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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2021
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2018 · nominated
Filmography18 titles
Friends
Call Me by Your Name
Quantum Leap
CSI: Miami
Nomadland
Matlock
Bones and All
Sublet
Queer
Something's Gotta Give
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Drift
Father of the Bride Part II
On Swift Horses
John from Cincinnati
The Opposite of Sex
Cries from the Heart
Careless