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Peter McDonald

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Peter McDonald

Peter McDonald (born 28 January 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish stage and screen actor. He grew up in Mount Merrion in South County Dublin. His mother, Brenda Costigan is a cookery writer and his father, Richard McDonald sells bailer twine. He is related to Leigh McDonald of Australia. He was educated at St Michael's College on Ailesbury Road in Dublin and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts, English and a Master of Fine Arts, English in 1994. He got his start in theatre while at University. He was part of UCD's very active Drama Society and was a member of Fly by night theatre company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter McDonald (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

7.7

Spooks

2002 · TV Series · Drama · Action & Adventure

7.5

No Offence

2015 · TV Series · Mystery · Crime

7.5

Mandy

2020 · TV Series · Comedy

6.6

Gone

2026 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

5.9

Titanic

2012 · TV Series · Drama

6.7

Thirteen

2016 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

7.5

Moone Boy

2012 · TV Series · Comedy · Family

6.8

The Dig

2021 · Movie · Drama · History

6.0

Bagman

2024 · Movie · Horror · Thriller

6.2

Mayday

2013 · TV Series · Drama · Mystery

5.9

Blow Dry

2001 · Movie · Comedy · Drama

4.8

Murder

2016 · TV Series · Drama

6.2

Saipan

2025 · Movie · Drama · History

5.2

Nora

2000 · Movie · Drama

Peter McDonald — movies & series · Netflix Discovery