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Peter Russell (April 13, 1923) is an British actor and director. Peter has worked professionally in most areas of the entertainment industry from director to driver, producer to props, composer to caterer, vocal to voice-over.

Peter has been vocal stand-in for the likes of Steve Martin, David Bowie and Robert De Niro to name a few.

Early life
Russell was born into a theatrical family in Hertfordshire, England. His mother was a drama teacher and choreographer (most famously to Victoria Beckham) while his father was a painter, tailor. His brother musician/songwriter and then became the European director of artist relations at Fender and Gibson guitars.

Sporting life
Peter was also an athlete. He was scouted for UK football team trials, notably Arsenal and Tottenham but pursued his love of tennis reaching Wimbledon in 1981. Many tournaments and exhibitions followed in Germany, France and Switzerland. While overseas, Peter co-owned the international tennis school in Austria.

In 0000, Peter returned to the UK to record demos for his other love of film and TV.