Rob Peace, a 19 year-old university student, lives in Hamilton,Ontario. OF FORTUNE AND GLORY his second movie to date; the first was the 1998 42 minute "THE HUNTER," also produced under the TEWS ENTERTAINMENT banner.

After being persuaded by friends in grade nine to go out for his high school's Remembrance Day play, he finally succumbed and auditioned. Ironically, he was cast in the show while the ones who prodded him to audition did not. From this show spurned a domino effect of shows for Rob.

The next year in 1995, he played the latter character in a "Bonnie and Clyde" type pair in the school's Christmas show "THE BUS STATION," which he ultimately received rave reviews for. He juggled rehearsals for both this show and "BLIND DATES," his school's entry into the 1996 Sears Ontario Drama Festival. Playing a teenage character not unlike himself, Rob was the only one from the show to win an award for his acting.

"It was unbelieveable. There I was basically playing myself - I wore a backwards baseball hat, the girl who played my character's girlfriend in the show was my real girlfriend offstage...I just walked and talked in that show. It was a no brainer - and I won this big award for it. I began to wonder what I could do if I really put my mind to something."

Rob got the chance to find out the next year in 1997 when he co-wrote, directed and acted in his school's 1997 entry into the festival, "OK, SO IT ISN'T EXACTLY DAYTIME," a farcical spoof of soap operas. He and his partner in the project won for Best Acting/Writing/Directing Team of the Festival, along with an award for Best Ensemble Cast.

The following summer, Rob joined the Theatre Aquarius Summer School Program. Performing multiple roles in "THE WHO'S: TOMMY," and receiving extensive training in acting, singing and dance, it proved to be "one of the best experiences of my life. It cost an arm and a leg...but it was well worth it."

At the 1998 Sears Festival, he and a friend won for Best Writing/Acting/Directing Team once again with "NO DAY BUT TODAY."

In his final year of high school, the same team that had partnered up for the 1997 comical soap play collaborated once again and directed "WE THREE," which was a clever retelling of William Shakespeare's Macbeth from the witches' perspective. Rob played Macbeth, and his co-director had the role of his Lady. The show fared extremely well with the audience, but the show didn't do as well as Rob had hoped with the judges. However, he won an award for "Outstanding Direction" for the work with the witches.

Rob was asked to audition for "Ethan Claymore," being put on at Theatre Aquarius a month later in April. He received the role, but had to turn it down due to conflicts with schooling.

He co-hosted the 1999 Mothers' Day Telethon which was broadcast on ONTV in May.

"My first time on live television. It was crazy, but a lot of fun."

In early June, he stepped in to cover for an absent actor in Sir John A. Macdonald's Sears Festival show "CANOPY," a moral tale about industry's effect on the tropical rainforests. A last minute decision, Rob had to learn the large role in three days.

"I had two small rehearsals with the director a couple days before the show, and then one more with the fullcast just an hour before performing. Stress doesn't even come close to what I was feeling. The original actor was great and had six months to get into his role. I didn't even have six days."

Now that Rob is finished filming his scenes for "OF FORTUNE AND GLORY," he plans to devote much of his time to "A CHORUS LINE," which is being performed at his university in February 2000.

"I play Mike. I have my own singing solo, and I have to tap dance all alone. I have never tap danced before in my life. Actually, It should be interesting to watch. Come see it for a good laugh."

Looking forward to receiving his drama degree in April 2002, Rob is going into the acting industry full speed ahead once he graduates.

"I know I'll be successful in my field, because to me a person is successful as long as they love what they are devoting their life to. If I ever get any big breaks in the future, I'll never forget these first two films I've acted in. Thanks TEWS ENTERTAINMENT for bringing them to me."

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