---
name: "Peter Weller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-weller"
fi1m_id: "peter-weller"
imdb_id: "nm0000693"
tmdb_id: 27811
wikidata_id: "Q360477"
roles: ["Director","Actor"]
born: "24 June 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-21T04:27:13.233307+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 Weller

## Identity

Peter Weller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-weller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-weller
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000693
- **TMDB ID:** 27811
- **Wikidata ID:** Q360477
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360477, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27811

Director and actor. Born 24 June 1947 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Actor
- **Born:** 24 June 1947, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** Питер Уэллер, ピーター・ウェラー, پیتر ولر, پيتر ولر, Peter Frederick Weller 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 3 acting, 6 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Tim Hunter](https://film.one/person/tim-hunter.md), [Alex Kurtzman](https://film.one/person/alex-kurtzman.md), [Brad Turner](https://film.one/person/brad-turner.md), [Bryan Spicer](https://film.one/person/bryan-spicer.md), [Daniel Sackheim](https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim.md), [David Straiton](https://film.one/person/david-straiton.md), [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 91 (1), 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 72 (2), 2010s 65 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 4, Action & Adventure 2, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Western 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360477, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000693/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27811

## Coming up

- *THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH* (2026-11-25) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78), [*Sons of Anarchy*](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md) (67)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65), [*Star Trek Into Darkness*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md) (60)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*RoboCop*](https://film.one/film/robocop.md) (91)
- **Paramount+:** [*Longmire*](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*The Last Ship*](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md) (67)

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

## Fi1m on Peter Weller

> Peter Weller is a dependable director of tense ensemble television, attentive to actors without neglecting the action. We rate that craft, while recognising that even a well-directed episode cannot cure a series repeating itself.

In *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), the bikes travel two by two and faces float above the clubhouse table in the low light. Peter Weller is one of several directors taking turns on Kurt Sutter’s series, so those images cannot be claimed as his signature. What we value in his directing is the attention to actors within tense, busy drama. He is a dependable television director whose interest in how people behave gives the action some weight.

The work began with *Partners* (1993), a short he wrote, directed and acted in. He then directed two episodes of *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993) in the mid-1990s, before the television film *Gold Coast* (1997), adapted from Elmore Leonard. We were absorbed by *Homicide*, because Andre Braugher made its detectives as compelling as their cases. Its restless editing sometimes gets between us and performances worth watching without the extra fuss.

His directing work increased from the early 2000s, taking in both procedural and character-led television. In *House* (2004), Hugh Laurie’s sour humour and the friendships remain appealing after the medical puzzles grow familiar. *Hawaii Five-0* (2010) has an agreeable cast and brisk action, though the central partnership’s bickering wears us down. Weller directed fifteen episodes between 2013 and 2020, a substantial run in a programme whose pleasures are modest but clear.

Weller directed eleven episodes of *Sons of Anarchy* between 2011 and 2014, and its feuds suit his interest in vengeance and responsibility. Cinematographers Paul Maibaum, Edward J. Pei and Jonathan Freeman shoot Charming in hard, flat daylight and keep the clubhouse dim. Editors Sidney Wolinsky and Hunter M. Via repeatedly cut towards song-backed closing montages, which work until their repetition becomes wearying. Weller’s ability to sustain tension within an episode cannot resolve the series’ habit of restaging betrayals across its last four seasons. Try it for the ensemble work, but expect to be asked to sit through the same grievance more than once.

## Biography

Peter Weller is an American actor and director. Born on 24 June 1947 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, he trained at the Actors Studio and earned a BA in theatre from the University of North Texas.

He is known for his performances as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop in *RoboCop* (1987) and *RoboCop 2* (1990), Buckaroo Banzai in *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984), and Bill Lee in *Naked Lunch* (1991). Weller received an Academy Award nomination for directing the 1993 short film *Partners*, in which he also acted. He has directed episodes of series including *House*, *Sons of Anarchy*, *Under the Dome*, *The Strain* and *Hawaii Five-0*.

Weller holds a PhD in Italian Renaissance art history from UCLA and has appeared in films such as *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Performed in (3)

- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Admiral Alexander Marcus — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Naked Lunch* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Bill Lee — [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)
- *RoboCop* (1987), Fi1m 91, as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop — [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)

### Directed (6) — the average rests on these

- *The Last Ship* (2014), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *Longmire* (2012), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), Fi1m 67, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Complete filmography (99)

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

- *THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-further-mis-adventures-of-cliff-booth.md)
- *Bang* (2025), as Morgan Cutter
- *Rabbit Hole* (2023), series, as Distinguished Man (voice), Distinguished Man
- *Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur* (2023), series, as Dr. Stern (voice)
- *Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities* (2022), series, as Lionel Lassiter
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, Director
- *Forever* (2018), series, as The Traveler
- *Mayans M.C.* (2018), series, Director
- *Yamasong: March of the Hollows* (2017), as Brujt (voice)
- *Mr. Mercedes* (2017), series, Director
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, as Elliot Mason · Director
- *Game of Silence* (2016), series, Director
- *Rush Hour* (2016), series, Director
- *Outsiders* (2016), series, Director
- *Shades of Blue* (2016), series, Director
- *The Tao of Buckaroo* (2015), Actor
- *It's Better in Italian* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Skin Trade* (2014), as Costello
- *The Strain* (2014), series, Director
- *The Last Ship* (2014), series, as Dr. Paul Vellek · Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *Repentance* (2014), as Meyer
- *Batman: The Dark Knight Returns* (2013), as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, Director
- *Under the Dome* (2013), series, Director
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), as Admiral Alexander Marcus — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2* (2013), as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- *Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1* (2012), as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- *Longmire* (2012), series, as Lucian Connally · Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md)
- *Dragon Eyes* (2012), as Mr. V
- *Forced To Fight* (2011), as Danny G.
- *Franklin & Bash* (2011), series, as Bert Mazzani
- *Once Fallen* (2010), as Eddie
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Curt Stoner · Director, Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *God of War: Unearthing the Legend* (2010), as Host
- *Fringe* (2008), series, as Alistair Peck — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky · Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Prey* (2007), as Tom Newman
- *The Hard Easy* (2006), as Ed Koster
- *Dexter* (2006), series, as Stan Liddy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Yin / Karl Rotmensen
- *Egypt: Engineering an Empire* (2006), as Host
- *The Poseidon Adventure* (2005), as Captain Paul Gallico
- *Undiscovered* (2005), as Wick Treadway
- *House* (2004), series, as Dr. Penza · Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *The Handler* (2003), series, Actor
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Director
- *The Order* (2003), as Driscoll
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer · Director
- *Odyssey 5* (2002), series, as Chuck Taggart · Director
- *24* (2001), series, as Christopher Henderson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Styx* (2001), as Nelson
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, as John Frederick Paxton
- *Contaminated Man* (2000), as Joseph Müller
- *Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula* (2000), as Father Stefan
- *ivans xtc.* (2000), as Don West
- *Shadow Hours* (2000), as Stuart Chappell
- *Falling Through* (2000), as Lou
- *Diplomatic Siege* (1999), as Steve Parker
- *Tower of the First Born* (1998), as John Shannon
- *Gold Coast* (1997), Director, Executive Producer
- *End of Summer* (1997), as Theo Remmington
- *Top of the World* (1997), as Ray Mercer
- *Decoy* (1995), as Baxter
- *Beyond the Clouds* (1995), as Husband
- *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995), as Jerry Bender
- *Screamers* (1995), as Colonel Hendricksson
- *Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee* (1994), as Uncredited
- *The New Age* (1994), as Peter Witner
- *The Substitute Wife* (1994), as Martin Hightower
- *Partners* (1993), as Doctor · Director, Teleplay
- *Sunset Grill* (1993), as Ryder Hart
- *Fifty/Fifty* (1993), as Jake Wyer
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Naked Lunch* (1991), as Bill Lee — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)
- *Road to Ruin* (1991), as Jack Sloan
- *RoboCop 2* (1990), as RoboCop
- *Women and Men: Stories of Seduction* (1990), as Hobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
- *Rainbow Drive* (1990), as Mike Gallagher
- *Cat Chaser* (1989), as George Moran
- *Leviathan* (1989), as Steven Beck
- *Shakedown* (1988), as Roland Dalton
- *The Tunnel* (1988), as Juan Pablo Castell
- *The Dancing Princesses* (1987), as The Soldier
- *RoboCop* (1987), as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Apology* (1986), as Rad Hungate
- *A Killing Affair* (1985), as Baston Morris
- *Firstborn* (1984), as Sam
- *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984), as Buckaroo Banzai
- *Of Unknown Origin* (1983), as Bart Hughes
- *Two Kinds of Love* (1983), as Joe Farley
- *Kentucky Woman* (1983), as Deke
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as The Soldier
- *Shoot the Moon* (1982), as Frank Henderson
- *Just Tell Me What You Want* (1980), as Steven Routledge
- *Butch and Sundance: The Early Days* (1979), as Joe Le Fors
- *Mourning Becomes Electra* (1978), series, as Peter
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Silence* (1975), as Red Sash
- *The Man Without a Country* (1973), as Lt. Fellows

## Gallery

- ![Peter Weller](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-014930fac8cc.jpg) Peter Weller — Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Peter_Weller_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Peter Weller in 2016](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-b81232007ae2.jpg) Peter Weller in 2016 — Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Peter_Weller_%2829433265831%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Weller_%2829433265831%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Weller in 2016](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-989c07b6d2aa.jpg) Peter Weller in 2016 — Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Peter_Weller_%2829433266471%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Weller_%2829433266471%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Weller in 2016](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-506f5f31a0f7.jpg) Peter Weller in 2016 — Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Peter_Weller_%2829513490075%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Weller_%2829513490075%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Weller](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-4156e68d94f8.jpg) Peter Weller — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Weller](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-8999f878100b.jpg) Peter Weller — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Weller](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-6edddc90bff4.jpg) Peter Weller — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Weller at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-8e601866ddf3.jpg) Peter Weller at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Peter_Weller_%2832508987260%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Weller_%2832508987260%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Weller at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016](https://film.one/media/person/79762/gallery-903c7752af43.jpg) Peter Weller at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Peter_Weller_%2832735776002%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1994: Best Live Action Short Film (nominated), for *Partners*

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

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