Peter Mooney (born August 19, 1983) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Officer Nick Collins on the police drama series ''

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'' and for playing Sir Kay on the historical fantasy series ''

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''.

Early life

Mooney was born in

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. He began learning his craft at the

Manitoba Theatre for Young People Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) is a theatre for children and young adults in The Forks area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. , MTYP's annual attendance regularly exceeds 100,000. Within the theatre complex are two performance venues: a ...

, and is a graduate of the

National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, ) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants awarded by the Government of Canada and cultural ...

in Montreal, Quebec (2004).

Career

One of Mooney's first major roles was Dr. Adrian Keeper on

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and

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's ''

Falcon Beach ''Falcon Beach'' is a Canadian TV show, filmed in Winnipeg and Manitoba and aired on both Canadian and American networks. It first debuted in 2005 as a movie in Canada, but then produced in 2006 as a TV series. It's unique because each episode has ...

''. 2009 saw Mooney star in the Canadian independent thriller '' Summer's Moon'' as Tom Hoxey, alongside ''Twilight'' actress

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. In 2010

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picked him to play Kay in their television series ''

''. His most notable roles are Nick Collins on ''

'' and Dr. Jeremy Bishop on ''

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''.

Charity

In 2013, Mooney participated in the Charity Challenge trek to

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, in support of

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Canada.

Personal life

Peter Mooney married Canadian actress

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in July 2017.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mooney, Peter 1983 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Winnipeg Canadian people of Irish descent Living people