Portrait of Peter O'Brien

Acting

Peter O'Brien

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intriguing Plot 3
  • Psychological Suspense 3
  • Small Town Secrets 3
  • Australian History 2
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Secrets & Lies 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Police Investigation 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Mr. Bowling Ball
Mr. Bowling Ball

as Jack Whelton

2020s

7 titles · average score 58
The Fox
The Fox (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

as Volpy

Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise (2024)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Artie O'Farrell

Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black (2024)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Don 'The Wolf' Holloway

Riptide
Riptide (2022)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Sean Weston

Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Chris

The Unusual Suspects
The Unusual Suspects (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Nick Parker-Smith

The Moth Effect
The Moth Effect (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Good Cop

2010s

15 titles · average score 57
Breaker
Breaker (2019)
GoodWatch score 44

as Finch

Tidelands
Tidelands (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Bill Sentelle

Lake Alice
Lake Alice (2018)
GoodWatch score 32

as Greg Thomas

Unlocked
Unlocked (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

GLOW
GLOW (2017)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Rick Hollander

Winter
Winter (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Lachlan McKenzie

Mountain of Gold
Mountain of Gold (2014)

as Kasper Almayer

The Killing Field
The Killing Field (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Detective Inspector Lachlan McKenzie

Love of My Life
Love of My Life (2013)
GoodWatch score 25

as Thomas

Careless Love
Careless Love (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

as Luke

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as René Dubois

Dangerous Remedy
Dangerous Remedy (2012)

as Barry Smith

2000s

18 titles · average score 62
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ed Gold

30 Seconds
30 Seconds (2009)

TV show · as Bill Brooker

Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude (2009)

Director, Writer

Underbelly
Underbelly (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as George Freeman

Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Photographer

City Homicide
City Homicide (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Warren Endicot

The Return
The Return (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

as Terry Stahl

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)
GoodWatch score 43

as Alan

Hell Has Harbour Views
Hell Has Harbour Views (2005)

as Tim Sullivan

The Pact
The Pact (2003)
GoodWatch score 42

as Roy Folksdale

White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue (2002)

TV show · as Det. Joe Hill

Deceit
Deceit (2000)

TV show · as Richard Moreland

1990s

24 titles · average score 68
See How They Run
See How They Run (1999)

TV show · as Don Morton / Cassidy

Sabrina, Down Under
Sabrina, Down Under (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Julian Martin

Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Allan Devaut

The Lost World
The Lost World (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Avery Burton / Randolph Applegate

Water Rats
Water Rats (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Matthew Grierson

Hotel de Love
Hotel de Love (1996)
GoodWatch score 38

as Norman Carey

The All New Alexei Sayle Show
The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994)

TV show

Law of the Land
Law of the Land (1993)

TV show

Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse
All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse (1992)

as Martin Johnstone

The Trials of Oz
The Trials of Oz (1991)

as Jim Anderson

A Kink in the Picasso
A Kink in the Picasso (1990)

as Joe

1980s

6 titles · average score 63
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Theo 'Stitch' Lambert

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as (archive footage) / Sam Patterson

Neighbours
Neighbours (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Shane Ramsay

The Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids (1985)

TV show · as Suds

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Carson's Law
Carson's Law (1983)

TV show · as Brian