Peter Spears
Production·November 29, 1965 — 60 years old·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.
Known For
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—Mike Nichols: A LifeProducer—Leading MenProducer—The Fredy Hirsch StoryProducer—On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousProducer2025On Swift HorsesProducer2024QueerExecutive Producer2024DriftProducer2022Bones and AllProducer2021NomadlandPeter · Producer2020SubletDavid2017Call Me by Your NameIsaac · Producer2014Until We CouldProducer2007John from CincinnatiTVCo-Executive Producer2007CarelessDirector · Writer2003Something's Gotta GiveDanny Benjamin2002CSI: MiamiTVJosh Dalton2002Ernest and BertramDirector · Writer2001Some of My Best FriendsTVTerry1998The Opposite of SexDr. Allen1997The Love BugYoung Dr. Stumpfel1995Father of the Bride Part IIDr. Wagner1994Cries from the HeartJeff1994FriendsTVJoel1993Cafe AmericainTVMark Durgin1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryPeter1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesTVRobert Benchley1989Quantum LeapTVDoug Bridges / Reiser1986MatlockTVBarry Feldman1953The OscarsTVSelf