About Peter

Peter Nadler grew up in Montreal where he developed his biting sense of humour as a means of surviving Quebec’s cultural and social disharmony. While completing a B.A. in Political Science at Concordia University Peter began taking on small roles in his friends’ student films. His interest in entertainment continued at McGill Law School where he wrote, produced, directed, and acted in most of the Law Reviews. His fictional blues band, The Barristers of Love, were a legendary relief from the rigors of studying law. Despite these artistic diversions Peter graduated in the top third of his class with double law degrees (B.C.L and LL.B) in 1980.

Peter moved to Vancouver in 1980 and while working as a trial lawyer became a member of Vancouver’s Theatre Sports Rookie League studying with it’s creator Keith Johnstone. Peter also studied with Scott Kelman after a chance meeting on Hornby Island. Scott founded experimental improvisation theatre companies in NY and LA, worked with talent such as Tim Robbins, and had produced Whoppie Goldberg's 1st one-person show. Studying with Scott gave Peter the tools to develop and perform his own one-person shows.

Peter began to try his hand at film and TV, and since 1990 has appeared in such shows as Just Cause, Da Vinci’s Inquest, Higher Ground, and X Files.

Peter developed a one-person show, Who Am I?, which is about the blurred lines between reality and fantasy–life as a lawyer and an aspiring film actor. This show was seen around Vancouver at The Living Closet, Bukowski’s, as well as being a hit at Vancouver’s 2000 Fringe Festival. Peter has written another one-person show titled "Motorcycle Madness". This story is based on an actual near-death incident Peter experienced while motorcycle road racing in the 1970’s.

Peter also performs his biting and sarcastic stand-up comedy and has been seen around Vancouver at Lafflines, The Comedy Store, and Cafe Madeline (as part of "I’m OK But You need Professional Help!").

Currently he is a practicing trial lawyer who over the years has earned the reputaion of being a tenacious and formidable adversary as well as representing clients in the entertainment industry. He is also an independent film-maker. He starred in his first short film, Tantric Logic, a zany story about a lonely computer geek who meets a new-age goddess on the Web and is lured to a tantric sex work shop. He co-produced Baby Killer, a mobster spoof  in which he played a seasoned hit man. Peter is also working collaboratively on other film projects in various stages of development.