Peter Hanlon

Peter Hanlon’s career as a professional actor spans over three and a half decades. He began his career in 1969 by appearing in guests spots on The Rovers, Division 4, Catwalk and Homicide. Hanlon soon began to garnish an impressive resume.  He gained international recognition by portraying the iconic suicidal teacher in the top grossing film of 2000, Scary Movie. Hanlon has appeared in recurring characters on the L-Word, X-Files, Millennium and So-Weird. Peter’s speciality in the classroom is clarity, posture and verbiage “I find it is incredibly important for an actor, whether professional or just starting out to be specific with one’s intention. We are specific and understand exactly what we want in life, we must learn to duplicate that on stage or for the camera. I teach our students to bring a strong level of clarity to the work that they produce”. One can also see Hanlon’s work in 21 Jump Street, Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy, The Unsaid, Psych, Supernatural and The Killing. Peter has worked with industry heavyweights such as The Wayan Brothers, Andy Garcia, Benicio Del Toro, Ed Asner and Rodney Dangerfield. Hanlon has emerged as one of Vancouver’s most sought after acting coaches. His strength being his incredible ability to open up students to the possibilities that lie before them; drawing out the courage and skill to hone the natural talents they never thought they had within them. Peter is a passionate, energetic and caring member of the New Image ...

Scary Movie (2000)

A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keenen Ivory Wayans
CAST:  Carmen Electra  •  Dave Sheridan  •  Anna Faris  •  Jon Abrahams

A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keenen Ivory Wayans
CAST:  Carmen Electra  •  Dave Sheridan  •  Anna Faris  •  Jon Abrahams

My 5 Wives (2000)

A three times divorced real estate tycoon, who thought he was through with love. Gets more then he bargained for when he invests in some property for a ski resort in Utah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Rodney Dangerfield  •  Andrew Dice Clay  •  John Byner  •  Molly Shannon

A three times divorced real estate tycoon, who thought he was through with love. Gets more then he bargained for when he invests in some property for a ski resort in Utah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Rodney Dangerfield  •  Andrew Dice Clay  •  John Byner  •  Molly Shannon

Contagious (1997)

When shrimp from Mexico, tainted with Cholera, is served to people on a plane bound for LA, an outbreak ensues. A doctor sets out to find the source and contain it before it turns into an epidemic. And if things weren't bad enough, a drug mule from the plane, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Napolitano
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Ken Pogue  •  Brendan Fletcher

When shrimp from Mexico, tainted with Cholera, is served to people on a plane bound for LA, an outbreak ensues. A doctor sets out to find the source and contain it before it turns into an epidemic. And if things weren't bad enough, a drug mule from the plane, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Napolitano
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Ken Pogue  •  Brendan Fletcher

And the Sea Will Tell (1991)

A wealthy couple (James Brolin and Deidre Hall) are killed on their yacht off the coast of a secluded South American island called Palmyra. The suspects are a hippyish pair (Hart Bochner and Rachel Ward) whom the rich folks had befriended. It’s fairly clear that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Wallace
CAST:  Richard Crenna  •  Rachel Ward  •  Hart Bochner  •  James Brolin

A wealthy couple (James Brolin and Deidre Hall) are killed on their yacht off the coast of a secluded South American island called Palmyra. The suspects are a hippyish pair (Hart Bochner and Rachel Ward) whom the rich folks had befriended. It’s fairly clear that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Wallace
CAST:  Richard Crenna  •  Rachel Ward  •  Hart Bochner  •  James Brolin

Voyage of Terror (1998)

An infectious disease researcher is on a cruise with her daughter when an ebola-type virus attacks the ship's passengers and crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Trenchard-Smith
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Michael Ironside  •  Martin Sheen  •  Horst Buchholz

An infectious disease researcher is on a cruise with her daughter when an ebola-type virus attacks the ship's passengers and crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Trenchard-Smith
CAST:  Lindsay Wagner  •  Michael Ironside  •  Martin Sheen  •  Horst Buchholz

Don't Talk to Strangers (1994)

After Jane's first marriage collapses, she and her new husband Patrick Brody attempt to build a new life and move to a new state. However, her ex-husband follows them with a view to revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Shanna Reed  •  Terry O'Quinn  •  Michael MacRae

After Jane's first marriage collapses, she and her new husband Patrick Brody attempt to build a new life and move to a new state. However, her ex-husband follows them with a view to revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Shanna Reed  •  Terry O'Quinn  •  Michael MacRae

Fetching Cody (2005)

Art, a drug-addicted dealer and hustler, arrives at his girlfriend Cody's apartment to find that she has overdosed on heroin. He tries to fix things by traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent her death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Ray
CAST:  Jay Baruchel  •  Sarah Lind  •  Jim Byrnes  •  Neil Denis

Art, a drug-addicted dealer and hustler, arrives at his girlfriend Cody's apartment to find that she has overdosed on heroin. He tries to fix things by traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent her death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Ray
CAST:  Jay Baruchel  •  Sarah Lind  •  Jim Byrnes  •  Neil Denis

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million (2016)

Lead postal detective Oliver and his associate Shane have been doing a figurative dance with each other, swaying back and forth with the possibility of a relationship. Finally, on their first date at a romantic supper club, Shane begins wondering if it's a date or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Fair
CAST:  Eric Mabius  •  Kristin Booth  •  Geoff Gustafson  •  Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Lead postal detective Oliver and his associate Shane have been doing a figurative dance with each other, swaying back and forth with the possibility of a relationship. Finally, on their first date at a romantic supper club, Shane begins wondering if it's a date or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Fair
CAST:  Eric Mabius  •  Kristin Booth  •  Geoff Gustafson  •  Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders (2016)

When Jennifer makes a home delivery for a customer, she finds the recipient has been murdered. She soon realizes that the victim's cold-blooded demise is a re-enactment of a murder in a classic mystery novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norma Bailey
CAST:  Lori Loughlin  •  Sarah Strange  •  Steve Bacic  •  Kevin O'Grady

When Jennifer makes a home delivery for a customer, she finds the recipient has been murdered. She soon realizes that the victim's cold-blooded demise is a re-enactment of a murder in a classic mystery novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norma Bailey
CAST:  Lori Loughlin  •  Sarah Strange  •  Steve Bacic  •  Kevin O'Grady

Appetite for Love (2016)

Mina has everything going for her, but her world is turned upside down when work sends her to her hometown in Tennessee where she must convince an old, stubborn restaurant owner to sell his property. There is just one problem- the restaurant is now owned by her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackay
CAST:  Taylor Cole  •  Andrew W. Walker  •  Alley Mills  •  Marcus Rosner

Mina has everything going for her, but her world is turned upside down when work sends her to her hometown in Tennessee where she must convince an old, stubborn restaurant owner to sell his property. There is just one problem- the restaurant is now owned by her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackay
CAST:  Taylor Cole  •  Andrew W. Walker  •  Alley Mills  •  Marcus Rosner

Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day (2020)

Henry is hired to authenticate and purchase a long lost and very valuable recipe book. Soon Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured book have dire consequences for all who own it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Jean
CAST:  Brooke Burns  •  Dylan Neal  •  Alissa Skovbye  •  Lane Edwards

Henry is hired to authenticate and purchase a long lost and very valuable recipe book. Soon Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured book have dire consequences for all who own it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Jean
CAST:  Brooke Burns  •  Dylan Neal  •  Alissa Skovbye  •  Lane Edwards

The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)

In this version of Oscar Wilde's tale, Dorian Gray is an actress who, desperate to become a worldwide star, makes a deal that switches her soul to her image on film, then proceeds to sleep and connive her way to the top, knowing that her screen test, and not she, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Maylam
CAST:  Anthony Perkins  •  Belinda Bauer  •  Joseph Bottoms  •  Olga Karlatos

In this version of Oscar Wilde's tale, Dorian Gray is an actress who, desperate to become a worldwide star, makes a deal that switches her soul to her image on film, then proceeds to sleep and connive her way to the top, knowing that her screen test, and not she, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Maylam
CAST:  Anthony Perkins  •  Belinda Bauer  •  Joseph Bottoms  •  Olga Karlatos

Deadly Sins (1995)

New area deputy Jack Gales arrives on the island to find that a girl at the local Catholic girls school has been found dead. After investigating, he finds that students have been disappearing regularly for five years, about the time Mother Bernadette passed away. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Robison
CAST:  Alyssa Milano  •  David Keith  •  Terry David Mulligan  •  Heidi Lenhart

New area deputy Jack Gales arrives on the island to find that a girl at the local Catholic girls school has been found dead. After investigating, he finds that students have been disappearing regularly for five years, about the time Mother Bernadette passed away. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Robison
CAST:  Alyssa Milano  •  David Keith  •  Terry David Mulligan  •  Heidi Lenhart

Circumstances Unknown (1995)

Judd Nelson plays a psychopath whose obsession with the wife of his longtime friend leads to a string of brutal murders in this adaptation of Jonellen Heckler's 1993 suspense novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Judd Nelson  •  William R. Moses  •  Isabel Glasser  •  Phillip MacKenzie

Judd Nelson plays a psychopath whose obsession with the wife of his longtime friend leads to a string of brutal murders in this adaptation of Jonellen Heckler's 1993 suspense novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Judd Nelson  •  William R. Moses  •  Isabel Glasser  •  Phillip MacKenzie