American-born English actor
Peter Gervaise Joseph Eyre (born 11 March 1942) is an American-born English actor.[citation needed]
Eyre was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy Pelline (née Acton) and Edward Joseph Eyre, a banker.[1] He was sent to a public school in England at the age of 12, and has been based in the country ever since.
Although offered a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 18, he studied acting in Paris. His career in the theatre includes work with the Old Vic (his professional debut), the Royal Shakespeare Company, and The Old Vic Theatre Company news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/peter-eyre-natural-eyre-to-the-role-638459.html%7Carchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704184043/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/peter-eyre-natural-eyre-to-the-role-638459.html%7Curl-status=dead%7Carchive-date=July 4, 2011|title=Peter Eyre: Natural Eyre to the role|last=Koenig|first=Rhoda|date=9 February 2002|work=The Independent|accessdate=16 October 2009|location=London, UK))</ref>[2][3][4]
