Peter Hanlon
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1950-01-01 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Vancouver, Canada
Biography
Peter Hanlon’s career as a professional actor spans over three and a half decades. He began his career in 1969 by appearing in guests spots on The Rovers, Division 4, Catwalk and Homicide. Hanlon soon began to garnish an impressive resume.
He gained international recognition by portraying the iconic suicidal teacher in the top grossing film of 2000, Scary Movie. Hanlon has appeared in recurring characters on the L-Word, X-Files, Millennium and So-Weird.
Peter’s speciality in the classroom is clarity, posture and verbiage “I find it is incredibly important for an actor, whether professional or just starting out to be specific with one’s intention. We are specific and understand exactly what we want in life, we must learn to duplicate that on stage or for the camera. I teach our students to bring a strong level of clarity to the work that they produce”.
One can also see Hanlon’s work in 21 Jump Street, Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy, The Unsaid, Psych, Supernatural and The Killing. Peter has worked with industry heavyweights such as The Wayan Brothers, Andy Garcia, Benicio Del Toro, Ed Asner and Rodney Dangerfield.
Hanlon has emerged as one of Vancouver’s most sought after acting coaches. His strength being his incredible ability to open up students to the possibilities that lie before them; drawing out the courage and skill to hone the natural talents they never thought they had within them.
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Supernatural
2005
as Tom
Smallville
2001
as Caterer
The X-Files
1993
as Dr. Bailey / Aide
Psych
2006
as David Wayland
Fringe
2008
as Doctor
MacGyver
1985
as Ken Jackson
21 Jump Street
1987
as Agent
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Karl Brandt
Sliders
1995
as Expert Analyzer
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Dr. Hall (segment "Room 245")
Millennium
1996
as Manager / Clyde Tolson
The Outer Limits
1995
Viper
1994
as Evan Lindley
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Ralph
The 4400
2004
as Michael Berman
The Sentinel
1996
as ICU Doctor
First Wave
1998
as Elroy Dunn
Dead Like Me
2003
as P.J. Monroe
Ice
2016
as Cy
Danger Bay
1985
as Tim Lynch
Alcatraz
2012
as Father Gordon
The Adventures of the Black Stallion
1992
2gether: The Series
2000
as Bad Boy Bill
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Dr. Stanley Cornell
Unsub
1989
as Detective
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Harris
Movies (18)
Scary Movie
2000
as Suicidal Teacher
Little Man
2006
as Representative
Deadly Sins
1995
as Headmaster Gray
Contagious
1997
as San Francisco Medical Examiner
Circumstances Unknown
1995
as Clerk
Don't Talk to Strangers
1994
as Pete Shenk
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Harris
Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders
2016
as Dr. Blake
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day
2020
as Milo Kraus
My 5 Wives
2000
as J.B. Caldwell
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million
2016
as Dudley
Voyage of Terror
1998
as Ship's Doctor
Appetite for Love
2016
as Lewis
Eve's Christmas
2004
as Clark Gustafson
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983
as Christian
Fetching Cody
2005
as School Principal
Maternal Instincts
1996
as Bailey
Shattered Image
1998
as Dr. Cohen
About Peter Hanlon
Peter Hanlon’s career as a professional actor spans over three and a half decades. He began his career in 1969 by appearing in guests spots on The Rovers, Division 4, Catwalk and Homicide. Hanlon soon began to garnish an impressive resume. He gained international recognition by portraying the iconic suicidal teacher in the top grossing film of 2000, Scary Movie. Hanlon has appeared in recurring characters on the L-Word, X-Files, Millennium and So-Weird. Peter’s speciality in the classroom is clarity, posture and verbiage “I find it is incredib… With 44 credits spanning from 1983 to 2020, Peter Hanlon has appeared in 18 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Hanlon Movies
- Scary Movie (2000) — as Suicidal Teacher
- Little Man (2006) — as Representative
- Deadly Sins (1995) — as Headmaster Gray
- Contagious (1997) — as San Francisco Medical Examiner
- Circumstances Unknown (1995) — as Clerk
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