Peter Jerrod Macon is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lt. Commander Bortus in the Fox/Hulu television series The Orville (2017–2022), and Raka in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).
Peter Macon | |
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 Macon in 2024 | |
| Born | Peter Jerrod Macon Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, 2002 |
Early life
editMacon was raised in Minneapolis and attended North Community High School, where he acted in school plays.[3] His mother was a teacher, and his father was a truck driver.
Macon later attended the San Francisco Art Institute and the Yale School of Drama, where he earned a master's degree in acting.
Macon married Lucia Brawley, an actress who also attended Yale, in 2005. Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins officiated. They divorced several years later.[4] In 2018, Macon married Jacquelyn Woods.[1][2]
Career
editStage theater
editMacon acted for nearly 30 years at Twin Cities theaters including Penumbra, Illusion, and Children's Theatre Company, and he starred in the title role of Othello at the Guthrie Theater, as well as productions of the play in Dublin, Colorado, and Oregon.[3]
Television
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Macon has appeared in episodes of Nash Bridges, Law & Order, Without a Trace, Supernatural, The Shield, Dexter, Bosch, SEAL Team, and Shameless.
In 2017, Macon began playing Bortus in The Orville, a comedy-drama science fiction television series created by Seth MacFarlane that premiered on FOX on September 10 of that year.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | World and Time Enough | Mike | |
| 2008 | Turok: Son of Stone | Tower Sentry (voice)[6] | Direct-to-video |
| 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Raka |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997, 1999 | Nash Bridges | Staple, Weldon Howard | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Cop | Episode: "Gov Love" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Cop #2 | Episode: "Doppelgänger: Part 2" |
| 2007 | Supernatural | Isaac | Episode: "The Magnificent Seven" |
| 2007 | Dexter | Leonis | Episode: "Resistance Is Futile" |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | David Allen | Episode: "Freakin' Whack-a-Mole" |
| 2015–16 | Bosch | Reverend Isiah Ott | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Shameless | Luther Winslow | Recurring role |
| 2016 | NCIS | ICE Agent Todd Baldwin | Episode "Home of the Brave" |
| 2017–present | The Orville | Lt. Commander Bortus | Main role |
| 2019 | SEAL Team | Master Chief Wilke | Episode: "Time to Shine" |
| 2021–present | Family Guy | Preston Lloyd (voice) | Recurring role |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Twisted Metal 2 | Axel, Minion | [6] |
| 1997 | Cool Boarders 2 | Boss | [6] |
| 2017 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Bombate | [6] |
| 2019 | Anthem | Commander Vule | [6] |
Awards
editIn 2002, Macon won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for narrating the episode "John Henry, the Steel Driving Man" of the television series Animated Tales of the World.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Peter Macon Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards – TV Guide". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ a b @chicbahamasweddings_ (November 6, 2018). "We love this sweet family portrait taken before the wedding ceremony of Peter Macon, star of @theorville and his lovely bride Jacquelyn Woods" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Justin, Neal (2019-04-08). "Minneapolis actor is a hit on Fox's sci-fi series 'The Orville'". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St.Paul. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Weddings/Celebrations: Lucia Brawley and Peter Macon". The New York Times. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Seth MacFarlane to Create, Executive-Produce and Star in New Series". FOX.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Peter Macon (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Peter Macon – Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1453. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
External links
edit- Peter Macon at IMDb
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