Jun 30, 2026 – 5.00amWhen I ask the actor Peter Carroll why, at age 82, he seems to be in more plays than ever, I’m expecting some sort of noble answer around his love of the theatre, his addiction to the craft and so on.Turns out the veteran of Sydney stages, perhaps best known to the world for his cameo as hotelier Lord Calthorpe in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, doesn’t act in interviews.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Why this 82-year-old actor still has to work
Peter Carroll helped birth modern Australian theatre. He’s still going, partly from necessity but also because of scripts like that for his 262nd play, The Dapto Chaser.
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