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Peter Oldring
Canadian actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter James Edward Oldring (born August 25, 1971) is a Canadian actor and comedian.
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Early life
Oldring was born on August 25, 1971, in Drayton Valley, Alberta.[1] He graduated from Sir Winston Churchill High School in 1989 in Calgary, Alberta, and studied at the National Theatre School of Canada.[2]
Career
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In addition to performing with The Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles,[2] Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV.[2] Feature film roles include K-19: The Widowmaker,[2] Focus[2] and Lost and Delirious.[2] He has a starring role in Intern Academy.[2] He also played Farrah Fawcett's gay assistant in the television film Hollywood Wives. Oldring also appeared in the series Doc and The WB's D.C., as well as in the television movie The Ricky Nelson Story. Oldring voiced Cody, Ezekiel and Tyler in Total Drama. Oldring also starred in the 2007 film Young People Fucking.[2] In 2011, he was cast as "Lonnie" in the Disney XD show Kickin' It. He had a supporting role in two episodes of Psych: Extradition: British Columbia and Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part.
His voice acting credits include the animated children's show Braceface, Mischief City, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids, My Friend Rabbit, Pelswick, Total Drama, 6teen, Pecola and Glenn Martin, DDS. Oldring has also voicing video game characters, such as Alfred Ashford in Resident Evil – Code: Veronica.
Oldring has also worked on numerous projects with his longtime creative partner Pat Kelly, including The Comedy Network series Good Morning World[3] and the CBC Radio comedy show This Is That.[3][4] Oldring appeared on the TV One original series Love That Girl! as a gay hairdresser named Fabian.[5]
In 2017, Oldring appeared in an episode of the Netflix series House of Cards as a Congressman from Florida.
Alongside Paul O'Sullivan, Debra McGrath, Lisa Merchant and Rebecca Northan, he received a Gemini Award nomination for Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004 for The Joe Blow Show.[6]
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Personal life
Peter has been married to American actress Sara Erikson since March 2010.
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Awards and nominations
- 2004 – Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series – Nominated
- 2008 – Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series – Nominated
- 2009 – Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Performance – Won
- 2017 – ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Voice (shared with Pat Kelly) – Nominated[8]
- 2018 – Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Web Program or Series, This Is That – Won[9]
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