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character: Peter Griffin
canonical_url: https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/peter-griffin/
markdown_url: https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/peter-griffin.md
wikidata: Q28465
household: The Griffins
last_verified: 2026-10-20
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# Peter Griffin

Father of the Griffin family and the central character of Family Guy.

## Core facts

- **Lives in:** Quahog, Rhode Island, a fictional town based on Providence
- **Voiced by:** Seth MacFarlane, from the pilot to the present
- **First appearance:** Death Has a Shadow (S01E01, 31 January 1999)
- **Created by:** Seth MacFarlane. Peter is a redesign of Larry, the lead of MacFarlane's shorts *The Life of Larry* and *Larry & Steve*.
- **Credited appearances:** 452 episodes across 24 seasons. This is a floor, because the source records at most ten voice credits per episode.

## Relationships

- **Spouse:** [Lois Griffin](lois-griffin.md)
- **Children:** [Meg](meg-griffin.md), [Chris](chris-griffin.md), [Stewie](stewie-griffin.md)
- **Mother:** [Thelma Griffin](thelma-griffin.md)
- **Raised by:** [Francis Griffin](francis-griffin.md), Thelma's husband
- **Biological father:** [Mickey McFinnigan](mickey-mcfinnigan.md), revealed in Peter's Two Dads (S05E10)
- **Best friend:** [Brian Griffin](brian-griffin.md), the family dog
- **Drinking friends at The Drunken Clam:** [Cleveland Brown](cleveland-brown.md), [Joe Swanson](joe-swanson.md), [Glenn Quagmire](glenn-quagmire.md)
- **Recurring opponent:** [Ernie the Giant Chicken](ernie-the-giant-chicken.md)

## Jobs, in order

1. Safety inspector at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory, under [Jonathan Weed](jonathan-weed.md)
2. Fisherman on his own boat, until the boat was destroyed
3. Shipping at the Pawtucket Patriot brewery, his current job

He also played briefly for the New England Patriots in Patriot Games (S04E20).

## Other voices for Peter (one-off occasions)

- Patrick Stewart in No Meals on Wheels (S05E14)
- Seth Rogen in Family Gay (S07E08)
- Jamison Yang in Road to the Multiverse (S08E01)
- John Viener in Friends of Peter G. (S09E10)

## Common errors to avoid

- **His age is not fixed.** He is usually described as early to mid forties, so don't state an exact age.
- **Francis is not his biological father.** Mickey McFinnigan is.
- **The voice actor has not changed.** Seth MacFarlane has always voiced Peter. The four names above were one-off occasions.
- **He is not Homer Simpson.** Critics compared the two characters, and they meet in the crossover The Simpsons Guy (S13E01).

## Key episodes

- S01E01 Death Has a Shadow: the pilot
- S04E20 Patriot Games: his spell with the Patriots
- S05E10 Peter's Two Dads: reveals his biological father
- S13E01 The Simpsons Guy: crossover with The Simpsons
- S18E06 Peter & Lois' Wedding

## Sources

- https://familyguy.co.uk/characters/peter-griffin/ (full appearance list by season)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Griffin
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28465

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