Andrew Peacock was born in Toronto and raised in the town of Kapuskasing in northern Ontario. He worked in a mixed animal veterinary practice in rural Newfoundland from 1982 until 2010. His book Creatures of the Rock was long-listed for the 2015 Leacock medal for humour and won the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for the best non-fiction book in 2014. He currently lives in Freshwater with his wife, Ingrid, and dog, Charlotte.