Péter Scherer

Péter Scherer (16 November 1961 – 19 May 2026) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.

Life and career Scherer was born in Ajka, Hungary, on 16 November 1961. After finishing his secondary school in Szombathely, he graduated from Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1987. First he became a member of the Arvisura Theatre Company (between 1984 and 1994). From 1995 he was freelance actor. Later he joined the Bárka Theatre in 1997.

From 2002 he was a member of the Krétakör Theater. His famous movie role was in Miklós Jancsó’s The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1999) as Pepe. He also appeared in such films as Kontroll (2003), One day in Europe (2005), Doll No. 639 (2005), and Carlos (2010).

He received the Jászai Mari Award in 2009.

Scherer died on 19 May 2026, at the age of 64.

Theatre roles William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream....Demetrius; Orrondi; Ormándi Béla – Mustármag Merle: Madrapur.... Sophocles: Oidipusz.... William Shakespeare: Hamlet....Claudius István Tasnádi: Bábelna....Hornyák Dávid William Shakespeare: Macbeth....McDuff; Banquo García Lorca: Don Cristobal....Figaro Büchner: Woyzeck....Captain John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi Glowaczki: Antigone in New York....Policeman Csehov: The Seagull....Samrajev Molière: Mizantrope....Oronte Ödön von Horváth: Kasimir és Karoline....Lilliputi; Doctor Vladimir Szorokin: The Ice....Autodriver Kai Hensel: Klamm's war....Klamm Crimp: a.N.N.a (Attempts On Her Life)

Filmography