Producer
Peter Spears
60 years · Kansas City, Missouri, USA · 16 films
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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Filmography 14
On Swift Horses
2025 · Producer
On Netflix
Drift
2024 · Producer
On Kanopy
Bones and All
2022 · Producer
On Tubi TV
Nomadland
2021 · Peter, Producer
Sublet
2020 · David
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Isaac, Producer
On Netflix
Careless
2007 · Director, Writer
On Plex
Something's Gotta Give
2003 · Danny Benjamin
On Hulu
Ernest and Bertram
2002 · Director, Writer
The Opposite of Sex
1998 · Dr. Allen
The Love Bug
1997 · Young Dr. Stumpfel
Father of the Bride Part II
1995 · Dr. Wagner
On TNT
Cries from the Heart
1994 · Jeff
On Hoopla
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992 · Peter