Peter McDonald

Acting · Directing · Writing

Born January 28, 1972, Dublin, Ireland

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.

Filmography

• 2026Power Ballad — Sandy, Writer
• 2025Saipan — Mick Byrne
• 2024Bagman — Jake McKee Sr.
• The Penguin — William Kenzie
• This Town — Eamonn Quinn
• 2024Woken — Doctor Henry
• 2022The Batman — Kenzie
• Hollington Drive — David
• 2021The Dig — Guy Maynard
• Mandy — Dr. Gould
• 2020Older Normal People — Connell Waldron
• Dublin Murders — Jonathan Devlin
• 2019Fanny Lye Deliver'd — High Sheriff for the Council of State
• A Discovery of Witches — Baldwin Montclair
• Finding Joy — Canine Aidan (voice)
• 2017England Is Mine — Peter Morrissey
• Murder — Leo Durridge
• 2016Murder: The Third Voice
• Thirteen — Mark White
• No Offence — Patrick Llewellyn
• The Last Kingdom — Brother Trew
• Mayday — Alan Hill
• 2013The Stag — The Machine, Screenplay
• Moone Boy — Liam Moone
• Ripper Street — Dr. Anthony Rolle
• 2012The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action — Director
• Titanic — Jim Maloney
• 2011Wreckers — Gary
• 2010Pentecost — Director, Writer
• 2009The Damned United — Johnny Giles
• City of Vice — Tom Jones
• 2008Spacemen Three
• The Family Man
• 2005Festival — Architect
• 2005Shadow of the Sword — Georg
• 2004God's Early Work
• Green Wing — Director
• Sea of Souls — Dr. Andrew Gemmill
• 2003Ape — Writer
• 2003Killing Hitler — MI Staff Officer L / BX
• 2003Spin the Bottle — Tomo
• Spooks — Tim Prachett
• 2001Blow Dry — Vincent
• 2001Don't Tempt Me — Henry
• 2000Nora — Stanislaus Joyce
• Paths to Freedom
• 2000Saltwater — Frank Beneventi
• 2000Some Voices — Dave
• 2000The Opportunists — Michael Lawler
• 2000When Brendan Met Trudy — Brendan
• 1999Captain Jack — Andy Watts
• 1999Felicia's Journey — Johnny Lysaght
• 1999Guy's Dog — Voice
• Kings in Grass Castles — Game Keeper
• 1997I Went Down — Git Hynes