Peter Phelps

Peter Phelps (born 20 September 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He is notable for his role as Trevor Cole in Baywatch. Phelps is also known for his roles in the internationally successful Australian series Sons and Daughters and Stingers and has appeared in feature films including Blackwater Trail with Judd Nelson. He is the brother of Professor Kerryn Phelps.

For other people named Peter Phelps, see Peter Phelps (disambiguation).

Peter Phelps
Phelps in 2012
Born (1960-09-20) 20 September 1960
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, writer
Years active1977−present
Known forJohn Palmer in Sons and Daughters
Trevor Cole in Baywatch
Peter Church in Stingers
SpouseDonna Fowkes (2000–present)
ChildrenAja Blue Phelps (b. 2002)
Polly Elsie Rose Phelps (b. 2005)
Parent(s)George Thomas Phelps
Shirley Amy Gunston
RelativesKerryn Phelps (sister)
Bryan Robson (cousin)
AwardsAFI: Best Actor in a Television Drama 1993
Logie: Most Popular Actor 2002.
Websitepeterphelps.com.au

Career

Phelps began his acting career in the early 1980s with an ongoing role in the Network Ten teen soap opera The Restless Years produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. After that series ended he had a starring role in new Grundy soap opera Sons and Daughters. It was Phelps who came up with the "Pat the Rat" moniker in the series.

In 1988 he had a brief role in the mini series The Dirtwater Dynasty. Peter featured as David Eastwick, the first-born son of the main character Richard Eastwick, played by Hugo Weaving (who is less than six months older than Phelps).

From 1989–1990, he was one of the lifeguards (Trevor Cole) in the first season of Baywatch, and had a minor role in the film Point Break. He also had roles in A Country Practice and The Flying Doctors. In 1993, Phelps won an Australian Film Institute Best Actor award for his role in the G.P. episode, "Exposed".[1]

From 1998 until 2004, he starred in Stingers, a role that won him the 2002 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor.

Phelps also played a recurring role as doctor Doug "Spence" Spencer on the medical drama, All Saints starting 4 October 2005.

In 2009, Phelps had a busy year. He appeared in two television dramas — Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities playing detective inspector Joe Messina; and as Vince Marchello (Station Co-ordinator) in Rescue: Special Ops. Also in 2009, he also had a role as a police officer in the film Stone Bros.

In 2009, he appeared in a new public awareness campaign by the NSW Rural Fire Service about the need to prepare for bushfires. This included television and radio advertisements. The campaign was subsequently adopted by the Tasmania Fire Service.[2]

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations
YearCategoryAwardSeriesResult
1993Best Actor in a Leading Role in a TV DramaAFI AwardG.P.Won
2002Best Supporting Male ActorFCCA AwardLantanaNominated
2002Most Popular ActorLogie AwardStingersWon

Stage appearances

Writings

Books
  • Sex without Madonna: The True Confessions of a Hired Gun in Tinseltown (autobiography), Pan Macmillan Publishers Australia, 1994
  • The Bulldog Track: A grandson's story of an ordinary man's war and survival on the other Kokoda trail, Hachette Australia, 2018[5][6]

Magazine contributor

References
  1. "Default Parallels Plesk Panel Page". afi.org.au.
  2. NSWRFS. YouTube.
  3. Barrett, Dan (21 September 2011). "Review: Joy of Sets". Crikey. Private Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. http://www.throng.com.au/rescue-special-ops/peter-phelps-joins-home-away
  5. "Peter Phelps shares the story of his grandfather who made it home from PNG via the Bulldog Track". Redland City Bulletin. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. "The other Kokoda trail". abc.net.au. abc.net.au. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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