Peter John Coke was born in Southsea, Hampshire on 3 April 1913. His father was a commander in the Royal Navy, who took his family to Kenya to run a linen plantation; however, this venture failed and he began to run a coffee plantation. Coke was educated at Stowe School and later lived with his maternal grandmother in Menton, France.

Peter John Coke (Southsea, Hampshire, 3 d’abril de 1913 - Sharrington, Norfolk, 30 de juliol de 2008) va ser un actor, dramaturg i artista anglès.