Peter Rowsthorn

Peter Rowsthorn (born 1963) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, MC, and host. Early life and education Rowsthorn attended Trinity Grammar School and Rusden College, now part of Deakin University, where he obtained a teaching degree and he worked as a drama teacher, prior to his show business career Career Rowsthorn started performing as half of the comedy and singing duo The Cactus Brothers in 1983 while studying for his degree. He first came to prominence as a stand-up comic and as a writer and performer on The Comedy Company (1989). Rowsthorn appeared with Warren Mitchell in the film Crackers (1998), was a lead in the Australian children's television show The Gift (1997), had small roles in Bad Eggs and Take Away (both 2003) and played an outrageous hairdresser called 'Miss Kafka' in the Sigrid Thornton telemovie Little Oberon (2005). He played Warren Cronkshonk in hospital spoof Let the Blood Run Free (1990–1992).