---
name: "Peter Marinker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-marinker"
fi1m_id: "peter-marinker"
imdb_id: "nm0547603"
tmdb_id: 93477
wikidata_id: "Q7175656"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 July 1941"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T19:23:10.995071+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 Marinker

## Identity

Peter Marinker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-marinker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-marinker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0547603
- **TMDB ID:** 93477
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7175656
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Marinker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7175656, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0547603/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93477

Actor. Born 28 July 1941 in London, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 July 1941, London, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 1985–2006
- **Also known as:** Peter Mariner
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (3), 2000s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Adventure 2, Family 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $364m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Marinker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7175656, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0547603/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93477

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Emerald Forest*](https://film.one/film/the-emerald-forest.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Peter Marinker (also credited as Peter Mariner) is a Canadian actor based in London. His screen credits include the role of Perreira in *The Emerald Forest* (1985), a goblin voice in *Labyrinth* (1986), Judge Esposito in *Judge Dredd* (1995), Kilpack in *Event Horizon* (1997), the US Expert in *Love Actually* (2003) and Andrew Garcia in *United 93* (2006). He has also provided voices for films, television, video games and dubbing work, including *Flash Gordon* (1980).

Marinker has worked extensively in theatre, BBC radio and audiobooks, and is particularly associated with the plays of Samuel Beckett. He has directed the Bookshop Theatre Company and appeared in stage productions including versions of *Waiting for Godot* and, more recently, *Krapp's Last Tape*.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *United 93* (2006), Fi1m 88, as Andrew Garcia — [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *Love Actually* (2003), Fi1m 58, as US Expert — [page](https://film.one/film/love-actually.md)
- *The Storyteller* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Wolf (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, as Goblin (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *The Emerald Forest* (1985), Fi1m 66, as Perreira — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emerald-forest.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Shalborne* (2024), as Father
- *Dragon Rider* (2020), as Slatebeard (voice)
- *Finding Life In Outer Space* (2018), as Narrator
- *Stan Lee's Lucky Man: The Bracelet Chronicles* (2017), series, Actor
- *The Stomach* (2014), as Mr. Pope
- *Reconnaissance and Intelligence Aircraft* (2011), as Narrator
- *Stealth: Low Observable Combat Aircraft* (2006), as Peter Marinker (voice)
- *United 93* (2006), as Andrew Garcia — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *Love Actually* (2003), as US Expert — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/love-actually.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure* (1999), as Pershing
- *The Vice* (1999), series, as Jimmy Barsi
- *Event Horizon* (1997), as Kilpack
- *Judge Dredd* (1995), as Judge Carlos Esposito
- *Bugs* (1995), series, as McKormac
- *99-1* (1994), series, as Captain Osprey
- *The Russia House* (1990), as U.S. Scientist
- *Nightbreed* (1990), as Pathologist
- *The Jim Henson Hour* (1989), series, as The Wolf (archive audio)
- *Deadline: Madrid* (1988), as Jim
- *The Storyteller* (1988), series, as Wolf (voice), Devil (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *Three Wishes for Jamie* (1987), as Standish Bunn
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Graham
- *Labyrinth* (1986), as Goblin (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *The Emerald Forest* (1985), as Perreira — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-emerald-forest.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Haakon Chevalier
- *Oppenheimer* (1980), series, as Haakon Chevalier
- *The Martian Chronicles* (1980), series, as McClure
- *A Hole in Babylon* (1979), as Policeman
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Frank Williams
- *The XYY Man* (1976), series, as Norden
- *For the Whales* (1976), as Richard
- *Second Verdict* (1976), series, as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
- *Against the Crowd* (1975), series, as David Russell
- *The Early Americans* (1975), as Narrator
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Richard
- *Fear Is the Key* (1972), as Larry
- *Adult Fun* (1972), as Chris Thompson
- *Bread* (1971), as Jeff
- *Counterstrike* (1969), series, as Think Tank Member
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Gaston, Bertie, Sergei

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