Peter Hanlon

Known for ActingBorn 1950-01-01 (age 76)Vancouver, Canada

Peter Hanlon’s career as a professional actor spans over three and a half decades. He began his career in 1969 by appearing in guests spots on The Rovers, Division 4, Catwalk and Homicide. Hanlon soon began to garnish an impressive resume. He gained international recognition by portraying the iconic suicidal teacher in the top grossing film of 2000, Scary Movie. Hanlon has appeared in recurring characters on the L-Word, X-Files, Millennium and So-Weird. Peter’s speciality in the classroom is clarity, posture and verbiage “I find it is incredibly important for an actor, whether professional or just starting out to be specific with one’s intention. We are specific and understand exactly what we want in life, we must learn to duplicate that on stage or for the camera. I teach our students to bring a strong level of clarity to the work that they produce”. One can also see Hanlon’s work in 21 Jump Street, Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy, The Unsaid, Psych, Supernatural and The Killing. Peter has worked with industry heavyweights such as The Wayan Brothers, Andy Garcia, Benicio Del Toro, Ed Asner and Rodney Dangerfield. Hanlon has emerged as one of Vancouver’s most sought after acting coaches. His strength being his incredible ability to open up students to the possibilities that lie before them; drawing out the courage and skill to hone the natural talents they never thought they had within them. Peter is a passionate, energetic and caring member of the New Image College acting team. Three qualities that have made him one of our most beloved members.Read more

Movies & web series

2gether: The Series

Supernatural

The X-Files

Unsub

Fringe

Smallville

Psych

Dead Like Me

Millennium

The Outer Limits

Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day

MacGyver

Sliders

Highlander: The Series

Danger Bay

The 4400

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

The Sentinel

First Wave

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

21 Jump Street

Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders

The Sins of Dorian Gray

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million

Ice

The Adventures of the Black Stallion

Alcatraz

Scary Movie

Fetching Cody

And the Sea Will Tell

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Viper

Little Man

Circumstances Unknown

Appetite for Love

Eve's Christmas

Maternal Instincts

Don't Talk to Strangers

My 5 Wives

Shattered Image

Deadly Sins

Contagious

Voyage of Terror

And the Sea Will Tell