Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1947 in Indian Head, Saskatchewan) is a multiple award-winning Canadian stage, television, and film actor.
A very prominent name in Canadian film and television, Peterson is most famous for his roles on three iconic Canadian TV shows: the 1987 legal drama Street Legal (as left-wing lawyer Leon Robinovitch), the 2004 comedy Corner Gas (as Oscar Leroy, the father of protagonist Brent), and the 2004 legal dramedy This is Wonderland (as benevolent judge of the mental health court, Declan Malone). However, he actually started his career in stage theater during the 70s, establishing the Tamahnous Theatre Company in Vancouver, British Columbia and later gaining recognition for his Toronto performances. He's also done some animated voiceover work, such as in Netflix's True and the Rainbow Kingdom and several Nelvana productions.
He is married to fellow actor and People for Education executive director Annie Kidder.
Film roles:
- The Park Is Mine (1986) as Mike
- Henry & Verlin (1994) as Lovejoy
- Bachs Fight For Freedom (1995) as Duke Wilhelm Ernst
- Earth (1998) as Mr. Rogers
- Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998) as Jack Doughty
- Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001) as Grandpa Kenny Turtle
- Cas and Dylan (2013) as Jack
- Corner Gas: The Movie (2014) as Oscar Leroy
Television roles:
- Ewoks (1985) as Teebo
- Care Bears (1980s) (1985) as Noble Heart Horse
- Street Legal (1987-1994; 2019) as Leon Robinovitch
- Night Heat (1988) as Matt Semple (1 episode)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988) as Hank Stewart (1 episode)
- The Adventures Of Dudley The Dragon (1994-1995) as The Leprechaun (2 episodes)
- Psi Factor (1997) as Owen Wiliston (1 episode)
- Goosebumps (1997) as Mr. Wright (1 episode)
- La Femme Nikita (1997) as Zoran Bruner (1 episode)
- Traders (1997) as Joe Fitzpatrick (3 episodes)
- Lost Universe (1998) as Jess
- Big Wolf on Campus (1999) as Mr. Tock (1 episode)
- Win Again (1999) as Cliff
- Street Time (2002) as Monty (1 episode)
- Puppets Who Kill (2002) as Mr. Quigley (1 episode)
- Tom Stone (2003) as Professor Vernon Day (1 episode)
- Doc (2003) as Kyle's Dad (1 episode)
- Blue Murder (2004) as Phillip Carlyle (1 episode)
- This is Wonderland (2004-2006) as Judge Declan Malone
- Corner Gas (2004-2009) as Oscar Leroy
- Untold Stories of the E.R. (2005) as Reenactor (1 episode)
- Slings & Arrows (2005) as Gavin Gilchrist (3 episodes)
- Republic of Doyle (2010) as Eli Kent (1 episode)
- Murdoch Mysteries (2010) as Hershey Dillard (1 episode)
- Dan for Mayor (2011) as Lenny-Man (1 episode)
- Copper (2013) as Rev. William Remington (2 episodes)
- Rookie Blue (2013) as Archie (1 episode)
- Cracked (2013) as Ed Janoski (1 episode)
- The Best Laid Plans (2014) as Jerry Stockton
- Young Drunk Punk (2015) as Rudolph (1 episode)
- What Would Sal Do (2017) as Harold (1 episode)
- True and the Rainbow Kingdom (2017-present) as The Rainbow King
- Hard Rock Medical (2017-2018) as Dr. Kesler (7 episodes)
- Corner Gas Animated as Oscar Leroy
- The Umbrella Academy (2019) as Al (2 episodes)
- Sydney to the Max (2019) as Don (2 episodes)
- American Gods (2019) as The Caretaker (4 episodes)
- Chapelwaite (2021) as Samuel Gallup (1 episode)
