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name: "Peter New"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-new"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 October 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:14.561807+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."
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# Peter New

Actor. Born 30 October 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1971, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

## Biography

Peter New is a Canadian actor and voice actor. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began acting in grade nine, joined the Vancouver Youth Theatre at 16 and founded the comedy troupe The Legend of Bonefish at 19. After a decade performing in clubs and cabarets, he moved into film and television.

New is known for voice roles including Big Macintosh in *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* (2010–2019) and Sunil Nevla in *Littlest Pet Shop* (2012–2016). Live-action credits include *Riverdale* (2017) as Bobby, *The Flash* (2014) as Widgick, *Supernatural* (2005) as Jay and *1922* (2017) as Counterman. He appears as Big Wayne in the 2026 film *Backrooms*.

He has also written, produced and directed independent work, and received a Leo Award for screenwriting. In 2011 he served as acting mentor at the Maisha Film Lab in Uganda.

*Sources: imdb.com, peliplat.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Backrooms* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Big Wayne — [page](https://film.one/film/backrooms.md)

## Also known for

- *Riverdale* (2017), Bobby
- *The Flash* (2014), Widgick
- *Supernatural* (2005), Jay
- *Smallville* (2001), Coffee Shop Employee
- *Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed* (2004), Daphne's Tattooed Fan #2
- *1922* (2017), Counterman
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), Paramedic 1
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* (2010), Grown-Up Quentin

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