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

Call Me by Your Name

as Isaac

Friends

as Joel

Nomadland

as Peter

Something's Gotta Give

as Danny Benjamin

CSI: Miami

as Josh Dalton

Father of the Bride Part II

as Dr. Wagner

Quantum Leap

as Doug Bridges / Reiser

The Love Bug

as Young Dr. Stumpfel

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Robert Benchley

The Oscars

as Self