Cast & creator
Peter Spears
Best known for Friends, CSI: Miami, Quantum Leap
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.
24
film credits
9
television credits
17
1953–2025 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (33)
Showing 33 of 33 credits
Friends
Joel
1994
CSI: Miami
Josh Dalton
2002
Quantum Leap
Doug Bridges / Reiser
1989
Matlock
Barry Feldman
1986
The Oscars
Self
1953
Call Me by Your Name
Isaac
2017Call Me by Your Name
Producer
2017
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Robert Benchley
1992
Bones and All
Producer
2022
Nomadland
Peter
2021Nomadland
Producer
2021
Something's Gotta Give
Danny Benjamin
2003
John from Cincinnati
Co-Executive Producer
2007
Queer
Executive Producer
2024
On Swift Horses
Producer
2025
Father of the Bride Part II
Dr. Wagner
1995
Cafe Americain
Mark Durgin
1993
The Opposite of Sex
Dr. Allen
1998
The Love Bug
Young Dr. Stumpfel
1997
Some of My Best Friends
Terry
2001
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Peter
1992
Careless
Writer
2007Careless
Director
2007
Drift
Producer
2024
Cries from the Heart
Jeff
1994
Sublet
David
2020The Fredy Hirsch Story
Producer
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Producer
Leading Men
Producer
Ernest and Bertram
Writer
2002Ernest and Bertram
Director
2002
Mike Nichols: A Life
Producer
Until We Could
Producer
2014