Peter Spears

Biography

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

Friends

1994•TV Series•

8.4

CSI: Miami

2002•TV Series•

7.7

Quantum Leap

1989•TV Series•

8.0

Matlock

1986•TV Series•

7.1

The Oscars

1953•TV Series•

7.0

Call Me by Your Name

2017•Movie•

8.1

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992•TV Series•

6.5

Nomadland

2021•Movie•

7.2

Filmography