Peter Roy Edmunds is a British actor, photographer and artist based in London. He is best known for playing the series regular character of Peter, the Deputy Manager, in the ITV television comedy series Hotel Getaway. His voice acting work is used in video games, commercials, documentaries, toys, films, audio books and television. In February 2018 he received 8 nominations, including Male Voiceover Artist of the Year, for the One Voice Awards 2018. In March 2019 he was nominated for Best Male Performance - Television Documentary Voiceover, at the One Voice Awards 2019. In March 2020 he received 4 nominations, including Male Voiceover Artist of the Year, for the One Voice Awards 2020. In February 2025 he was nominated for Best Overall Performance - Television Documentary Voiceover, at the One Voice Awards 2025.
Early life Born in Runcorn, Cheshire to Anglo-Welsh parents, Edmunds was raised in nearby Frodsham and attended Helsby High School. He studied Engineering at De Montfort University, Leicester and worked in IT before training as an actor at Drama Studio London.
Voice acting career Drama Studio London voice coaches highlighted Edmunds' vocal physiology, describing it as “very unusual - a deep resonant chest-voice combined with a light resonant head-voice" - giving him a unique sound. Upon graduating he began working as a voice actor and voiceover artist alongside his acting career.
Selected voice acting work
GenreClient / TitleRoleAgency / Company / StudioNotesTV CommercialsA Holly Dolly Christmas (Dolly Parton Music Album)VoiceoverSamsung QLED TV (3 Commercials)VoiceoverLeo Burnett WorldwideAmazon BooksVoiceoverHHCLPart of "Amazon Thinking" campaignPeugeot 406 (Africa)VoiceoverSilk Sound, LondonDaktarin (Johnson & Johnson)VoiceoverSaatchi & SaatchiKinect Disneyland AdventuresVoiceoverDisneySchweppes (Netherlands)VoiceoverSchweppesGetAgent AppVoiceoverThe Sound CompanyAnimalFriends.co.uk / The Secret Life of Pets 2VoiceoverThe Sound CompanyNominated for One Voice Award 2020ClearScoreVoice of Keith the TortoiseThe Sound CompanyWeb CommercialsNokia - Essential True Wireless Earphones VoiceoverNokia / RichGoAudio Books / StoriesRNIB Christmas Appeal 2019 (Animation)NarratorRNIB Studios, LondonFramed (written by Ron Ellis) - Complete & UnabridgedNarrator plus 60 character voicesMagna Story Sound Radio CommercialsBest of Bandstand Volume 4 - Music CDVoiceover702 Talk Radio / CapetalkVirgin SunVoiceoverLa Grange (France)VoiceoverNominated for One Voice Award 2018DocumentaryThe Making of Riyadh Season (6 episodes)NarratorDiscovery ChannelNominated for One Voice Award 2020The Kitchen with Chef Marwan (8 episodes) Narrator (8 episodes) Co-Writer (4 episodes)Warner Bros DiscoveryNominated for One Voice Award 2025Nokia: The Birth of OzoNarratorNominated for One Voice Award 2018Rome - Corporate DocumentaryNarratorNominated for One Voice Award 2018UK Money LaunderingNarratorNominated for One Voice Award 2019Video gamesThe Entropy CentreTannoyPlaystack / Stubby GamesNexon - Champions Rising:Legends of ElusiaIntro / Promo VoiceShepperton StudiosNominated for One Voice Award 2018ToysStar Wars Force Link ToyVoice of Qui-Gon JinnLucasFilm Ltd / DisneyNominated for One Voice Award 2018Corporate / ExplainerIKEA - The New Click and Collect ServiceNarratorIKEA AustriaNominated for One Voice Award 2018Allen & Overy - Anatomy of a DealNarratorSilk Sound, LondonKIA Optima Sportwagon - 8 Product Promo FilmsVoiceoverInnocean WorldwideNationwide Building Society - ISAs ExplainedNarrator (3 Videos)Smoke & Mirrors, LondonBNP Paribas Securities ServicesNarratorBNP ParibasCharacterRAF Bentley Priory Museum (Audio Guide)Cockney Barman VoiceCentre Screen / SNK
Acting career Edmunds has worked in film, television, theatre, commercials and standup comedy - most notably in the main cast role of Peter, the hapless deputy manager, in the British comedy series Hotel Getaway (ITV). In Hotel Getaway, the actors' performances were completely improvised, whilst numerous hidden cameras captured the footage. On film he acted alongside Toyah Willcox and Shirley Anne Field in the feel-good comedy feature The Power of Three. Prior to that he worked on a number of short films – playing the Newscaster in Car Stories by Hungarian auteur Krisztina Goda, the lead role of Tony in Killing Time by BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Ed Whitmore and an emotionally charged performance as the co-lead, playing The Gardener in Lost Property by Isabelle Livingstone. On the London stage he has appeared in several productions, playing roles as diverse as a forensic psychologist in Doomsday and a barfly in Time Out Critics’ Choice, Blue Eyes Red. Edmunds also performed stand-up in London and has featured as an in-vision performer in TV commercials for brands such as Nissan, Specsavers, Disney, Amazon and MTV.
Filmography YearTitleRoleCompanyNotes1995Car StoriesRadio Newscaster (voice)Short Film - Written / Directed by Krisztina Goda1995Killing TimeTony (Lead)Short Film - Written / Directed by Ed Whitmore1995The VerbTerry Christian ImpressionChannel 4TV1996EastEndersDI WallaceBBCTV series (1 episode)1996Expert WitnessDet. Constable TurnerITVTV series documentary, episode: "The Bomb Maker" 1996Crime MonthlyDS Nicholson (Lead)ITVTV series documentary (1 episode)1997Blind MenTannoy Announcer (voice)ITVTV series, episode: "Sneaking the Sneck"2000The Human ZooBridegroomITVTV series documentary (1 episode)2000–2003Hotel GetawayPeter - Deputy ManagerITVTV series, main cast (8 episodes)2009Coronation StreetPC SmithITVTV series, Recurring (2 episodes)2009Lost PropertyThe Gardener (Co-Lead)Short Film 2011The Power of ThreeJamesFilm2014CandlestickConstable PeckFilm2017Champions Rising : Legends of ElusiaIntro / Promo VoiceNexonVideo / Computer Game2019Coronation StreetFire Officer - Incident CommanderITVTV series, Recurring (2 episodes)
Theatre YearTitleRoleTheatreNotes1995Beast of a Different BurdenTommyKings Head Theatre, London1997Blue Eyes RedJoeWhite Bear Theatre, LondonTime Out (London) - Critics Choice1998DoomsdayDoctor Martin BrymenSouthwark Playhouse, London2004Banana CabaretStandup ComedyThe Bedford, London
Photography and art Edmunds started out painting with watercolour and later studied technical drawing as part of his engineering qualifications. He states that "photography offered the perfect blend of art and science". He travelled with his engineering work and found urban artistic inspiration in New York, Paris, Tokyo and Toronto. His first photography exhibition, titled "Cross Section", took place at Putney Library, London from June 14 to July 4, 2015. In July 2017, his photograph of a running group in Delamere Forest, Cheshire won third prize in the PEFC UK & Ireland competition and was then put forward for the PEFC International "2017 PEFC Photographer of the Year" award. His photographs are featured on the BBC News website and the Vogue (PhotoVogue) website, with his image Rethink I being selected by the PhotoVogue curators for the daily Best Of collection. Saatchi Art featured Edmunds' photographs in three curated collections during 2015; New Photography, Limited Edition Photographs and Inspired by Impressionism. His photographic artworks have been collected across four continents.
Awards and nominations
Voice acting / voiceover YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2018One Voice AwardsVoiceover Artist of the Year - MaleRome (Corporate Documentary)2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Toys / Physical GamesStar Wars Force Link Toy (Qui-Gon Jinn)2018One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - GamingNexon - Champions Rising:Legends of Elusia (Intro/Promo Voice)2018One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television DocumentaryNokia - The Birth of Ozo2018One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Radio CommercialsLa Grange Restaurant (3rd Voice)2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Corporate / ExplainerIKEA - The New Click and Collect Service2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Telephony / IVRDaily Mail / DMG Media - Queue Message2018One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - E-LearningEquity Crowdfunding - Part 42019One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television DocumentaryUK Money Laundering2020One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television DocumentaryDiscovery Channel - The Making of Riyadh Season2020One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Television/Web CommercialsAnimalFriends.co.uk / The Secret Life of Pets 22020One Voice AwardsBest Male Performance - Animation CharacterCaptain Jack Rackham - Pirate Experience2020One Voice AwardsVoiceover Artist of the Year - MaleSecret Life of Pets 2 / Riyadh Season / Pirate Experience / RNIB Christmas 20192025One Voice AwardsBest Overall Performance - Television DocumentaryWarner Bros Discovery - The Kitchen with Chef Marwan
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