Peter Kowitz

Peter Kowitz is an Australian actor.

Career

Film and television Kowitz's television credits include: Prime Time, Richmond Hill, Rafferty's Rules, Chances, Pacific Drive, Water Rats, Big Sky, Halifax f.p., Wildside, Farscape, Murder Call, Grass Roots, All Saints, Supernova, and Janet King. His film credits include: Spook and TV film The Long Way Home.

Theatre Peter Kowitz is one of Australia's most prolific stage performers. 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.

Filmography

Film Title Year Role Type 1980 Stir Lewis Feature film 1981 The Homicide Squad Julian TV movie 1984 Matthew and Son Jerry Ashton TV movie 1985 A Street to Die Craig Feature film 1985 The Long Way Home Graham TV movie 1987 Dear Cardholder Furniture Man Feature film 1988 The Clean Machine Stewart Byrne TV movie 1988 Spook Stan Burton Feature film 1992 Big Ideas Mr Searle TV movie 1997 Joey Senator Feature film 1999 Deflated Short film 2008 Cane Cutter Commentator (voice) Short film 2013 The Fragments Patrick Short film

Television Title Year Role Type 1980 The Timeless Land Gregory Blaxland TV miniseries, 1 episode 1981 A Town Like Alice TAA pilot TV miniseries, 1 episode 1981 Cop Shop Stuart Mackenzie TV series, 2 episodes 1984 Carson's Law Phil TV series, 2 episodes 1986-87 Prime Time Jim Donnegan TV series, 1 episode 1986 Land of Hope Leo Quinn TV miniseries 1986 The Lancaster Miller Affair Maddox TV miniseries. 3 episodes 1988 Richmond Hill Roger Lawson TV series 1988 A Country Practice Steve White TV series, 2 episodes 1988, 1999 The Flying Doctors Michael Bucknell / Bert Morgan TV series, 2 episodes 1989 Bodysurfer David Lang TV miniseries 1990 Rafferty's Rules Bernie Manders TV series, 1 episode 1991 Ring of Scorpio Gary Withers TV miniseries, 4 episodes 1991 Chances Steve Harland TV series, 26 episodes 1994 Heartbreak High Mack Winston TV series, 2 episodes 1994, 1996 G.P. Neil Hatton TV series, 2 episodes 1996 Pacific Drive Dr. Josh Michaels TV series 1996 Water Rats Marty Miller TV series, 2 episodes 1997 Big Sky Warwick TV series, 1 episode 1998 Wildside Nigel Burch TV series, 3 episodes 1999 Halifax f.p. Matthew Erhmann TV series, S4 E2: Swimming with Sharks 2000 Farscape Tarr TV series, 1 episode 2000 Murder Call Richard Nossiter TV series, 1 episode 2002 Young Lions Alan Destin TV series, 1 episode 2000 Grass Roots Warwick Marchant / Rev. Peter Summerhaze TV series, 10 episodes 1999-2006 All Saints Douglas Spinks / Ronnie Tucker / Jimmy Frankston TV series, 3 episodes 2005-06 Supernova Max Talbot TV series, 12 episodes 2007 McLeod's Daughters Bill Ward TV episode, 1 episode 2009 City Homicide Snr Sgt Paddy O'Connell TV series, 1 episode 2009, 2010 Packed to the Rafters Pat Bannon TV series, 2 episodes 2010 I Rock Andy Bang TV series, 2 episodes 2011 Crownies Tony Gillies SC TV series, 2 episodes 2014-17 Janet King Tony Gillies SC TV series, 24 episodes

Theatre Title Year Role Co./Venue Death of a Salesman Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A Doll's House

Awards He has won two AFI awards – Best Lead Actor in a Telefeature for The Long Way Home, and Best Performance by an Actor in a mini-series for Body Surfer.