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. Wingfield grew higher in the Grangetown community, a good student who enjoyed athletics, music, outdoor activities, and drama. At a age of xv he was a Welsh National Trampoline champion.

Fallowing his A-levels he entered Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1982 began medical training at a prestigious St Bartholomew’s Medical Hospital in London. His instance, nonetheless, was non devoted alone to pre-medicine. Inside 1980 he spent his summer break at a National Youth Theatre of Wales where he discovered a feel of chumminess & belonging that characterise truly spectacular acting company. His quadruplet-week stint using this youth theatre changed him around ways he didn’t fully appreciate at a instance, however which were to have a lasting impact. He likewise worked in a period of his college years at the Brasenose Little Theatre, both performing inside, & producing, the kind of plays.

Shortly prior to completing his fifth & final season at St Bartholomew’s inside 1987, Wingfield realised that the practice of modern medicine was non for him. He’d never to return into school of medicine by having an ideal review of doctors when selfless caregivers. A reality of hospital life, & a far-as well-typically selfish approach of occasionally doctors to their operate, each disillusioned & saddened him. A single year prior to he was due to graduate, he mass produced a guide to leave school of medicine & pursue acting as a good-whale career.

Wingfield began his formal acting expert training at a Guildhall School of Music and Drama within London, coincidentally placed upright through a street from either St Bart’s Hospital in London. His step by step training covered a range of an actor’s repertoire, including voice, movement, & a acting skills necessary to become successful around arenas ranging from either radio to mime. Peter was chosen within 1990 to compete for the BBC’s Carleton Hobbs Award for radio, which he won.

Around 1990, shortly when allowing drama school, he landed his foremost television acting part as a hack driver in the film Antonia and Jane. A qualification that led to his choice for the a share was that he knew training cause. Wingfield appeared regularly within British television, & starred in many productions. His previous major role around British television wwhen as Tom Kirby in the series Noah’s Ark in 1997. Portraying the vet in the series, Wingfield had to choose medication to combat his fleshly allergic reaction. Of these caring effect of this short-ephemeral series is that a constant exposure to creature has apparently reduced his allergy.

The big international audience come to understand him when Methos, the oldest residing Immortal around Highlander:The Series. Since that series ended, Wingfield has appeared within many Northerly Western television productions for each Canadian and U.S. companies, including the portrayal of Dr Robert Helm on Fireworks Production's syndicated show Queen Of Swords.

Additionally to Antonia and Jane, Wingfield has appeared in the feature films X2: X-Men United, Highlander: Endgame (reprising the role of Methos), The Edge of Madness, Baby Geniuses 2, and Uncovered. When starring around these several television & film productions, he encountered period to remember his stage roots, & for 2 years in the mid-1990s he played Simon Pemberton on the yearn heading BBC radio soap opera The Archers.

Although officially out as the Trampoline National Champion, Wingfield is however a focussed jock. He diarrhethe when typically when his schedule allows, & hopes someday to meet his family goal of going a sub-3-hour marathon. He lof these needs to shorten his period by one microscopic & twenty-xxviii seconds. He has besides mentioned wanting of these day to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Official Peter Wingfield Fan Club Web Page
Includes membership information, convention information, biography, filmography and a photo gallery.

For Pete's Sake!
Fan site detailing the roles played by Peter Wingfield. Lots of photos and links, including one to an email list devoted to all these characters.

Unofficial Peter Wingfield Appreciation Guild
Site includes career updates, convention appearances and information on becoming a member. Free online membership is available. Printed newsletter available with paid membership.

Peter Wingfield TV schedule
Current month's listings for Peter Wingfield. Includes network and cable appearances.

IMDb: Peter Wingfield
Biography and filmography.


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