Peter McDonald

Peter McDonald (born 28 January 1972) is an Irish Oscar nominated stage and screen actor and director.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his short film Pentecost.

He grew up in Mount Merrion, County Dublin.

He was educated at St. Michael's College, Dublin and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts, English and a Master of Fine Arts, English in 1994.

He got his start in theatre as part of UCD's Drama Society and was a member of the Fly by Night Theatre Company.

He made his debut in 1997 as the character Git Hynes in the Irish comedy I Went Down, co-starring with Brendan Gleeson.

• I Went Down (1997) as Git Hynes

McDonald has appeared in films including Felicia's Journey (written and directed by Atom Egoyan, 1999) and When Brendan Met Trudy (written by Roddy Doyle and directed by Kieron J. Walsh, 2000); television series (the BBC's Sea of Souls and Channel 4's Green Wing); and theatre productions both in Dublin and London, including The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Days of Wine and Roses.

• Felicia's Journey (1999) as Johnny Lysaght

• Captain Jack (1999) as Andy Watts

• The Opportunists (2000) as Michael 'Mikey' Lawler, aka Michael Kelly

• Nora (2000) as Stanislaus Joyce

• Saltwater (2000) as Frank Beneventi

• Some Voices (2000) as Dave

• When Brendan Met Trudy (2000) as Brendan

• White Horses (Gate Theatre, Dublin 2001)

• A Lie of the Mind (Donmar 2001)

• The Wexford Trilogy (Oxford Stage Company tour 2001)

• Inventing Fortune's Wheel (Firkin Crane Theatre, Cork)

• Van Gogh's Ear, The Stars Lose Their Glory, The Brother (International Bar, Dublin)

• The Stranger (Players Theatre, Dublin)

• Blow Dry (2001) as Vincent

• Don't Tempt Me (2001) as Henry

• The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Garrick Theatre 2002)

• Spin the Bottle (2004) as Tomo

• Aristocrats (National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre 2005)

• Days of Wine and Roses (Donmar 2005)

• Festival (2005) as Architect

• The Headsman (2005) as Georg

• Exiles (National Theatre: Cottesloe Theatre 2006)

• Resurrection Blues (Old Vic 2006)

• The Family Man (2006) as Steve

He co-starred with Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen in Glengarry Glen Ross at the Apollo Theatre in 2007.

He features prominently in RTÉ's comedy show Your Bad Self.

• Glengarry Glen Ross (Apollo Theatre 2007)

• The Caretaker (Trafalgar Studios 2010)

He wrote and directed Pentecost, a live action short film which was nominated for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

• The Weir (Donmar Theatre, London, 2013)

He co-wrote and acted in the full-length movie, The Stag, which was nominated for six Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards in 2014.

He is currently filming for the new BBC Drama "This Town" a BBC drama by Steven Knight.