Australian actor Peter Hardy passed away on March 16, 2023, at age 66, while snorkelling at South Beach in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Hardy reportedly travelled to Perth from London to visit his mother after making a home in the UK.
Hardy is then said to have gone snorkelling at Fremantle’s South Beach but tragically drowned at a beach.
Peter Hardy was born on January 11, 1957, in Perth, Australia. He had an older brother named Michael Hardy.
The Australian actor commenced his acting career in the mid-1980s.
The actor played Jimmy Drane in three episodes of Neighbours in 1997, but, was best known for his roles in McLeod’s Daughters (2006–2009), the crime drama Chopper (2000) and the stage version of Mamma Mia! The Musical.
Hardy’s other film credits include Stingers (1999), Chasing Rabbits (2001), Blue Heelers (1994–2005), East West 101 (2009), Rush (2011), Dangerous Remedy (2012), Noble Silence (2013), The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2015), Hard Target 2 (2016), The Engineering That Built the World (2021) and The King’s Man (2021).
Peter Hardy’s funeral arrangements are yet to be announced by the family.