Peter Mooney (born August 19, 1983) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Officer Nick Collins on the police drama series ''

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'' and for playing Sir Kay on the historical fantasy series ''

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''.

Early life

Mooney was born in

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. He began learning his craft at the

Manitoba Theatre for Young People Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) is a theatre for children and young adults in The Forks area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. , MTYP's annual attendance regularly exceeds 100,000. Within the theatre complex are two performance venues: a ...

, and is a graduate of the

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in Montreal, Quebec (2004).

Career

One of Mooney's first major roles was Dr. Adrian Keeper on

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and

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's ''

Falcon Beach ''Falcon Beach'' is a Canadian television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and produced for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV serie ...

''. 2009 saw Mooney star in the Canadian independent thriller ''

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'' as Tom Hoxey, alongside ''Twilight'' actress

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. In 2010

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picked him to play Kay in their television series ''

''. His most notable roles are Nick Collins on ''

'' and Dr. Jeremy Bishop on ''

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''.

Charity

In 2013, Mooney participated in the Charity Challenge trek to

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, in support of

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Canada.

Personal life

Peter Mooney married Canadian actress

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in July 2017.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mooney, Peter 1983 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Winnipeg Canadian people of Irish descent Living people