Peter McDonald is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine. His big screen credits include:
The Judge (2014) with
Robert Downey Jr. and
Robert Duvall; as well as
Instant Trauma (2002), winner of the 2002 Best Mockumentary at the New York International Film Festival. His television credits include:
Shonda Rhimes pilot
Gilded Lilys (2013), with
Blythe Danner;
ER (1994) with
William H. Macy;
Becker (1998) with
Ted Danson;
Wings (1990) with
Tim Daly and
Steven Weber;
Titus (2000) with
Christopher Titus and
Stacy Keach;
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) with
Dean Cain and
Teri Hatcher and
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). On stage in Los Angeles he has played Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha; Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret; Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead; and Lucentio in Taming of the Shrew. He was an ensemble member of LA Theatre Works' National Tour of War of the Worlds/Lost World. Most recently he appeared in the critically acclaimed InterAct Theatre Production of Other People's Money. While studying with Gary Austin, Founder of The Groundlings Improv Company, Peter was a regular at The Ice House in Pasadena and The Comedy Store in San Diego. He received a Drama-logue Award Nomination for Best Actor in Black Beauty, an original musical.