Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Peter Spears
Production
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 156483
IMDb ID: nm0817379
Known for: Production
Born: November 29, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.86
Wikidata: Q7177037
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Producer (7)Co-Executive Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Peter Spears.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Peter Spears.
Producer
Call Me by Your Name
2017 • Movie
Producer
Nomadland
2021 • Movie
Producer
Bones and All
2022 • Movie
as Danny Benjamin
Something's Gotta Give
2003 • Movie
Executive Producer
Queer
2024 • Movie
as Dr. Wagner
Father of the Bride Part II
1995 • Movie
Producer
On Swift Horses
2025 • Movie
as Dr. Allen
The Opposite of Sex
1998 • Movie
as Young Dr. Stumpfel
The Love Bug
1997 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Peter Spears.
as Joel • 1 eps
Friends
1994 • Series
as Doug Bridges / Reiser • 1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989 • Series
as Josh Dalton • 1 eps
CSI: Miami
2002 • Series
as Barry Feldman • 2 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Robert Benchley • 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Peter Spears.
Producer
Call Me by Your Name
2017 • Movie
Executive Producer
Queer
2024 • Movie
Producer
Bones and All
2022 • Movie
as Danny Benjamin
Something's Gotta Give
2003 • Movie
Producer
Nomadland
2021 • Movie
Producer
On Swift Horses
2025 • Movie
as Dr. Wagner
Father of the Bride Part II
1995 • Movie
Director
Careless
2007 • Movie
as Dr. Allen
The Opposite of Sex
1998 • Movie
as Young Dr. Stumpfel
The Love Bug
1997 • Movie
as David
Sublet
2020 • Movie
Producer
Drift
2024 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Peter Spears.
as Joel • 1 eps
Friends
1994 • Series
as Josh Dalton • 1 eps
CSI: Miami
2002 • Series
as Barry Feldman • 2 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Doug Bridges / Reiser • 1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Robert Benchley • 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 • Series
as Mark Durgin • 1 eps
Cafe Americain
1993 • Series
Co-Executive Producer • 10 eps
John from Cincinnati
2007 • Series
as Terry • 1 eps
Some of My Best Friends
2001 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Peter Spears.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Peter Spears.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Peter Spears.
as Peter
Nomadland
2021 • Movie
as David
Sublet
2020 • Movie
as Isaac
Call Me by Your Name
2017 • Movie
as Danny Benjamin
Something's Gotta Give
2003 • Movie
as Dr. Allen
The Opposite of Sex
1998 • Movie
as Young Dr. Stumpfel
The Love Bug
1997 • Movie
as Dr. Wagner
Father of the Bride Part II
1995 • Movie
as Jeff
Cries from the Heart
1994 • Movie
as Peter
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Peter Spears.
as Josh Dalton • 1 eps
CSI: Miami
2002 • Series
as Terry • 1 eps
Some of My Best Friends
2001 • Series
as Joel • 1 eps
Friends
1994 • Series
as Mark Durgin • 1 eps
Cafe Americain
1993 • Series
as Robert Benchley • 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 • Series
as Doug Bridges / Reiser • 1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989 • Series
as Barry Feldman • 2 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series