Actor · Producer

Peter Spears

19 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Associated lifetime gross

$45M

Combined reported budget

$8.5M

Gross / budget

5.3x

Bankability Index

58 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Comedy

$23M · 2 films · 100% hit

Drama

$22M · 1 film · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

58/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

1995 · Comedy

Father of the Bride Part II

Hit

Based on 3 of 17 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.