Peter Spears

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Peter Spears

Born November 29, 1965Kansas City, Missouri, USA20 credits

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

Filmography

Queer
2024Queer
Executive ProducerMovie
Nomadland
2021Nomadland
as PeterMovie
Sublet
2020Sublet
as DavidMovie
Careless
2007Careless
DirectorMovie
Something's Gotta Give
2003Something's Gotta Give
as Danny BenjaminMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as Josh DaltonTV
The Opposite of Sex
1998The Opposite of Sex
as Dr. AllenMovie
The Love Bug
1997The Love Bug
as Young Dr. StumpfelMovie
Friends
1994Friends
as JoelTV
Cafe Americain
1993Cafe Americain
as Mark DurginTV
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leap
as Doug Bridges / ReiserTV
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Barry FeldmanTV