Peter Spears

Peter Spears

Production·Age 60 — born November 29, 1965·Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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. 1Friends posterFriendsJoel · 1 ep · 19948.4
  2. 2Quantum Leap posterQuantum LeapDoug Bridges / Reiser · 1 ep · 19898.0
  3. 3CSI: Miami posterCSI: MiamiJosh Dalton · 1 ep · 20027.7
  4. 4Matlock posterMatlockBarry Feldman · 2 eps · 19867.1
  5. 5Cafe Americain posterCafe AmericainMark Durgin · 1 ep · 19937.0
  6. 6The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles posterThe Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesRobert Benchley · 1 ep · 19926.5
  7. 7John from Cincinnati posterJohn from CincinnatiCo-Executive Producer · 10 eps · 20076.2
  8. 8Some of My Best Friends posterSome of My Best FriendsTerry · 1 ep · 20015.4

Top movies 20best Peter Spears movies

  1. 1Call Me by Your Name posterCall Me by Your NameIsaac · 20178.1
  2. 2Ernest and Bertram posterErnest and BertramDirector · Writer · 20027.3
  3. 3Nomadland posterNomadlandPeter · 20217.2
  4. 4Bones and All posterBones and AllProducer · 20227.0
  5. 5Until We CouldProducer · 20147.0
  6. 6Sublet posterSubletDavid · 20206.7
  7. 7Something's Gotta Give posterSomething's Gotta GiveDanny Benjamin · 20036.6
  8. 8Queer posterQueerExecutive Producer · 20246.6
  9. 9Drift posterDriftProducer · 20246.3
  10. 10Father of the Bride Part II posterFather of the Bride Part IIDr. Wagner · 19956.3
  11. 11On Swift Horses posterOn Swift HorsesProducer · 20256.2
  12. 12The Opposite of Sex posterThe Opposite of SexDr. Allen · 19986.2
  13. 13Cries from the Heart posterCries from the HeartJeff · 19946.0
  14. 14Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story posterSomething to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryPeter · 19925.8
  15. 15The Love Bug posterThe Love BugYoung Dr. Stumpfel · 19975.7
  16. 16Careless posterCarelessDirector · Writer · 20075.7
  17. 17Leading MenProducer
  18. 18Mike Nichols: A Life posterMike Nichols: A LifeProducer
  19. 19On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous posterOn Earth We're Briefly GorgeousProducer
  20. 20The Fredy Hirsch StoryProducer

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