Peter Ferdinando is a British character actor, known for his varied, transformational performances. He has collaborated extensively with director and cousin Gerard Johnson, playing the title role in the critically acclaimed Tony (2010) and the lead role in Johnson's award-winning Hyena (2014). He has also appeared in David Mackenzie's prison drama Starred Up (2013). And has regularly collaborated with British filmmaker Ben Wheatley: A Field in England (2013), High Rise (2015) Doctor Who Deep Breath (2014) where he played the Half Face Man, and Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) Other recent film credits include Vita and Virginia as Leonard Woolf, with Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki, Blue Iguana with Sam Rockwell, Lost in London alongside director and star Woody Harrelson, Ghost in the Shell with Scarlett Johansson and Juliette Binoche, and Guy Ritchie's King Arthur Legend of the Sword with Jude Law and Charlie Hunnam. He's lead role in Hyena, which premiered and opened the Edinburgh Festival in 2014 and went on to receive 4 award nominations and 4 wins internationally, including the Les Arcs Film Festival prize for Best Actor.