton) and Edward Joseph Eyre, a banker.^[1] He was sent to a public school in England at the age of 12, and has been based in the country ever since.

Although offered a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 18, he studied acting in Paris. His career in the theatre includes work with the Old Vic (his professional debut), the Royal Shakespeare Company, and The Old Vic Theatre Company^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Filmography

Having a Wild Weekend (1965) - Art Director (uncredited)
Julius Caesar (1970) - Cinna the Poet
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971, TV Series) - George Fitzwilliam
The Pied Piper (1972, by Jacques Demy) - Priest
Mahler (1974, by Ken Russell) - Otto Mahler
Hedda (1975) - Jørgen Tesman
Luna (1979, by Bernardo Bertolucci) - Edward
Dragonslayer (1981) - Casiodorus Rex
Maurice (1987, by James Ivory) - Rev. Borenius
Just Ask for Diamond (1988) - Gott
Mountains of the Moon (1990) - Norton Shaw
Let Him Have It (1991) - Humphreys
Orlando (1992) - Pope
The Remains of the Day (1993, by James Ivory) - Lord Halifax
Princess Caraboo (1994) - Lord Apthorpe
Surviving Picasso (1996, by James Ivory) - Sabartes
The Tango Lesson (1997, by Sally Potter) - English Tango Fan
Dangerous Beauty (1998) - The Doge
Merlin (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Chief Physician
Friends (1998, TV Series) - the registrar
Midsomer Murders (1999, TV Series) - Leonard Pike (in S2:E2 “Strangler’s Wood”)
Alice in Wonderland (1999, TV Movie) - Frogface Footman
The Golden Bowl (2000, by James Ivory) - A.R. Jarvis, Shopkeeper
From Hell (2001) - Lord Hallsham
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) - Monsieur Bassenge
The Situation (2006) - U.S. Ambassador
Shadows in the Sun (2009) - Jonathan / 'Prospero'

References

^ Peter Eyre profile, filmreference.com; accessed 5 March 2016.
^ Koenig, Rhoda (9 February 2002). "Peter Eyre: Natural Eyre to the role". The Independent. London, UK. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
^ Rock, Malcolm (7 May 2007). "20 Questions With... Peter Eyre". London: Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
^ "The Situation" (PDF) (Press release). Shadow Distribution. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
^ Kevin Quarmby blog: Interview with Peter Eyre, Richard II, Old Vic Theatre, London, September 2005; accessed 5 March 2016.