Actor

Peter Spears

November 29, 1965 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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.

Notable work

8.1
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
as Isaac
8.4
Friends (1994)
as Joel
7.2
Nomadland (2021)
as Peter
6.6
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
as Danny Benjamin
7.7
CSI: Miami (2002)
as Josh Dalton
6.3
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
as Dr. Wagner
8
Quantum Leap (1989)
as Doug Bridges / Reiser

Often works with

Lisa Kudrow
2 titles together
Friends, The Opposite of Sex
Frances McDormand
2 titles together
Nomadland, Something's Gotta Give
Diane Keaton
2 titles together
Something's Gotta Give, Father of the Bride Part II
Sofia Milos
2 titles together
CSI: Miami, Cafe Americain

Full filmography · 18

Nomadland
as Peter
20217.2
Sublet
as David
20206.7
Call Me by Your Name
as Isaac
20178.1
Careless
Director and Writer
2007
Something's Gotta Give
as Danny Benjamin
20036.6
Ernest and Bertram
Director and Writer
2002
The Opposite of Sex
as Dr. Allen
19986.2
The Love Bug
as Young Dr. Stumpfel
19975.7
Father of the Bride Part II
as Dr. Wagner
19956.3
Cries from the Heart
as Jeff
1994
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Peter
1992