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Born	Peter Dennis Elliott; New Zealand
Years active	1987—present

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Peter Dennis Elliott ONZM is a New Zealand actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows including Shortland Street, Gloss and Homeward Bound. He has also appeared in several movies including Heavenly Creatures. Peter has a daughter Lucy Elliott who is an actress, playing character Dayna Jenkins on Shortland Street in 2013.

Shortland Street

Elliott played a pivotal role as Dr David Kearney, clinic director. In this era of Shortland Street, storylines were externally driven, with challenges and topical events emanating from Central (Hospital), the Ministry (of Health), and the wider community.^[1]^[2]

Along with key characters Rachel McKenna and Dr Chris Warner, the character of Dr David Kearney formed the key anchors of the show.

Get Ready, Get Thru campaign

Elliott also fronts the Get Ready, Get Thru campaign for NZ Civil Defence. This is a highly visible campaign on national TV, for which he was chosen to be a respected and well-known figure.^[3]

Other work

Becoming widely known first on 80's soap Gloss, Peter Elliott was nominated for 'Best Actor' playing the scheming character Rex Redfern. Gloss was a seminal NZ drama/ soap opera, one of the first local productions to achieve NZ-wide fame & audience.^[4]^[5] In 1987 he appeared in the TVNZ mini-series Erebus: The Aftermath.

Winning a Qantas award for 2009 telemovie Until Proven Innocent, he was also nominated Best Presenter at the TV Guide Television Awards 2002 for Captain's Log. He has appeared in a number of films.

Elliott also has a strong & long-standing career on stage, performing for over 23 years. He covers the range from Shakespeare to pantomime, and works frequently with notable directors such as Simon Prast.^[6]

He was also the corporate voice for New Zealand's leading talk radio station Newstalk ZB up until 2011.^[7]

In the 2021 New Years Honours, Elliott was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the performing arts and baseball.^[8]

References

^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254591/filmoyear
^ Storylines of Shortland Street
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/peter-elliott
^ http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gloss-1987/series
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.mediaspy.org/forum/index.php?/topic/3204-new-zealand-radio/page__st__365
^ "New Year honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

External links

[1] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254591/filmoyear

[2] Storylines of Shortland Street

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://www.nzonscreen.com/person/peter-elliott

[5] ttp://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gloss-1987/series

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] ttp://www.mediaspy.org/forum/index.php?/topic/3204-new-zealand-radio/page__st__365

[8] "New Year honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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+'''Peter Dennis Elliott''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=85%}} is a New Zealand actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows including ''[[Shortland Street]]'', [[Gloss (TV series)|''Gloss'']] and [[Homeward Bound: TV series|''Homeward Bound'']]. He has also appeared in several movies including ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''. Peter has a daughter Lucy Elliott who is an actress, playing character Dayna Jenkins on ''Shortland Street'' in 2013.
-==Shortland Street==
+==''Shortland Street''==
+Elliott played a pivotal role as Dr David Kearney, clinic director. In this era of ''Shortland Street'', storylines were externally driven, with challenges and topical events emanating from Central (Hospital), the Ministry (of Health), and the wider community.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254591/filmoyear</ref><ref>Storylines of Shortland Street</ref>
+Along with key characters Rachel McKenna and Dr Chris Warner, the character of Dr David Kearney formed the key anchors of the show.
-Peter Elliott played a pivotal role as Dr. David Kearney, clinic director. In this era of Shortland Street storylines were externally driven, with challenges & topical events emanating from Central (Hospital), the Ministry (of Health), and the wider community.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254591/filmoyear</ref><ref>Storylines of Shortland Street</ref>
+==''Get Ready, Get Thru'' campaign==
-Along with key characters Rachel McKenna and Dr. Chris Warner, the character of Dr. David Kearney formed the key anchors of the show.
+Elliott also fronts the ''Get Ready, Get Thru'' campaign for NZ Civil Defence. This is a highly visible campaign on national TV, for which he was chosen to be a respected and well-known figure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY2MF?opendocument |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118230956/http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY2MF?OpenDocument |archivedate=18 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-==Get Ready, Get Thru campaign==
-Peter Elliott also fronts the ''Get Ready, Get Thru'' campaign for NZ Civil Defence. This is a highly visible campaign on national TV, for which he was chosen to be a respected and well-known figure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY2MF?opendocument |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118230956/http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY2MF?OpenDocument |archivedate=18 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-==Other Work==
+==Other work==
 Becoming widely known first on 80's soap ''Gloss'', Peter Elliott was nominated for 'Best Actor' playing the scheming character Rex Redfern. Gloss was a seminal NZ drama/ soap opera, one of the first local productions to achieve NZ-wide fame & audience.<ref>http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/peter-elliott</ref><ref>http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gloss-1987/series</ref> In 1987 he appeared in the [[Television New Zealand|TVNZ]] mini-series ''[[Erebus: The Aftermath]]''.
 Winning a Qantas award for 2009 telemovie ''Until Proven Innocent'', he was also nominated ''Best Presenter'' at the TV Guide Television Awards 2002 for ''Captain's Log''. He has appeared in a number of films.
-Peter Elliott also has a strong & long-standing career on stage, performing for over 23 years. He covers the range from Shakespeare to pantomime, and works frequently with notable directors such as Simon Prast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ellinor.co.nz/cv2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040210061250/http://www.ellinor.co.nz/cv2.html |archivedate=10 February 2004 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+Elliott also has a strong & long-standing career on stage, performing for over 23 years. He covers the range from Shakespeare to pantomime, and works frequently with notable directors such as Simon Prast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ellinor.co.nz/cv2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040210061250/http://www.ellinor.co.nz/cv2.html |archivedate=10 February 2004 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 He was also the corporate voice for New Zealand's leading talk radio station Newstalk ZB up until 2011.<ref>http://www.mediaspy.org/forum/index.php?/topic/3204-new-zealand-radio/page__st__365</ref>
-On 31 December 2020 he was made an Officer of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] for services to the performing arts and baseball in the [[2021 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2021 New Years Honours]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2021 |title=New Year honours list 2021 |date=31 December 2020 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |accessdate=31 December 2020}}</ref>
+In the [[2021 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2021 New Years Honours]], Elliott was appointed an [[Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to the performing arts and baseball.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2021 |title=New Year honours list 2021 |date=31 December 2020 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
 ==References==