RIP Péter Scherer

 The Jászai Mari Award-winning artist was 64 years old.

Euro News

By Rita Konya

5/19/2026

 

Péter Scherer was born on 16 November 1961 in Ajka. In 1987, he graduated as a civil engineer from the Budapest University of Technology. In 1995 he received an acting diploma from the Hungarian Chamber of Actors. From 1984 to 1995 he was a member of the Arvisura Theatre Society.

Between 1995 and 1997 he worked as a freelance actor, and from 1997 to 2001 he was a member of the Bárka Theatre. Between 2002 and 2008 he was a member of the Krétakör company. He has been a freelancer since 2008, and a member of the Nézőművészeti Kft. since 2009. He often appeared in TV series and also worked a lot as a voice actor.

His main roles include Pilate (The Master and Margarita); Dávid Hornyák (Babelna); Claudius (Hamlet); Friar Francis (Much Ado About Nothing); Macduff (Macbeth); Béla Ormándi (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Lajos Matyik (Titanic Water Revue); N lad (Fun); Dokter (Tótferi); Prezli (Blue, Blue, Blue); Cardinal (Princess of Amalfi); Stage Manager (Six Actors Looking for an Author); Zoltán Csordás (The Bird of Danger); Red (My Homeland); Samrayev (Shirai); Oronte (Misanthrope); Heimdall/ Volker (The Nibelungen Housing Estate); Theseus (Fédra Fitness); The Ice (National Theatre); Papa Ubu (King Ubu and the Hungarians - Budapest Puppet Theatre).

He played in several films, including Kontroll, Argo, Magyar vándor, Valami Amerika, and Amerika Meg (The Lord Gave Me a Lantern in Pest).

His work has been recognized with numerous awards: in 1995 he received the Theatre Critics' Award, in 1999 the Film Critics' Award, in 2007 the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, and in 2009 he received the Mari Jászai Award. In 2020, he was awarded the Karinthy Ring, and in 2024, he was awarded the For Budapest Award. In 2025, he was awarded the Antal Páger Actor Award of the Makó Municipality.

Its company, the Nézőművészeti Kft., will hold a vigil on Tuesday evening from 9 p.m., the commemoration will be hosted by the B32 Gallery and Cultural Space. The organizers are waiting for everyone who would like to say goodbye with a candle, a quiet thought or personal presence, they wrote.

SCHERER, Péter

Born: 11/16/1961, Ajka, Hungary

Died: 5/19/2026, Budapest, Hungary

 

Peter Scherer’s western – actor:

Four Souls of Coyote (TV) – 2023 [Hungarian voice of Kacsa]