Peter Hayes (born Melbourne, 28 September 1957) is a Sydney-based, British trained, Australian television, film and theatre actor and director.
He is perhaps best known for the role of Dr. Steven Ryan in the long running Australian soap opera, Prisoner.
Wanting to become a professional actor he went on to train from 1982 to 1984 at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, United Kingdom.
Hayes appeared in Australian soap opera Prisoner as young Doctor and undercover handyman, Steve Ryan in 1985–1986.
He has also appeared in Westbrook as Golledge, Whitlam: The Power and the Passion (2013), Home and Away as Alan Willis, Farscape and A Difficult Woman as Reporter (1998) Hayes has appeared in films including: Hayes has had a long career in the theatre.