Nicholas Bishop

Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof (2011-2012).

Nicholas Bishop
Bishop at the San Diego Comic-Con International in 2009
Born (1973-09-19) 19 September 1973
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Partner(s)Claire Smith (2006-2015)
Jes Macallan (present)

Early life

Bishop was born in Swindon, England. His parents emigrated to Australia when he was six months old and the family settled in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His father was a former Australian Army officer and diplomat.[1] Bishop attended Radford College in Canberra.

Bishop graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1996, and has been a regular screen acting tutor there since 1997. He was a 2006 Australia Day Ambassador.[2]

Career

Bishop is most recognized by his role for three seasons as Detective Peter Baker in the Australian series Home and Away. In 2002, Bishop appeared in the critically acclaimed film Walking on Water. Additional television credits include Fox Past Life, Hustle, McLeod’s Daughters, Heartbreak High, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Farscape, White Collar Blue and All Saints. He also starred in the movies The Sugar Factory (1998), Occasional Coarse Language (1998), My Mother Frank (2000), Punishment and The Land of the Astronauts (2010). In 2011, he guest starred in an episode of the USA Network series Necessary Roughness entitled "Anchor Management".[3]

Bishop co-starred in the first two seasons of Dana Delany's medical drama television series Body of Proof in which he played medico-legal investigator Peter Dunlop, assistant to Medical Examiner Dr. Megan Hunt.[4] In May 2011, it was announced that Body of Proof was renewed for a second season for the fall of 2011.[5] He was written out of the show after two seasons.[6] In June 2014 Bishop played Ryan McQuaid, a former Navy SEAL turned private contractor billionaire in Season 5 of Covert Affairs.[7]

Personal life

Bishop currently resides in West Hollywood. He has two children with Claire Smith, Ava (born 2006) and Harrison (born 2009).[8]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
1998 Wildside Det. Con. Graham Hawley
1998 The Sugar FactoryMitchell Lawrence
1998Occasional Coarse LanguageDavid Radcliffe
1999 Water RatsShane BookmanEpisode: "Quad Squad"
1999 Murder CallMarshall BowdonEpisode: "Cut & Dried"
1999 PowderburnJess
2000 Above the LawMatt Bridges35 episodes
2000My Mother FrankMick
2001 Flat ChatEpisode: "Valentine's Day"
2001Blue HeelersNigel Kellett2 episodes
2001 FarscapeGhebb Dellos1 episode
2002 Walking on WaterFrank
2002All SaintsNicholas CarrollEpisode: "All the Right Reasons"
2003 White Collar BlueLachlan Shaw5 episodes
2004–2007Home and AwayPeter Baker164 episodes
2007HustlePlummyEpisode: "Signing Up to Wealth"
2008 PunishmentJonah Walton
2008 McLeod's DaughtersRuss Conners2 episodes
2010Past LifePrice Whatley9 episodes
2010The Land of the AstronautsThomas Bower
2011Necessary RoughnessGriffin Page
2011–2012Body of ProofPeter Dunlop29 episodes
2012The GladesEddie RyderEpisode: "Endless Summer"
2013Hot in ClevelandLiamEpisode: "Extras"
2013NCIS: Los AngelesDavid InmanEpisode: "Kill House"
2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTom ScolaEpisode: "In Vino Veritas"
2014The MentorTelevision film
2013CastleFire Chief MillerEpisode: "Under Fire"
2014Fat Tony & CoDet. Sgt. Paul Dale5 episodes
2014Covert AffairsRyan McQuaidMain cast (season 5)
2015DominionGates FoleyRecurring (season 2)
2015WoodlawnCoach Tandy Gerelds
2017The LearsKent Lear

References
  1. Jacqueline Cutler. "Celebrity Scoop: Nicholas Bishop". Los Angeles Times.
  2. Peter Dunlop Played by Nicholas Bishop Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine abc.go.com
  3. 'Body of Proof's' Nicholas Bishop to guest star on USA's 'Necessary Roughness' Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine blog.zap2it.com
  4. Peter Dunlop played by Nicholas Bishop' Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine http://abc.go.com
  5. 'Body of Proof renewed for a second season' http://tvbythenumberes.zap2it.com%5B%5D
  6. ‘Body Of Proof’ Drops Three Regulars, Will Add Several New Ones
  7. Joyce Eng (18 December 2014). "Covert Affairs Postmortem". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. Sue Yeap (8 August 2011). "Proof positive for Bishop". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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