---
name: "Peter Boyle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-boyle-8307"
fi1m_id: "peter-boyle-8307"
imdb_id: "nm0102316"
tmdb_id: 8307
wikidata_id: "Q2074083"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "27 May 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T00:26:20.570198+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Peter Boyle

## Identity

Peter Boyle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-boyle-8307
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-boyle-8307
- **IMDb ID:** nm0102316
- **TMDB ID:** 8307
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2074083
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074083, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102316/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8307

Editor. Born 27 May 1946 in Formby, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 27 May 1946, Formby, England, UK
- **Active:** 1991–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Costner](https://film.one/person/kevin-costner.md), [Kevin Reynolds](https://film.one/person/kevin-reynolds.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 65 (4), 2000s 72 (1), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 63 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Action 3, Adventure 2, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,212m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Boyle_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074083, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102316/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8307

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves*](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md) (65), [*Sommersby*](https://film.one/film/sommersby.md) (63)
- **Hulu:** [*Waterworld*](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Boyle is an English film editor. Born on 27 May 1946 in Formby, he graduated from Bradfield College and began his career working with director Richard Lester. After more than a decade as an assistant editor on features and editing commercials, his first feature editing credit was on *McVicar* (1980).

Boyle has more than thirty feature film credits. He edited five films directed by Kevin Reynolds between 1988 and 2006, including *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), *Waterworld* (1995) and *The Postman* (1997). Other notable credits include *Quills* (2000), *The Hours* (2002) and *1408* (2007). His work on *The Hours* received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and the ACE Eddie Award. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Creed III* (2023), Fi1m 72, Colorist — [page](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md)
- *The Hours* (2002), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Twelfth Night* (1996), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/twelfth-night-1996.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Sommersby* (1993), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/sommersby.md)
- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Three Urns* (2026), Editor
- *Creed III* (2023), Colorist — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md)
- *The Man in the Hat* (2020), Editor
- *The Forger* (2014), Editor
- *Elsa & Fred* (2014), Editor
- *Keith Lemon: The Film* (2012), Editor
- *I, Anna* (2012), Editor
- *The Thing* (2011), Editor
- *Shanghai* (2010), Editor
- *Flawless* (2007), Editor
- *1408* (2007), Editor
- *Tristan & Isolde* (2006), Editor
- *Derailed* (2005), Editor
- *Twisted* (2004), Editor
- *The Hours* (2002), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Quills* (2000), Editor
- *Still Crazy* (1998), Editor
- *The Postman* (1997), Editor
- *Twelfth Night* (1996), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/twelfth-night-1996.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Rapa Nui* (1994), Editor
- *Sommersby* (1993), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/sommersby.md)
- *Into the West* (1992), Editor
- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)
- *Tune in Tomorrow...* (1990), Editor
- *Queen of Hearts* (1989), Editor
- *The Beast of War* (1988), Editor
- *A Prayer for the Dying* (1987), Editor
- *Whoops Apocalypse* (1986), Editor
- *Clockwise* (1986), Editor
- *Morons from Outer Space* (1985), Editor
- *The Razor's Edge* (1984), Editor
- *G'olé!* (1983), Editor
- *Fanny Hill* (1983), Editor
- *Inseminoid* (1981), Editor
- *Stainless Steel and the Star Spies* (1981), Editor
- *McVicar* (1980), Editor
- *Robin and Marian* (1976), Assistant Editor
- *The Four Musketeers* (1974), Assistant Editor
- *The Three Musketeers* (1973), Assistant Editor
- *The Possession of Joel Delaney* (1972), First Assistant Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Hours*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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