Peter Jerrod Macon is an American actor. He is best known for his role as ''Lt. Commander Bortus'' in the Fox/

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television series '' The Orville'' (2017–present), and will portray an ape in '' Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'' (2024).

Early life

Macon was raised in

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and attended North Community High School, where he acted in school plays. His mother was a teacher, and his father was a truck driver. Macon later attended the

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and the Yale School of Drama, where he earned a master's degree in acting. Macon married Lucia Brawley, an actress who also attended Yale, in 2005. Former

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Mayor David Dinkins officiated. In 2018, Macon married Jacquelyn Woods.

Career

Stage theater

Macon acted for nearly 30 years at Twin Cities theaters including

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, Illusion, and

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, and he starred in the title role of ''

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'' at the

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, as well as productions of the play in Dublin, Colorado, and Oregon.

Television

Macon has appeared in episodes of ''

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'', '' Bosch'', '' SEAL Team'', and '' Shameless''. In 2017 Macon began playing Bortus in '' The Orville'', a comedy-drama

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television series created by

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that premiered on FOX on September 10 of that year.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards

In 2002, Macon won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for narrating the episode "John Henry, the Steel Driving Man" of the television series '' Animated Tales of the World''.

References

External links

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