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Peter MacNeill

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Peter MacNeill is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Ray Donahue on the sci-fi television series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, from 1996-1999.

He currently stars as Ken Fitzpatrick in the dark comedy television series Call Me Fitz, since 2010.

Feature film credits include Cinderella Man with Russell Crowe, the David Cronenberg film A History of Violence opposite Viggo Mortensen and Kevin Costner's feature Open Range, with Costner, Robert Duvall and Annette Bening.

In 1997 he was presented with a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Whiskey Mac in Thom Fitzgerald's The Hanging Garden.

Other big screen credits include The Caveman's Valentine, featuring Samuel L. Jackson; Violet opposite Mary Walsh; Frequency with Dennis Quaid; Simon Birch, based on a John Irving novel; and David Cronenberg's Crash.

In television, MacNeill starred in the Canada-Germany mini-series Sea Wolf as Fat Louis alongside Neve Campbell and Tim Roth. He also had a recurring role on the CW series Runaway starring Donnie Wahlberg, and appeared in and won a Gemini Award for the biopic Victor, based on the life of Olympic gold medalist Victor Davis.

Other credits include the biopic Celine, based on the life of Celine Dion, Queer as Folk, Framed with Robe Lowe and Sam Neill, My Own Country with Marisa Tomei, Storm of the Century based on the novel by Steven King, as well as roles in Traders and PSI Factor among others.

In 2003 MacNeill was presented with a Gemini Award for his work on The Eleventh Hour.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Guest Star

Niall Fitzpatrick

Det. Jimmy Dater

Ken Fitzpatrick

Ken Fitzpatrick

Ken Fitzpatrick

Ken Fitzpatrick

General Hunnable

Garret Clancy

Stan Matthews

Mayor Richard Brody

Col. Vincent Barnett

Kurt Campbell

Samuel Marx

Ray Donahue

Ray Donahue

Ray Donahue

Malachy Doyle (pilot only)

General Howard

Tommy McNally

Tommy McNally

Dean Morello

Clarence Barden

Guest Star

Governor Ross Barnett

Michael Merchant

Guest Star


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