Career: He switched his name due to another actor called Peter Clarke. One of his earliest screen roles came in Sean Connery's 1981 sci-fi thriller Outland. Peters appeared in a string of TV and film projects, including Mona Lisa, Between the Lines, Jonathan Creek, Notting Hill and K-Pax. His stage hits have included The Iceman Cometh, Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick and Five Guys Named Joe (which he also wrote). He has appeared in critically acclaimed dramas The Wire and Damages; played Nelson Mandela in TV drama Endgame, and also appearing in Marley and Me. Aside from appearing in Holby City, his other projects include HBO drama Treme (from The Wire's David Simon). He's also appeared on stage in the title role of Shakespeare's Othello alongside his Wire co-star Dominic West.