---
name: "Peter Carroll"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-carroll"
fi1m_id: "peter-carroll"
imdb_id: "nm0140952"
tmdb_id: 152491
wikidata_id: "Q7173190"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 February 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T00:25:20.036632+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peter Carroll

## Identity

Peter Carroll

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-carroll
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-carroll
- **IMDb ID:** nm0140952
- **TMDB ID:** 152491
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7173190
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Carroll_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7173190, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140952/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152491

Actor. Born 7 February 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 February 1944, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1977–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 78 (2), 2020s 84 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, History 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Carroll_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7173190, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140952/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152491

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith*](https://film.one/film/the-chant-of-jimmie-blacksmith.md) (80)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Last Wave*](https://film.one/film/the-last-wave.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Carroll is an Australian actor born in Sydney in 1944. He was educated at the University of Sydney, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts, and the University of New South Wales, where he earned a Master of Arts with Honours; he later studied speech and drama at the Central School of London.

Carroll began his professional career in theatre in 1961 and became a leading figure in the Australian new wave of the 1970s, notably through his long association with Nimrod Theatre Company. His signature stage role is the one-man play *The Christian Brothers*, first performed in 1975. He has appeared in feature films including *The Last Wave* (1977) as Michael Zeadler and *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* (1978) as McCready, as well as later credits such as *Waking Ned* (1998), *Happy Feet* (2006) and *The Power of the Dog* (2021). He is the father of actress Tamsin Carroll and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2021 for services to the performing arts.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Old Gent — [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* (1978), Fi1m 80, as McCready — [page](https://film.one/film/the-chant-of-jimmie-blacksmith.md)
- *The Last Wave* (1977), Fi1m 77, as Michael Zeadler — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-wave.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Playing Gracie Darling* (2025), series, as James Darling
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), series, as George — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *Heartbreak High* (2022), series, as Roger
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), as Old Gent — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Aftertaste* (2021), series, as Jim
- *Bloom* (2019), series, as Old Frank Warlie
- *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018), as Lord Calthorpe
- *Sleeping Beauty* (2011), as Man 1
- *Happy Feet* (2006), as Elder (voice)
- *Black and White* (2002), as Viscount Simonds
- *The Diamond of Jeru* (2001), as Clifton Vandover
- *Grass Roots* (2000), series, as Peter Summerhaze
- *Sunday* (2000), as Herb
- *Farscape* (1999), series, as Gahv — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/farscape.md)
- *Waking Ned* (1998), as Villager of Tullymore
- *Doom Runners* (1997), as William
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Joseph Craig
- *Police State* (1989), as Narrator
- *The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy* (1988), Actor
- *Custody* (1988), as Narrator
- *Captain James Cook* (1988), series, as Dr. Solander
- *Rafferty's Rules* (1987), series, as Percy Eliot
- *The More Things Change...* (1986), as Roley
- *Five Mile Creek* (1983), series, Actor
- *Who Killed Baby Azaria?* (1983), as Mr Phillips QC
- *Fatty Finn* (1980), as Teacher
- *The John Sullivan Story* (1979), as Commissar Petrovic
- *Ride On Stranger* (1979), series, as Mervyn Leggatt
- *Cass* (1978), as Tom
- *Newsfront* (1978), as Newsco Scriptwriter
- *Temperament Unsuited* (1978), Actor
- *The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith* (1978), as McCready — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-chant-of-jimmie-blacksmith.md)
- *The Last Wave* (1977), as Michael Zeadler — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-wave.md)

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