Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973), commonly credited as Nic Bishop, is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera ''

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'' (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama ''

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'' (2011–2012).

Early life

Bishop was born in

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, England. His parents emigrated to Australia when he was six months old and the family settled in

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. His father was a former

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officer and diplomat. Bishop attended Radford College in Canberra, graduating in 1991. 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.

Career

Bishop is most recognised by his role for four seasons as Detective Peter Baker in the Australian series ''

''. In 2002, Bishop appeared in the critically acclaimed film '' Walking on Water''. Additional television credits include '' Past Life'', '' Hustle'', '' McLeod’s Daughters'', '' Heartbreak High'', '' Water Rats'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 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). In 2011, he guest starred in an episode of the

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series '' Necessary Roughness'' entitled "Anchor Management". Bishop co-starred in the first two seasons of

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's medical drama television series ''

'' in which he played medico-legal investigator Peter Dunlop, assistant to Medical Examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. In May 2011, it was announced that ''

'' was renewed for a second season for the fall of 2011. He was written out of the show after two seasons. In June 2014 Bishop played Ryan McQuaid, a former Navy SEAL turned private contractor billionaire in Season 5 of ''

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''.

Personal life

Bishop resides in West Hollywood, California. In 2021, he got engaged to American actress Jes Macallan.. The pair welcomed their first child in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As director

https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/260473

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Nicholas 1973 births Living people Australian male soap opera actors Australian male film actors Australian male stage actors Male actors from Canberra Actors from Swindon Male actors from Wiltshire English emigrants to Australia Australian expatriate male actors in the United States National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors People educated at Radford College