--- name: "Peter McRobbie" canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-mcrobbie" fi1m_id: "peter-mcrobbie" imdb_id: "nm0574513" tmdb_id: 19489 wikidata_id: "Q2094005" roles: ["Actor"] born: "31 January 1943" reviewed_on_fi1m: 15 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_as: "actor" average_over: 15 updated: "2026-10-05T03:20:06.104679+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 McRobbie ## Identity Peter McRobbie - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-mcrobbie - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** peter-mcrobbie - **IMDb ID:** nm0574513 - **TMDB ID:** 19489 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2094005 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_McRobbie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2094005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19489 Actor. Born 31 January 1943 in Hawick, Borders, Scotland, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 31 January 1943, Hawick, Borders, Scotland, UK - **Active:** 1983–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 15 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (3), 1990s 74 (3), 2000s 87 (3), 2010s 79 (4), 2020s 72 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 15 titles - **Score spread:** 10 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 6, Crime 5, Romance 3, Thriller 3, Fantasy 2 - **Screen time:** 24 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,814m across 12 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_McRobbie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2094005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19489 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Big Night*](https://film.one/film/big-night.md) (84) - **Disney+:** [*Furious*](https://film.one/tv/furious.md) (75) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Peter McRobbie > Peter McRobbie makes authority seem ordinary, which can make it more unpleasant. We value his understated supporting work, especially when the respectable man he plays sees no reason to question his own decency. In *Furious* (2026), Peter McRobbie and Hope Davis play the Eastons, a couple who take a good lawyer as reassurance that they have done nothing wrong. We found them unpleasantly familiar, because their confidence makes that confusion between legal protection and decency so easy to recognise. McRobbie’s restraint suits people who see no reason to examine themselves. He is part of the supporting cast that keeps this revenge thriller worth watching even as it runs two episodes too long. That usefulness developed through small film parts in the early 1980s, including work with Woody Allen, and recurring television roles from the 1990s. McRobbie appeared in eight Allen films between 1983 and 2000; television gave him Judge Walter Bradley across the *Law & Order* franchise. Judges, priests, mayors and fathers recur in his casting. These are parts that need an actor to establish who has authority without stopping the scene to explain it. In *Big Night* (1996), his Loan Officer belongs to a film whose chief pleasure, for us, is the friction between Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub. William Oldroyd’s *Eileen* (2023) casts him as the Warden, putting him in authority again. Neither is a performance we would make the chief reason to watch: we warmly recommend the former, with reservations about its writing, and are less persuaded by the latter. His presence is welcome, but it cannot tell us whether the film around him will work. The recurring Father Paul Lantom in *Daredevil* (2015) gives the familiar authority figure more time, across eleven episodes. His work also takes him into horror, as Pop Pop in M. Night Shyamalan’s *The Visit* (2015). We would welcome a larger role that did not simply require him to be in charge. Try *Furious* if a revenge thriller appeals and a little patience is available. ## Biography Peter McRobbie is a Scottish-American actor. He was born on 31 January 1943 in Hawick, Scotland, and trained at the Yale School of Drama. McRobbie has appeared in numerous films and television series since the 1970s. His credits include the role of Warden in the film *Eileen* (2023) and Jay Easton in the series *Furious* (2026). He is also known for performances in *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), *Lincoln* (2012), *Bridge of Spies* (2015), *The Visit* (2015), and as Father Lantom in *Daredevil* (2015–2018). He has had a recurring role as Judge Walter Bradley in the *Law & Order* franchise. McRobbie has appeared on Broadway and in several Woody Allen films. He is married to actress Charlotte Bova. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (15) - *Furious* (2026), Fi1m 75, as Jay Easton — [page](https://film.one/tv/furious.md) - *Eileen* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Warden — [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md) - *Bridge of Spies* (2015), Fi1m 75, as Allen Dulles — [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md) - *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Adrian Prussia — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md) - *Lincoln* (2012), Fi1m 82, as George Pendleton — [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md) - *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Frederick Elliot — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) - *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Professor George Paley — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), Fi1m 92, as John Twist — [page](https://film.one/film/brokeback-mountain.md) - *Spider-Man 2* (2004), Fi1m 85, as OsCorp Representative — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) - *Big Night* (1996), Fi1m 84, as Loan Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md) - *Sleepers* (1996), Fi1m 57, as Lawyer — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) - *Bullets Over Broadway* (1994), Fi1m 80, as Man at Theatre — [page](https://film.one/film/bullets-over-broadway.md) - *Big* (1988), Fi1m 81, as Executive #3 — [page](https://film.one/film/big.md) - *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, as The Communist — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) - *Zelig* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Workers Rally Speaker — [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md) ## Complete filmography (97) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Furious* (2026), series, as Jay Easton — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/furious.md) - *Barron's Cove* (2025), as Governor Chambers - *Dope Thief* (2025), series, as Bill McKinty — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dope-thief.md) - *Cleopatra at the Mall* (2024), Actor - *Eileen* (2023), as Warden — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/eileen.md) - *The Gilded Age* (2022), series, as Risley Sage - *Clarice* (2021), series, as Nils Hagen - *Daniel Isn't Real* (2019), as Percy Thigpen - *Hold the Dark* (2018), as Hunter John - *The Alienist* (2018), series, as Mayor William L. Strong - *Juggernaut* (2017), as Leonard Gamble - *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, as Father Lantom - *Confirmation* (2016), as Alan Simpson - *Bridge of Spies* (2015), as Allen Dulles — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md) - *The Visit* (2015), as Pop Pop - *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, as Father Lantom — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) - *Inherent Vice* (2014), as Adrian Prussia — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md) - *Gotham* (2014), series, as Mayor Holden Pritchard - *Aloft* (2014), as Ike - *Chinese Puzzle* (2013), as L'agent bureau immigration - *The Immigrant* (2013), as Dr. Knox - *Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight* (2013), as Erwin Griswold - *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Mann am Telefon — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *Lincoln* (2012), as George Pendleton — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md) - *Elementary* (2012), series, as Milton Van Kirk - *Dark Horse* (2012), as Arnie - *Nature Calls* (2012), as Priest - *Last Man Standing* (2011), series, Actor - *Footsteps* (2010), as Thaddeus - *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, as Frederick Elliot — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) - *White Collar* (2009), series, as Walter - *Mercy* (2009), series, Actor - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Professor George Paley — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Split Ends* (2009), as Nathan Berry - *Damages* (2007), series, as Judge Sanford Toomey — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md) - *The Hoax* (2006), as George Gordon Holmes - *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Chairman - *World Trade Center* (2006), as Allison's Father - *The Notorious Bettie Page* (2006), as Gangel - *Conviction* (2006), series, as Walter Bradley - *16 Blocks* (2006), as Mike Sheehan - *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), as John Twist — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/brokeback-mountain.md) - *Law & Order: Trial by Jury* (2005), series, as Walter Bradley - *Corn* (2004), as Peder Gleck - *Messengers* (2004), as Stuart Quinn - *Spider-Man 2* (2004), as OsCorp Representative — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md) - *Love the Hard Way* (2003), as Prison Doctor - *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Father Capanna - *The Education of Max Bickford* (2001), series, as Mayor Owens - *The American Astronaut* (2001), as Lee Vilensky - *The Invention of Love* (2001), as Mark Pattison / W.T. Stead - *100 Centre Street* (2001), series, as Chairman, Captain Korshok - *The Atlantis Conspiracy* (2001), as Mr. Dumbrowski - *Hamlet* (2000), as Priest - *Shaft* (2000), as Lt. Cromertie - *Small Time Crooks* (2000), as Frenchy's Lawyer - *Cupid & Cate* (2000), as Dr. Brimmer - *Now and Again* (1999), series, Actor - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Walter Bradley - *A Fish in the Bathtub* (1999), as Father Malachy - *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Father Felix — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) - *Celebrity* (1998), as Father Gladden's Fan on Porch - *The Adventures of Sebastian Cole* (1998), as Principal - *Side Streets* (1998), as Stelu - *Snake Eyes* (1998), as Pritzker - *Jaded* (1998), as Dr. Mancuso - *Deconstructing Harry* (1997), as Damned Man — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/deconstructing-harry.md) - *Picture Perfect* (1997), as 2nd Ad Executive - *The Associate* (1996), as Executive at Strip Club - *Palookaville* (1996), as Chief of Police - *Sleepers* (1996), as Lawyer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) - *Big Night* (1996), as Loan Officer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md) - *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995), as Linda's Ex-Landlord - *The Neon Bible* (1995), as Reverend Watkins - *Bullets Over Broadway* (1994), as Man at Theatre — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/bullets-over-broadway.md) - *The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics* (1994), as Dr. Ames (segment "Where the Dead Are") - *Acapulco H.E.A.T.* (1993), series, as Housten (uncredited) - *And the Band Played On* (1993), as Dr. Max Essex - *School Ties* (1992), as Chaplain - *Shadows and Fog* (1991), as Bartender - *Johnny Suede* (1991), as Flip Doubt - *Golden Years* (1991), as Lt. McGiver - *Golden Years* (1991), series, as Lt. McGiver - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Walter Bradley, Herbert Fowler, John Ennis · Manager, Thomas Neustadt — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders* (1988), as Agent John Hanlon - *Big* (1988), as Executive #3 — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/big.md) - *Crossbow* (1987), series, Actor - *The Manhattan Project* (1986), as Electronics - *Doubletake* (1985), as Sex Therapist - *Izzy & Moe* (1985), as Cop - *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), as The Communist — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) - *The Beniker Gang* (1984), as Mr. Millhauser - *Zelig* (1983), as Workers Rally Speaker — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md) - *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as David - *Nero Wolfe* (1981), series, as Robert Cruidshank (uncredited) - *A Jury of Her Peers* (1980), as County Attorney - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Dr. Brimmer --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/peter-mcrobbie