Peter Macon

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Peter Macon
Born
Peter Jerrod Macon
Other namesPeter J. Macon
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)
Lucia Brawley
​
(m. 2005)​
[1]
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, 2002

Peter Jerrod Macon is an American actor. He is best known for his role as LT. Commander Bortus in the television series The Orville (2017–present).

Early life[]

Macon was raised in Minneapolis and attended North Community High School, where he acted in school plays.[2] 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 degrees in acting.

Macon married Lucia Brawley, an actress who also attended Yale, in 2005. Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins officiated.[1]

Career[]

Stage theater[]

Macon acted for nearly 30 years at Twin Cities theaters including Penumbra, Illusion and Children's Theatre Company, and starred in the title role of Othello at the Guthrie Theater, as well as productions of the play in Dublin, Colorado, and Oregon.[2]

Television[]

Macon has appeared in episodes of Nash Bridges, Law & Order, Without a Trace, Supernatural, The Shield, Dexter, Bosch, SEAL Team and Shameless.

He is currently appearing as the character Bortus in The Orville, a comedy-drama science fiction television series created by Seth MacFarlane that premiered on FOX on September 10, 2017.[3]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1994 World and Time Enough Mike
2008 Turok: Son of Stone Tower Sentry (voice)[4] Direct-to-video

Television[]

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"
2015–16 Bosch Reverend Isiah Ott 3 episodes
2016 Shameless Luther Winslow Recurring role
2017–present The Orville Lt. Cmdr. Bortus Main role
2019 SEAL Team Master Chief Wilke Episode: "Time to Shine"
2021 Family Guy Preston Lloyd (voice) Episode: "The Birthday Bootlegger"

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Twisted Metal 2 Axel, Minion [4]
1997 Cool Boarders 2 Boss [4]
2017 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Bombate [4]
2019 Anthem Commander Vule [4]

Awards[]

In 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.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Weddings/Celebrations: Lucia Brawley and Peter Macon". The New York Times. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Peter Macon - 5 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ "Peter Macon - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1453. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

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