Peter Woodward (born 24 January 1956) is an English actor, screenwriter and stuntman. He is best known for his role as Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-offs Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Crusade and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales. He is also known for his role as British Army Brigadier General Charles O'Hara in The Patriot.
Peter Woodward | |
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| Born | 24 January 1956 London, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Father | Edward Woodward |
| Relatives | Tim Woodward (brother) Sarah Woodward (sister) Michele Dotrice (stepmother) |
| Website | peterwoodward |
Early life and education
editWoodward was born in London, the second son of actors Venetia Mary Collett (also known as Venetia Barrett) and Edward Woodward.[1] His siblings Tim and Sarah are also actors. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[2]
Career
editActor
editAfter graduation, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, starring in many of their productions including The Winter's Tale, The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[3] Woodward has also played a wide range of major character roles in films and television including the role of the German Captain Stossel in the feature film The Brylcreem Boys.[4] Woodward voiced the role of Edwin Carbunkle the main villain in the 3D Computer animation children's comedy film Postman Pat: The Movie.[5]
Crusade
editAs the Techno Mage Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade, Woodward played opposite his father in the episode "The Long Road."[6] In the episode, the Excalibur visits a planet that may contain a potent anti-viral agent in its minerals.[7] Earth agencies are strip-mining the planet. Edward Woodward played Alwyn, a rogue Techno Mage living on the planet with its inhabitants who was a friend of Galen's former teacher.
Fight arranger & Conquest
editAs a former member of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat, Woodward is known in the film industry for his work as a fight arranger. Woodward's dramatic combat training inspired him to study historical weaponry and combat techniques. This interest ultimately led him to create, co-write, and host The History Channel's documentary series Conquest, a hands-on showcase of weapons, training and combat techniques throughout history.[8] The series ran from 2002 to 2003.
Writer
editWoodward has also worked as a post-production supervisor, writing the additional dialogue recording for films including: Columbus – 1492, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Scarlet Tunic, Les Misérables and Dangerous Obsessions (1998).
Branching out in the late 1990s, Woodward and his father formed Tripal Productions, for which he wrote and produced his first feature film The House of Angelo, directed by Jim Goddard in 1997 with his father in the starring role as "Angelo".[9] Woodward also wrote the feature film Closing the Ring, which was directed by Richard Attenborough.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 | Lieutenant Kilgore | Voice, English dub[11] |
| 2006 | We Fight to Be Free | Edward Braddock | |
| 2007 | Babylon 5: The Lost Tales | Galen | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | N/A | Writer and producer |
| 2008 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Palace Security Guard | |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | N/A | Writer |
| 2011 | Dead Space: Aftermath | Lead Interrogator | Voice[11] |
| 2014 | Postman Pat: The Movie | Edwin Carbunkle | Voice[11] |
| 2014 | The Crypt | Father Antonio | |
| 2015 | Awaiting | Jerry | |
| 2016 | The Comedian's Guide to Survival | Morris | |
| 2016 | Space Dogs | Dr. Cat | Voice |
| 2017 | The Last Scout | Edward |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Megazone 23 III | Edval | Voice[11] |
| 1999 | Crusade (TV series) | Galen | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Victor Drake | 1 episode: "Blood Diamonds" |
| 2002 | Masada | Host | Television film; documentary |
| 2002 | Egypt Land of the Gods | Host | Television film; documentary |
| 2002–2003 | Conquest | Self | 4 episodes; also writer and producer |
| 2002–2005 | Charmed | Aku, The Source | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | The True Story of Alexander the Great | Host | Television film; documentary |
| 2005 | Stargate Atlantis | Otto | Episode: "The Tower" |
| 2009–2010 | Fringe | August | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Ra's al Ghul, Caesar | Voice, 3 episodes[11] |
| 2010 | NCIS | David Devoisier | Episode: "Jack-Knife" |
| 2011 | Eagleheart | Doolan | Episode: "The Human Bat" |
| 2017–2019 | Wacky Races | Dick Dastardly, additional voices | Voice, 21 episodes[11] |
References
edit- ^ "Peter Woodward Biography (1958–)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Fabrique. "Peter Woodward – RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Peter Woodward – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "The Brylcreem Boys (1999)". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Postman Pat The Movie (2014)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Crusade [TV Series] (1999) – Janet Greek – Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ "Crusade – TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ Klossner, Michael (2015). Prehistoric Humans in Film and Television: 581 Dramas, Comedies and Documentaries, 1905–2004. McFarland. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4766-0914-0.
- ^ "The House of Angelo (1997)". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Closing the Ring (2007) – Richard Attenborough – Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peter Woodward (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 4 May 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.