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Nicholas Bishop 
Born September 19, 1973
Swindon, England, United KingdomOccupation Actor Years active 1998–present Spouse Claire[1] Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (since 2011).
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Early life
Bishop was born in Swindon, England. His parents immigrated to Australia when he was six months old and the family settled in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His father was a former British Army Officer and Diplomat. Bishop attended Radford College in Canberra.
Bishop graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1996, and has been a regular screen acting tutor there since 1997. He was a 2006 Australia Day Ambassador.[2]
Career
Bishop is most recognized by his role for three seasons as Detective Peter Baker in the Australian series “Home and Away”. In 2002, Bishop appeared in the critically acclaimed film Walking on Water.
Additional television credits include Fox Past Life, Hustle, McLeod’s Daughters, Heartbreak High, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Farscape, White Collar Blue and All Saints. He also starred in the movies The Sugar Factory (1998), Occasional Coarse Language (1998), My Mother Frank (2000), Punishment and The Land of the Astronauts (2010).
He currently stars in the medical drama television series Body of Proof in which he plays Medicolegal Investigator Peter Dunlop, assistant to Medical Examiner Dr. Megan Hunt.[3] In May 2011, it was announced that Body of Proof was renewed for a second season, which would start Fall 2011.[4]
In 2011, he guest starred in an episode of the USA Network series Necessary Roughness entitled "Anchor Management".[5]
Personal life
Bishop currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Claire and two children, Ava Lilly and Harrison.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1998 Wildside Det. Con. Graham Hawley The Sugar Factory Mitchell Lawrence Occasional Coarse Language David Radcliffe 1999 Water Rats Shane Bookman "Quad Squad" TV Episode Murder Call Marshall Bowdon Episode: Cut & Dried Powderburn Jess 2000 Above the Law Matt Bridges 35 episodes My Mother Frank Mick 2001 Flat Chat 1 episode, "Valentine's Day" Blue Heelers Nigel Kellett 2 episodes Farscape Ghebb Dellos 1 episode 2002 Walking on Water Frank All Saints Nicholas Carroll 1 episode All the Right Reasons 2003 White Collar Blue Lachlan Shaw 5 episodes 2004–2007 Home and Away Peter Baker 164 episodes 2007 Hustle Plummy Episode: Signing Up to Wealth 2008 Punishment Jonah Walton McLeod's Daughters Russ Conners 2 episodes 2010 Past Life Price Whatley 9 episodes The Land of the Astronauts Thomas Bower 2011 Necessary Roughness 2011–present Body of Proof Peter Dunlop References
- ^ Nicholas Bishop: Biography
- ^ Peter Dunlop Played by Nicholas Bishop abc.go.com
- ^ Peter Dunlop played by Nicholas Bishop' http://abc.go.com
- ^ 'Body of Proof renewed for a second season' http://tvbythenumberes.zap2it.com
- ^ 'Body of Proof's' Nicholas Bishop to guest star on USA's 'Necessary Roughness' blog.zap2it.com
External links
- Nicholas Bishop at the Internet Movie Database
- Nicholas Bishop at TV Guide
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Australian soap opera actors
- Australian television actors
- Australian film actors
- Australian stage actors
- People from Canberra
- Australian people of English descent
- People from Swindon
- English emigrants to Australia
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