Peter Michael McGowan

Lie with Me (2012)
Film by Jamison Brandi (Drama) Actor Haunted by a family secret of incest and harboring the news of her dying mother, an estranged woman journeys home to bury her dark past forever. A mother, a daughter, a sister. One man - A husband and a father. A dreaded secret of guilt, anger, and denial. A distorted journey of love in a forbidden place. Family. After three years of silence and seclusion from her parents, Carla O'Shannon, along with her fiance, Ian, returns home at the wish of her terminally ill mother Deanna. Greeted by her rival sister, Susan, and abusive father Stan, Carla seeks the answers to all her darkest questions. Unexpectedly, she finds more than just answers, discovering the power of family, honesty, loyalty, and bitter contentment. A story of inner strength and healing. The darkest place of truth and consequence. A dysfunctional family looking for self-acceptance. The ultimate lie. Lie with each other. Lie to yourself. Lie with me! Written by Brandi

Fill Your Jar (2012)
Film (short) by Tyrrell Shaffner Actor

1000 Ways to Die (2012)
Television by Thom Beers (Comedy, Drama and Horror) Actor Several different deaths based on true stories.

Mad About the Boy (2011)
Film (short) by Andy Mark Simpson (Drama and Romance) Actor Virginal 15 year old Heidi asks her best friend Shelley to set her up on a date with Dean, but when the day arrives she is horrified to discover she only got the date because Dean had been promised she would have sex with him... and now his gang won't let her back out. A heartbreaking, horrifying and gritty social realist teenage coming-of-age drama made with warmth, compassion and love for the characters with breathtaking performances from the teenage actors. Written by Anonymous

Vera (2011)
Television (Crime, Drama and Mystery) Actor The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism. Written by Anonymous

Trackdown (2010)
Film by Tudley James (Action and Thriller) Actor Two brothers are separated as Danny Stone is kidnapped, dragged off by three men from his home in South Wales. For Vince Stone it's a race against time to find out who has him and why. Vince gets closer to finding his brother but gets into some intense situations on the way, with each scene getting more violent and menacing as time goes on. Written by Craig T. James

In Our Name (2010)
Film by Brian Welsh (Drama) Actor Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own daughter, feeling the need to protect her against a threat that doesn't seem to exist. As Suzy's paranoia builds, her behaviour becomes more and more erratic, until finally, she puts her own child in serious danger. Written by Anonymous

Time at the Bar (2010)
Film (short) by Roger Armstrong (Romance) Actor

Mayfly (2009)
Film (short) by Richard Purves (Sci-Fi) Actor After a road traffic accident Gerry awakens into a nightmare. Lost in the bowels of the hospital he follows the fragments of his fractured memory, trying to piece together how he came to be there and find the way back to the woman he loves. Written by Anonymous

Mr. Hood (2008)
Film (short) by David McMorine (Thriller) Actor Kidnapped in the dead of night as he walks home from an evening at the pub, Mr Hood finds himself sentenced to death and at the mercy of a professional killer. With no word from the cold hearted assassin and unable to determine what he's done wrong, Mr Hood pleads for his life while the dulcet thuds of his grave being dug by the hit man's assistant, mark the countdown of his last moments of life. While trying to appeal to the ice cold killers better nature to let him go, his pleas fall on deaf ears. His offers of money and anything else he can imagine don't seem to have any effect. The killer, a man who obviously enjoys his work and the power he gets from it seems reluctant to reveal the real reason as to why he is there. The assistant's past and his reason for being there also a mystery as he sits locked into his hood and his fate it seems. Can he bribe, beg and plead his way out, or is his death a prelude to something else? A battle for survival using wits alone, his only hope is to... Written by David McMorine

Emmerdale (1999 - 2008)
Television by Kevin Laffan (Drama) Actor A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.

Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
Film by Danny Cannon (Drama, Romance and Sport) Actor Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exceptional soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. Written by KGF Vissers

Roulette (2004)
Film (short) by Richard Reay (Thriller) Actor In a darkened room two men come together to play the ultimate game of chance, Carl has nothing to lose, his life already torn apart by addiction and homelessness, but still he clings to hope that things may turn around. The darkman, an enigmatic stranger who is willing to risk a fortune on the thrill of a life time, but is he all he appears to be? After witnessing the horrific death of another player, Carl must decide whether he has nothing to lose and everything to gain, but what is he really placing at stake? The stakes are high, and the risk is great, but when the bullet flies and the game is over one question remains. Who really won? Written by Richard Reay

Heartbeat (1999)
Television (Drama, Comedy and Crime) Actor Constable Nick Rowan is a English Policeman in the 1960's who decides to be reassigned to the same small village where his wife was born. There, he patrols the countryside as a part of a small attachment in the area dealing with the various events and problems that come up while at same time keeping a eye on Claude Greengrass, the local rogue. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>

Badger (1999)
Television (Drama and Crime) Actor Animal-loving detective Tom McCabe (Jerome Flynn) is one of very few wildlife protection officers assigned to work for the Northumberland City police with his reluctant, sometime partner Jim Cassidy (Adrian Bower). In this mainly rural county Tom and Jim investigate wildlife related crime in close association with RSPB officer Claire Armitage (Rebecca Lacey) much to the chagrin of her husband, Tom's superior David Armitage (Kevin Doyle) who believes more than a professional relationship exists between them. Whilst Tom likes Claire he attention is currently focused on veterinary surgeon Steph (Phillippa Wilson), a single-mum who runs the local wildlife sanctuary. However, Tom's life is about to be radically altered by the arrival of his previously unknown daughter Wilf (Alison Mac). Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>

Killing Time (1998)
Film by Bharat Nalluri (Action, Crime and Thriller) Actor After the mobster who murdered his partner is acquitted, semicorrupt detective Robert Bryant hires a beautiful female assassin, Maria, to kill him. When he discovers that he cannot afford Maria's services, Bryant is forced to hire another assassin, Madison, to kill her. Maria survives the doublecross and sets out to collect what's owed to her, one way or another. Written by Ronos

Our Friends in the North (1996)
Television (Drama) Actor A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends - Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker - from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital, London. We also see the machinations behind the scenes that affect their lives, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike. Written by Alasdair Mackenzie <a.mackenzie@sfxavier.ac.uk>

The Famous Five (1995)
Television (Family) Actor

Cardiac Arrest (1995)
Television by Jed Mercurio (Comedy and Drama) Actor

Fighting for Gemma (1993)
TV Movie by Julian Jarrold (Drama) Actor When a girl of four develops leukemia and other children in the neighborhood do so too, the parents suspect a nearby factory. The story is based on facts. Written by Hans Arentsen <arent@iname.com>

Harry (1993)
Television Actor Harry Salter is the ruthless owner of a news agency in Darlington who will resort to any under-hand means or exploit anyone in order to get a story that he can sell to a newspaper. He is assisted at his agency by Alice, his secretary/PA, and Snappy, his photographer. Written by Martin Underwood <imdb@martinunderwood.f9.co.uk>

Mission: Top Secret (1992)
TV Movie by Howard Rubie (Action and Adventure) Actor

Papierowe malzenstwo (1992)
Film by Krzysztof Lang (Drama) Actor A young and pretty Polish woman arrives in London to marry a British doctor she met in Poland, only to find that he's changed his mind. Not wanting to return to Poland and in need of a green card, she proposes marriage to the astonished patient who happens to be in the doctors office at the time. Since he desperately needs cash to pay a mob debt, he later accepts. Written by Bill Spandagos <bill@smart.net>

Spender (1991)
Television by Ian La Frenais (Action and Drama) Actor

Byker Grove (1990)
Television by Andrea Wonfor (Drama, Family and Romance) Actor Byker Grove follows the lives and relationships of a group of young people who are members of a youth club

Scene (1979)
Television (Documentary, Drama and Family) Actor Mixture of fictional and non-fictional thought-provoking short films aimed at students of school and college.

When the Boat Comes In (1977)
Television by James Mitchell (Drama) Actor Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.