Peter Spears

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1965-11-29 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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

Producer

Leading Men

as Producer

2025
On Swift Horses

as Producer

2024
Drift

as Producer

2024
Queer

as Executive Producer

2022
Bones and All

as Producer

2021
Nomadland

as Producer

2017
2014
Until We Could

as Producer

Actor

2021
Nomadland

as Peter

2020
Sublet

as David

2003
Something's Gotta Give

as Danny Benjamin

2002
CSI: Miami

as Josh Dalton

1997
The Love Bug

as Young Dr. Stumpfel

1995
1994
Friends

as Joel

1993
Cafe Americain

as Mark Durgin

1992
1989
Quantum Leap

as Doug Bridges / Reiser

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Director

2007
Careless

as Director

2002
Ernest and Bertram

as Director

Writer

2007
Careless

as Writer

2002