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Peter Cortissos is an actor, comedian, writer and voiceover artist. Graduating from The Adelaide College of the Arts and further training at the John Bolton Theatre School, focusing on Jacques Lecoq's teachings in Vaudeville, Clowning, and Bouffon.

Peter has worked consistently since 2011 as a children's entertainer is hospital and medical settings, utilizing years of clowning and improvisation training and experience, performing in hospitals all over Australia, the UK, and over 30 remote Aboriginal communities, helping brighten the lives of seriously ill children. In 2024 he became a ‘Performer's Coach’ working nationally to train and develop future generations of performers.

In 2024, Peter worked with Belgian company ‘The Captain Boomer Collective’ on their Adelaide Festival Show; Whale, which saw a hyper-realistic beached whale on Glenelg Beach. Peter played a marine biologist who would talk with crowds about how the whale got there, sparking conversations about the importance of whales and the impacts of climate change.

In 2023 he co-founded theatre company ‘Zero Theatre Collective’ which focuses on creating original South Australian works focusing on anarchy and community.

Peter has worked extensively in children’s theatre with Splash Theatre, Echelon Productions, Gaia Theatre, Inkpot Arts, Gumption Theatre, and Colourwheel Productions.