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Peter Carroll at the 2015 Helpmann Awards
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Born | Sydney, Australia |
Education | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Actor |
Children | Tamsin Carroll |
Peter Carroll (born 1944) is an Australian actor and the father of actress Tamsin Carroll.
Peter Carroll was born in Sydney in 1944. In his youth, Carroll was a boy soprano and won five awards in the City of Sydney Eisteddfodd in 1963.
Carroll attended the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, and the University of New South Wales, where he earned a Master of Arts with Honours. While undertaking his education at the University of Sydney, he commenced amateur acting; after graduating, he worked as a drama teacher for two years.
Carroll later attended the Central School of London.
In 2003, Carroll received an honorary Doctorate of Creative Awards from the University of Wollongong.