10 Facts About Peter Spears

Peter Spears was born on November 29,1965 and is an American actor and filmmaker.

Peter Spears was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas.

Peter Spears 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.

In 2020, Peter Spears founded his own production company, Cor Cordium.

Peter Spears has multiple projects in development across film and television.

Peter Spears produced the critically acclaimed 2017 film Call Me by Your Name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Peter Spears directed the underground cult-favorite short film Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers in a loose parody of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour.

Peter Spears was most recently seen in the film Sublet.

Peter Spears co-founded OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project, a collaboration between the Outfest Film Festival and the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Peter Spears is married to talent agent Brian Swardstrom, and the couple splits their time between upstate New York and California.