Peter James Edward Oldring (born August 25, 1971) is a Canadian actor and comedian.

Early life

Oldring was born on August 25, 1971, in Drayton Valley,

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. He graduated from Sir Winston Churchill High School in 1989 in

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, and studied at the National Theatre School of Canada.

Career

In addition to performing with

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improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles, Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series ''

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''. Feature film roles include '' K-19: The Widowmaker'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has a starring role in ''

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''. He also played

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's gay assistant in the television film '' Hollywood Wives''. Oldring also appeared in the series ''

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'' and The WB's '' D.C.'', as well as in the television movie ''The Ricky Nelson Story''. Oldring voiced Cody, Ezekiel and Tyler in ''

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.'' Oldring also starred in the 2007 film '' Young People Fucking''. In 2011, he was cast as "Lonnie" in the Disney XD show '' Kickin' It''. He had a supporting role in two episodes of ''

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'': Extradition: British Columbia and '' Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part''. His voice acting credits include the animated children's show '' Braceface'', '' Mischief City'', '' Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids'', ''

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'', '' Pelswick'', ''

'', '' 6teen'', ''

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'' and '' Glenn Martin, DDS''. Oldring has also voicing video game characters, such as Alfred Ashford in '' Resident Evil – Code: Veronica''. Oldring has also worked on numerous projects with his longtime creative partner Pat Kelly, including

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series '' Good Morning World'' and the

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comedy show ''

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''. Oldring appeared on the TV One original series ''

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'' as a gay hairdresser named Fabian. In 2017, Oldring appeared in an episode of the

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series ''

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'' as a Congressman from Florida. Alongside Paul O'Sullivan, Debra McGrath, Lisa Merchant and Rebecca Northan, he received a

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nomination for Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004 for '' The Joe Blow Show''.

Personal life

Peter has been married to American actress

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since March 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

* 2004 –

for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series – Nominated * 2008 –

for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series – Nominated * 2009 –

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for Best Male Performance – Won * 2017 –

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for Best Actor in a Web Program or Series, ''This Is That'' – Won"Andrew Phung, Peter Oldring, Wynonna Earp Digital, Secret Alberta doc win Canadian Screen Awards"
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'', March 9, 2018.

References

External links

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''Good Morning World''
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