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Nicholas Bishop
Australian actor

Nicholas Bishop

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Australian actor
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Place of birth
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Age
51 years
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Biography

Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (2011-2012).

Early life

Bishop was born in Swindon, England. His parents immigrated to Australia when he was six months old and the family settled in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His father was a former Australian Army officer and diplomat. Bishop attended Radford College in Canberra.

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 recognized by his role for three seasons as Detective Peter Baker in the Australian series Home and Away. In 2002, Bishop appeared in the critically acclaimed film Walking on Water. Additional television credits include Fox Past Life, Hustle, McLeod’s Daughters, Heartbreak High, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Farscape, 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 USA Network series Necessary Roughness entitled "Anchor Management".

Bishop co-starred in the first two seasons of Dana Delany's medical drama television series Body of Proof in which he played medico-legal investigator Peter Dunlop, assistant to Medical Examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. In May 2011, it was announced that Body of Proof 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 Covert Affairs.

Personal life

Bishop currently resides in West Hollywood with his partner Claire Smith and their two children, Ava (born 2006) and Harrison (born 2009).

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998WildsideDet. Con. Graham Hawley
1998The Sugar FactoryMitchell Lawrence
1998Occasional Coarse LanguageDavid Radcliffe
1999Water RatsShane BookmanEpisode: "Quad Squad"
1999Murder CallMarshall BowdonEpisode: "Cut & Dried"
1999PowderburnJess
2000Above the LawMatt Bridges35 episodes
2000My Mother FrankMick
2001Flat ChatEpisode: "Valentine's Day"
2001Blue HeelersNigel Kellett2 episodes
2001FarscapeGhebb Dellos1 episode
2002Walking on WaterFrank
2002All SaintsNicholas CarrollEpisode: "All the Right Reasons"
2003White Collar BlueLachlan Shaw5 episodes
2004–2007Home and AwayPeter Baker164 episodes
2007HustlePlummyEpisode: "Signing Up to Wealth"
2008PunishmentJonah Walton
2008McLeod's DaughtersRuss Conners2 episodes
2010Past LifePrice Whatley9 episodes
2010The Land of the AstronautsThomas Bower
2011Necessary RoughnessGriffin Page
2011–2012Body of ProofPeter Dunlop29 episodes
2012The GladesEddie RyderEpisode: "Endless Summer"
2013Hot in ClevelandLiamEpisode: "Extras"
2013NCIS: Los AngelesDavid InmanEpisode: "Kill House"
2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTom ScolaEpisode: "In Vino Veritas"
2013CastleFire Chief MillerEpisode: "Under Fire"
2014Fat Tony & CoDet. Sgt. Paul Dale5 episodes
2014Covert AffairsRyan McQuaidMain cast (season 5)
2015DominionGates FoleyRecurring (season 2)
2015WoodlawnCoach Tandy Gerelds
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