Peter Woodward
Peter Woodward (born 24 January 1956) is an English actor, screenwriter and stuntman. He is best known for his role as Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-offs Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Crusade and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales. He is also known for his role as British Army Brigadier General Charles O'Hara in The Patriot.
This article is about the actor. For the Massachusetts politician, see Peter Woodward (politician).
Peter Woodward
- Actor
- screenwriter
- stuntman
1978–present
- Edward Woodward (father)
Tim Woodward (brother)
Sarah Woodward (sister)
Michele Dotrice (stepmother)
Early life and education[edit]
Woodward was born in London, the second son of actors Venetia Mary Collett (also known as Venetia Barrett) and Edward Woodward.[1] His siblings Tim and Sarah are also actors. He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[2]
Career[edit]
Actor[edit]
After graduation, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, starring in many of their productions including The Winter's Tale, The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[3] Woodward has also played a wide range of major character roles in films and television including the role of the German Captain Stossel in the feature film The Brylcreem Boys.[4] Woodward voiced the role of Edwin Carbunkle the main villain in the 3D Computer animation children's comedy film Postman Pat: The Movie.[5]