---
name: "Peter O'Fallon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-ofallon"
fi1m_id: "peter-ofallon"
imdb_id: "nm0640964"
tmdb_id: 41472
wikidata_id: "Q7176168"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-23T14:05:10.171729+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."
---

# Peter O'Fallon

## Identity

Peter O'Fallon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-ofallon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-ofallon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0640964
- **TMDB ID:** 41472
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7176168
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O%27Fallon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176168, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41472

Director. Born 1 January 1953 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Active:** 1987–2009
- **Frequently works with:** [Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick.md), [Steven Robman](https://film.one/person/steven-robman.md), [Ann Lewis Hamilton](https://film.one/person/ann-lewis-hamilton.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md), [David Platt](https://film.one/person/david-platt.md), [David Semel](https://film.one/person/david-semel.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 78 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O%27Fallon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176168, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41472

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78), [*Prison Break*](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md) (68)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84)
- **Tubi:** [*Party of Five*](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md) (73)

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

## Biography

Peter O'Fallon is an American television and film director, producer and writer. He grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in film studies. He began his career directing commercials, including an early spot for Michael Jordan, and later directed episodes of series including *thirtysomething*, *Northern Exposure*, *Party of Five*, *House* (2004), *Prison Break* (2005), *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), *Eureka* (2006), *Pushing Daisies* (2007) and *The Good Wife* (2009).

O'Fallon created the series *Mysterious Ways* (2000) and directed pilots for *American Gothic* (1995) and other shows. His feature film credits include *Suicide Kings* (1997) and *A Rumor of Angels* (2000). He has also served as executive producer on series such as *The Riches* (2007) and *UnREAL* (2015).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *Prison Break* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *The Game* (2021), series, Director
- *Firefly Lane* (2021), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *UnREAL* (2015), series, Director
- *Legit* (2013), series, Writer, Director, Creator
- *The Protector* (2011), series, Director
- *The Glades* (2010), series, Director
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *The Unusuals* (2009), series, Director
- *Leverage* (2008), series, Director
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), series, Director
- *The Riches* (2007), series, Director, Producer
- *Lincoln Heights* (2007), series, Director
- *Eureka* (2006), series, Director
- *Blade: House of Chthon* (2006), Director
- *Blade: The Series* (2006), series, Director
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Director
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/prison-break.md)
- *House* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Summerland* (2004), series, Director
- *Wonderfalls* (2004), series, Director
- *The Lyon's Den* (2003), series, Director
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Director
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, Director
- *That Was Then* (2002), series, Director
- *MDs* (2002), series, Director
- *The Twilight Zone* (2002), series, Director
- *A Rumor of Angels* (2000), Writer, Director
- *Mysterious Ways* (2000), series, Director, Creator
- *Cupid* (1998), series, Director
- *Prey* (1998), series, Director
- *Suicide Kings* (1997), Director
- *Profiler* (1996), series, Director
- *American Gothic* (1995), series, Director
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Dead Silence* (1991), Director
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Director

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