
A.C. Peterson
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Alar Aedma · AC Peterson · Alan Peterson · Alan 'A.C.' Peterson · A.C. Peterson · Alan C. Peterson
Biography
Alar Peeter Aedma (professionally credited as A.C. Peterson) is a Canadian actor of Estonian descent.
He began his work on television and in television movies, one of his first major roles being that of Ziggy Barkowitz in the series Cover Me, later having major recurring roles in Across the River to Motor City and Olympus, in which he played Minos. His film appearances include Shooter, Sucker Punch and Shanghai Noon.
He was also an acting teacher at the Vancouver Film School.
Known For
TV Shows (38)

Smallville
2001
as Ed Burke

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Canon

The X-Files
1993
as Mr. Y

Tulsa King
2022
as Pete 'The Rock' Invernizzi

Murdoch Mysteries
2008
as Edwin Dodd

Superman & Lois
2021
as Zeta-Rho / Zeta-Rho (voice)

Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Magistrate

Schitt's Creek
2015
as Andy Roberts

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Bartender

Due South
1994
as Sneed / A.D.A. Brandauer

Andromeda
2000
as Bodey Gunyon

The Dead Zone
2002
as Bert aka Hefty Man

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Vince McCormick (segment "The Hand")

The Outer Limits
1995
as Motel Manager

Lost Girl
2010
as Light Fae Elder

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Tommy

The Listener
2009
as Clive Walters (as Alan C. Peterson) / Ed (as Alan C. Peterson)

Dark Angel
2000
as Warden Terrence Leeson

This Is Wonderland
2004
as Monahan (as Alan C. Peterson)

First Wave
1998
as Detective Walter

Mutant X
2001
as Carson Bailey

Hemlock Grove
2013
as Templar's Owner

War of the Worlds
1988
as Alien Hunter

Caprica
2010
as Chiron

FX: The Series
1996
as Bartender / Kelly

SurrealEstate
2021
as Bernard Nightingale

Booker
1989
as Hank Martin / Lesault

Street Time
2002
as Maurice Cohen

Nurses
2020
as Abram Ivanov

I Know This Much Is True
2020
as Gene Diogenes

Total Recall 2070
1999

The Jane Show
2006
as Alfred Maynard

The Stanley Dynamic
2015

Olympus
2015
as König Minos

Traffic
2004
as Yuri

Börje - The Journey of a Legend
2023
as Harold Ballard
Traps
1994
as Bartender

P.R.
2000
Movies (74)

Shooter
2007
as Officer Stanley Timmons

Shanghai Noon
2000
as Saddle Rock Sheriff

Sucker Punch
2011
as Mayor / Lighter Orderly

Molly's Game
2017
as Stranger

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
as Faux Ghost Patron

D-Tox
2002
as Gilbert

Agent Cody Banks
2003
as Dark Agent

Flashback
2021
as Mr. MacDonald

Narc
2002
as Freeman Franks

Stay Tuned
1992
as Wrestling Referee

The Stakelander
2016
as Bat

Defendor
2009
as Radovan Kristic

Bad Company
1995
as Cleaners Clerk

The Art of the Steal
2013
as Reverend Herman Headly

Run
1991
as Denny Halloran

Stonewall
2015
as Man in Red Dress

Intersection
1994
as Semi-Driver

The Samaritan
2012
as Miro

Spark: A Space Tail
2016
as Zhong (voice)

The Hitman
1991
as Lemke

Tortured
2008
as Harry Rusick

Sky High
1990
as Onlooker #1

GravyTrain
2010
as Sgt. Leroy Fatts

He Never Died
2015
as Televangelist

The Big Town
1987
as Doorman

Mrs. Soffel
1984
as Guard (uncredited)

Cold Spring
2013
as Detective Upland

A Christmas Horror Story
2015
as Big Earl

A Single Shot
2013
as Cole

Perfect Child
2007
as Barish

88
2015
as Bob

Recall
2018
as Tony

Payoff
1991
as Oscar

Shame
1992
as Joey - Patron

Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001
as Henry Flatt

Rolling Vengeance
1987
as Four Eyes

Carny
2009
as Cap

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
as Bigger Hat

The Conspiracy
2012
as Terrance

Deathlands
2003
as Harvey Cawdor

Murder in Space
1985
as Vasilev (as Alar Aedma)

The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon
2008
as Dr. Gilmore

Hot Paint
1988

Blackheart
1998
as Mel

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Charles Elbot

New Blood
1999
as Frayerling

Face Down
1997
as Transit Cop

We
2019
as Truck Driver

The Cradle Will Fall
2004
as Det. Charley Newkirk

The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as Vinnie Keefe

Paradox
2010
as Winston Churchill

Broken Trust
1995
as Highland

Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
2003
as Texas Top Dawg

The Case for Christmas
2011
as Judge Stewart

Crossing
2007
as Uncle Bunny

Incident at Deception Ridge
1994
as Middle-Aged Man

The Dependables
2014
as LaRoche

A Glimpse of Hell
2001
as MCPO Ziegler

Dark Harvest
2016
as Bernie

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
2015
as Alan Kramer

Killer Deal
1999
as Leo

Dirty Work
1992
as Theo

One Police Plaza
1986
as Joseph Stenner

Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
1992
as Bruiser

Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1997
as Dakota

The Don's Analyst
1997
as Nicky

City Boy
1994
as Alar Vytas

Giant Mine
1996
as Tim Beuger

Second Sight
2007
as Dr. Rosenberg

Martha Behind Bars
2005
as John Morvillo (as Alan C. Peterson)

Born to Run
1993
as Pitts

The Other Woman
2008

The Last Christmas
2021
as Santa

Diamonds on Plastic
2024
About A.C. Peterson
Alar Peeter Aedma (professionally credited as A.C. Peterson) is a Canadian actor of Estonian descent. He began his work on television and in television movies, one of his first major roles being that of Ziggy Barkowitz in the series Cover Me, later having major recurring roles in Across the River to Motor City and Olympus, in which he played Minos. His film appearances include Shooter, Sucker Punch and Shanghai Noon. He was also an acting teacher at the Vancouver Film School. With 112 credits spanning from 1984 to 2024, A.C. Peterson has appeared in 74 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular A.C. Peterson Movies
- Shooter (2007) — as Officer Stanley Timmons
- Shanghai Noon (2000) — as Saddle Rock Sheriff
- Sucker Punch (2011) — as Mayor / Lighter Orderly
- Molly's Game (2017) — as Stranger
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) — as Faux Ghost Patron
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