Peter Tate
Actor/Co-Adaptor
British actor Peter Tate was trained at Weber Douglas in London, and with Stella Adler in New York, where he began his career. Credits there included The Bacchae on Broadway directed by Michael Cacoyannis and Richard III with The American Shakespeare Company. Returning to London he played a leading role opposite Alan Bates in Yonadab by Peter Shaffer, directed by Peter Hall at The National Theatre. He was Invited by the Actor’s Studio NYC to play the co-lead, Prince Felix Yusopov, opposite Peter Stomare, then Bergman’s leading actor, in Rasputnin. More recent highlights include playing Macbeth in Poland with the acclaimed Polish director Henry Baronowski, Tabloid Caligula at the Arcola and 59E59th st directed by Lisa Forrell, American Justice at The Arts (West End)also directed by Lidsa Forrell ,Babylone at The Belgrade Coventry , Shylock in A Merchant of Venice directed by Bill Alexander. At The Playground Theatre he recently played Shylock in A Merchant of Venice directed by Bill Alexander, Paradise Circus directed by Anthony Biggs and the opening production Picasso directed by Michael Hunt. His own play One Man premiered last spring as part of the Love and Destruction evening and has just completed filming of the adaptation of this play. Tate has won numerous awards for his stage version of Odd Man Out in Jerusalem, St Petersburg and Wroclaw to name a few. The Film adaptation of Odd Man Out has garnered Tate numerous best actor awards at International film festivals.