Peter Macon

Peter Macon is one of those actors whose mere presence sharpens a scene. Cincinnati-born and Yale-trained, he brought real gravity to Lt. Commander Bortus on The Orville, a role that could have been a gimmick but became a quietly moving study of fatherhood and identity. He works across stage, screen, and voice, and his Primetime Emmy for voice-over performance underlines a deep, versatile craft. Even under heavy prosthetics, as Raka in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, his humanity comes through. He is not a flashy star, but he is exactly the kind of dependable character actor I treasure.

Name (English)

Peter Macon

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・メイコン

Reading

ぴーたー・めいこん

Born

January 1, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / voice actor / film actor

High school

North Community High School

University

Yale University

Awards & achievements

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Macon
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7175591

Tags

• Ohio
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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