Peter Phelps

Peter Phelps commenced his acting career in the early 1980s, gaining early recognition for his role in the Network Ten soap opera, The Restless Years. Following this, he transitioned to another Reg Grundy Organisation production, Sons and Daughters, where he played John Palmer across 421 episodes from 1982 to 1984. During this period, Phelps also featured in the miniseries The Cowra Breakout in 1984 and The Challenge in 1986–1987, establishing his presence in Australian television with additional roles in A Country Practice and The Flying Doctors. Phelps expanded his career internationally with a role as Trevor Cole in the first season of Baywatch from 1989 to 1990.

His work in feature film includes roles in Ned Kelly (2003) and The Square (2008). He continued to appear in television series such as Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (2009), portraying Vince Marchello in Rescue: Special Ops from 2009 to 2011, and starring in Wonderland from 2013 to 2015. Phelps also ventured into authorship, publishing his autobiography, ‘Sex without Madonna: The True Confessions of a Hired Gun in Tinseltown,’ in 1994. In 2018, Phelps released his second book, ‘The Bulldog Track: A grandson’s story of an ordinary man’s war and survival on the other Kokoda trail.’ His sustained engagement in the industry includes recurring appearances in Home and Away as Gary Morrow (2012) and Alan Henderson (2022-present).

Most recently, Phelps appeared in the stage production of La Cage aux Folles in 2023, and is slated for roles in the upcoming projects Roast Night (2024) and Return to Paradise (2024), demonstrating his ongoing versatility across screen and stage.