Peter Spears
Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing Nomadland (2020), and for producing film Call Me by Your Name (2017). He directed the underground cult-favorite short film Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers, and developed the television series Nightmare Cafe and John from Cincinnati.
28Credits8 TV · 20 films
1986–2025Years activefirst to latest
8.4 Highest ratedFriends
6.7 Average ratingacross 24 titles
Top TV shows 8best Peter Spears shows
- 1
FriendsJoel · 1 ep · 1994 - 2
Quantum LeapDoug Bridges / Reiser · 1 ep · 1989 - 3
CSI: MiamiJosh Dalton · 1 ep · 2002 - 4
MatlockBarry Feldman · 2 eps · 1986 - 5
Cafe AmericainMark Durgin · 1 ep · 1993 - 6
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesRobert Benchley · 1 ep · 1992 - 7
John from CincinnatiCo-Executive Producer · 10 eps · 2007 - 8
Some of My Best FriendsTerry · 1 ep · 2001
Top movies 20best Peter Spears movies
- 1
Call Me by Your NameIsaac · 2017 - 2
Ernest and BertramDirector · Writer · 2002 - 3
NomadlandPeter · 2021 - 4
Bones and AllProducer · 2022 - 5Until We CouldProducer · 2014
- 6
SubletDavid · 2020 - 7
Something's Gotta GiveDanny Benjamin · 2003 - 8
QueerExecutive Producer · 2024 - 9
DriftProducer · 2024 - 10
Father of the Bride Part IIDr. Wagner · 1995 - 11
On Swift HorsesProducer · 2025 - 12
The Opposite of SexDr. Allen · 1998 - 13
Cries from the HeartJeff · 1994 - 14
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryPeter · 1992 - 15
The Love BugYoung Dr. Stumpfel · 1997 - 16
CarelessDirector · Writer · 2007 - 17Leading MenProducer
- 18
Mike Nichols: A LifeProducer - 19
On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousProducer - 20The Fredy Hirsch StoryProducer
