
Peter McDonald
Department: Acting
Biography
Peter McDonald (born 28 January 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish stage and screen actor. He grew up in Mount Merrion in South County Dublin. His mother, Brenda Costigan is a cookery writer and his father, Richard McDonald sells bailer twine. He is related to Leigh McDonald of Australia. He was educated at St Michael's College on Ailesbury Road in Dublin and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts, English and a Master of Fine Arts, English in 1994. He got his start in theatre while at University. He was part of UCD's very active Drama Society and was a member of Fly by night theatre company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter McDonald (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Don't Tempt Me
2001

I Went Down
1997

The Opportunists
2000

Blow Dry
2001

Felicia's Journey
1999

When Brendan Met Trudy
2000

Captain Jack
1999

Killing Hitler
2003

The Batman
2022

The Stag
2013

Shadow of the Sword
2005

Woken
2024

Older Normal People
2020

Saltwater
2000

The Damned United
2009

Murder: The Third Voice
2016

Some Voices
2000

Fanny Lye Deliver'd
2019

England Is Mine
2017

Festival
2005

Wreckers
2011

Nora
2000

Spin the Bottle
2003

Guy's Dog
1999

The Dig
2021

Bagman
2024

God's Early Work
2004

Spacemen Three
2008

Saipan
2025

Spooks
2002

Paths to Freedom
2000

City of Vice
2008

Sea of Souls
2004

The Family Man
2006

Mayday
2013

Moone Boy
2012

Murder
2016

The Last Kingdom
2015

Ripper Street
2012

Thirteen
2016

Titanic
2012

Kings in Grass Castles
1998

This Town
2024

Dublin Murders
2019

Mandy
2020

Hollington Drive
2021

Finding Joy
2018

Green Wing
2004

The Penguin
2024

A Discovery of Witches
2018

No Offence
2015

The Last Kingdom
2015