Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn (born 13 February 1963 ) is an English actor. He has appeared in several TV series and TV films.

On British television, Gunn is known as the character Len Cosgrove in the BBC series Born and Bred as well as dozens of guest-starring and recurring roles in other television series and films such as Frost, Heartburn Hotel, and Sunshine. To American audiences, he is probably best known for portraying Oswald Granger in the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Gunn has also appeared in Coronation Street as Brian Packham, former partner of Julie Carp and former Headmaster of Bessie Street School since 2010. He also starred as Pat Kennedy on the ITV drama series London's Burning in 2000.

In 2006, Gunn appeared in three television adverts for John Smith’s.

He has two sons, George and Tom.

In 2022, he appeared in Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Filmography + Films Title Year Role Notes Treacle 1988 Frankie Duffell Short film Resurrected 1989 Bonner Funny Bones 1995 Nicky Blue Juice Terry Colcott Soup 1996 Scientist Short film When Saturday Comes Tommy Twelfth Night Fabian Brassed Off Simmo Roseanna's Grave 1997 Cop 1 Ever After: A Cinderella Story 1998 Captain Laurent 24 Hour Party People 2002 Farmer Int. Bedsit- Day 2007 Dan Short film A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Frank Dobbins Film selected for the Royal Film Performance of 2008 Hannah Montana: The Movie 2009 Oswald Granger People's Choice Award for Favorite Family Movie United 2011 PC Gunstone Uncredited

+ Television Title Year Role Notes Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin 1989 Policeman Series 1: Episode 1 Flying Lady Ned Kellet Episode: "Second Honeymoon" The Paradise Club Eddy Gunn Episode: "Unfrocked in Babylon The Return of Shelley Police Constable Episode: "Wages of Virtue" El C.I.D. 1990 Melvin Episode: "Copping Out" Never the Twain Policeman Episode: "There But for the Grace of God" Casualty Malcolm Episode: "All's Fair" Harry Enfield's Television Programme Mike Series 1: Episode 5 Love Hurts 1992 Devlin Episode: "Cured" The Bill 1993 Pool Manager Episodes: "Missionary Work" Minder 1994 Clive Episode: "The Immaculate Contraption" Pie in the Sky Dave Pyke Episode: "An Innocent Man" Sharpe's Company Private Clayton Television film The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Sergeant Oliphant Episode: "Scales of Justice" The Bill David Roe Episodes: "Inquest" Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Voice of Touchstone and Messenger Episode: "As You Like It" The Bill 1995 Paul Shaw Episodes: "Rock-A-Bye-Baby" Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 1997 Bryan Episode: "A Rose by Any Other Name" Grange Hill Mr. Frampton Series 20: Episode 2 The Mill on the Floss Reverend Stelling Television film A Touch of Frost Sydney Snell Episode: "House Calls" Holding On Len 2 episodes The Bill Barry Welsh Episodes: "Straying" Kiss Me Kate 1998 Client Episode: "Mike" Heartburn Hotel 1998–2000 Simon Thorpe All 13 episodes The Dark Room 1999 Bernard Weston Television film People Like Us Dean Trussler Episode: "The Managing Director" London's Burning 2000 Pat Kennedy 3 episodes Casualty Jim Roberts Episode: "Blood Brothers" North Square Steve Blatter Series 1: Episode 7 Sword of Honour 2001 Sergeant Tozer Television film Office Gossip Bernard Episode: "Lucky in Love" Heartbeat Eddie Ford Episode: "She's Leaving Home" The Way We Live Now Inspector Brown Series 1: Episode 3 Micawber 2002 Knapper Episode: "Micawber and the Aristocracy" Born and Bred 2002–2005 Len Cosgrove All 36 episodes Shipman 2002 DS John Ashley Television film Holby City Daman Harris Episode: "Design for Living" Birthday Girl Charlie Boyd Television film Meades Eats 2003 Trevor Neville Episode: "Whose Food?" Sugar Rush 2006 Mark's Father Series 2: Episode 9 Doctors 2007 Ed Woollard Episode: "The Good Samaritan" The Street Solicitor Episode: "Taxi" Wild at Heart 2008 Kevin Alsop Series 3: Episode 1 Sunshine Terry Series 1: Episode 1 The Royal 2009 Harry Episode: "A Hero for Our Time" Tracy Beaker Returns 2010 Service Station Manager Episode: "A Day at the Beach" Coronation Street 2010–2013, 2015–present Brian Packham Series regular Doctors 2010 Dave Earnshaw Episode: "Paradise Lost"Eric & Ernie 2011 Billy Crackers Television film Skins Owen Creevey Episode: "Alo" 32 Brinkburn Street Mr. Peters Series 1: Episode 2 Doctors 2014 Gary Matthews Episode: "The Apprentice" All at Sea Fergal Episode: "Gumball" Casualty 2015 Bryan Munnings Episode: "Excess Baggage" The Coroner Robert Talbot Episode: "The Deep Freeze" Comedy Playhouse Jack Episode: "Broken Biscuits" Cold Feet 2016 Paul Matthews 3 episodes