Peter Dahlsen
Born
Peter John Morgan Dahlsen

(1951-02-23) 23 February 1951
Australia
EducationXavier College[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, barrister
SpouseJennifer Boost (m. 1986)

Peter Dahlsen (born 23 February 1951) is an Australian actor turned barrister. In that country, he was known for appearing in soap operas: as Richie Bates in Bellbird[2] (including being in the 1000th episode[3]) during the 1970s and as Bill Ashley in Sons and Daughters during the 1980s.

His acting work in both Australia and the United Kingdom consists of Matlock Police, Division 4, Homicide, Secret Army, Bergerac, Doctor Who's Time-Flight, Shackleton (playing photographer Frank Hurley), Special Squad, Bodyline (as cricketer Les Ames) and London's Burning.

In 1995, Dahlsen was awarded the David Karmel entrance award at Gray's Inn.[4] Called to the bar the following year,[5] he has since worked as a defence and prosecuting barrister.

Over time, his cases have involved drink-driving,[6] assault,[7] child abuse,[8] kidnapping and sexual violence,[9] brawling,[10] murder,[11] possession of weapons with intent,[12] arson[13] and threatening behaviour.[14]

Dahlsen has occasionally taught law at the University of Law. In addition, he spent a month working in the Attorney-General's office of Saint Helena Supreme Court over 2017/2018.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Xavier College Kew Students and staff 1968 1969
  2. ↑ "C612 Bellbird". National Archives of Australia. (his name turns up in cast list documents over 1973-1975)
  3. ↑ "Bellbird, and cast, 1,000 episodes later", The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 May 1973 (pg.87)
  4. ↑ "Inns of Courts awards", The Times, 26 December 1995 (pg.16)
  5. ↑ "Trinity Term calls to the Bar", The Times, 11 October 1996 (pg.22)
  6. ↑ "Drink-driver escapes ban for moving car", Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury, 8 January 1999 (pg.10)
  7. ↑ "Youth robbed granny to pay drugs debts", Hertfordshire Mercury, 24 September 1999 (pg.5)
  8. ↑ "Harman's cruelty case setback", The Daily Telegraph, 11 December 2004 (pg.2)
  9. ↑ Miah & Anor v REGINA | (2006) EWCA Crim 1168 - Casemine
  10. ↑ "Trooper is spared jail", Coventry Telegraph, 30 March 2007
  11. ↑ "Husband hacked wife to death for changing her Facebook status to single", Evening Standard, 17 October 2008 (pg.22)
  12. ↑ "Silvertown woman had knives to confront love rival", Newham Recorder, 3 May 2012
  13. ↑ "Father-of-eleven jailed for five years after St Neots arson attack", The Hunts Post, 16 July 2014
  14. ↑ "Man spared jail after pointing BB gun at man's face in street", Oxford Mail, 2 October 2015
  15. ↑ Notes from a South Seas Island
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