Peter Overton

Early life and family Born in London, England,

In the mid-1990s, Overton married his childhood sweetheart, but their marriage ended in divorce in 2000.

In mid 2001, Overton began dating then Ten News at Five presenter Jessica Rowe. Overton and Rowe married in 2004 and have two daughters. In Overton's 60 Minutes interview with Tom Cruise in 2005, Overton asked Cruise about his split from Nicole Kidman and how the two will continue to interact and care for their children, Cruise told Overton he was "stepping over the line" and that he should "take responsibility" for his form of questioning, before telling Overton to "put your manners back in", although Overton apologized and Cruise became cordial with him by the end of the interview.

In January 2009, Overton was appointed presenter of Nine News Sydney replacing Mark Ferguson following poor ratings. Ratings remained constant in his first week, with Nine dropping to fourth behind then-leader Seven, the ABC and Ten. However, after years of steady progress, Nine would later regain the ratings lead in the Sydney market. He also presents the Sunday edition of Nine's Late News; the weeknight edition is presented from Perth by Michael Thomson.

Overton had a cameo role as himself in the 2011 Australian horror film The Tunnel, in the sci-fi film Pacific Rim Uprising as well as himself in Fast X.

Overton was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours.

Community roles Overton is a patron of the MonSTaR Foundation, a charity raising money and awareness of motor neurone disease.

Overton is also a Wing Commander in the Royal Australian Air Force as a specialist reserve public affairs officer.