Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''

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'' (1987) and its sequel ''

RoboCop 2 ''RoboCop 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Frank Miller and Walon Green. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the ...

'' (1990), in which he played the title character; ''

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'' (1984); and ''

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'' (2013). He also appeared in such films as

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's ''

Mighty Aphrodite ''Mighty Aphrodite'' is a 1995 American comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, and F. Murray Abraham. The screenplay was vaguely inspired by the story of '' ...

'' (1995), the

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-produced ''

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'' (1994), and

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's adaptation of

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's novel ''

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'' (1991). In addition to a

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nomination for his ''RoboCop'' role, he received an

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nomination for his 1993 short ''Partners'', in which he also acted. In

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, he hosted the program ''

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'' on the

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from 2005 to 2007. He played Christopher Henderson in the fifth season of '' 24'', Stan Liddy in the fifth season of the

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original series '' Dexter'', and Charles "Charlie" Barosky in 11 episodes in the sixth season of

Kurt Sutter Kurt Leon Sutter (born May 5, 1960) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He worked as a producer, writer, and director on ''The Shield,'' and appeared on the show as hitman Margos Dezerian. Sutter is also the creator of ' ...

's ''

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''. From 2012 to 2017, he was involved in the A&E (now

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) series '' Longmire'' as a director and actor. In 2017, he appeared on '' The Last Ship'' as Dr. Paul Vellek. He also holds a

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in Italian Renaissance Art History from

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Early life

Weller was born June 24, 1947, in

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, the son of Dorothy Jean ( Davidson; 1924–2002), a

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, and Frederick Bradford Weller (1922–1986), a

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, federal judge, and career

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for the

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. Weller had a "middle-class

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" upbringing and is of

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, French and

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descent. As a result of his father's army work, Weller spent many years abroad during his childhood. His family lived in

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for several years before eventually moving to

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, where he attended

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, graduating in 1965.

Education

While enrolled at North Texas State University (now the

University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

), he played

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in one of the campus bands. He graduated with a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

degree in

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in 1969, and began his acting career after attending the

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(Class of 1972). In 2004, Weller completed a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

degree in Roman and Renaissance Art at

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, and occasionally taught courses in

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at the university. In 2007, he began a

, in Italian Renaissance Art History. In October 2013 he filed his dissertation,
Alberti Before Florence: Early Sources Informing Leon Battista Alberti’s ''De pictura''
, and was awarded his

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in 2014.

Career

Stage

Weller's stage career began in the 1970s with appearances on Broadway in ''Full Circle'', directed by

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, and '' Summer Brave'',

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's rewrite of his play ''Picnic''. About this time, he became a member of the

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. In December 2006, Weller starred as architect

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at Chicago's

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in ''Frank's Home'', a new play by Richard Nelson.

Film

Weller appeared in the 1984 film ''

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'' with

Corey Haim Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor. He starred in a number of 1980s films, such as '' Lucas'', ''Silver Bullet'', ''Murphy's Romance'', ''License to Drive'' and '' Dream a Little Dream''. His role alongsi ...

, where he played the abusive boyfriend of Haim's mother (played by

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). Weller has appeared in more than 50 films and television series, including turns as the title characters in ''

'', and blockbuster hits ''

'' and ''

'', he portrayed Starfleet Admiral Alexander Marcus in ''

'' in 2013. He has also appeared in such critically acclaimed films as

's ''

'', the

-produced ''

'' and

's movie of

's novel ''

''. In 1995, he appeared in '' Screamers'', a science-fiction film based on the short story "

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" by Philip K. Dick and directed by Christian Duguay.

Television

In a 1977 episode of the television series ''

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'', he played Donald Sterner/Stryker, a tragically disillusioned

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leader who later committed suicide off-screen when his heritage was discovered. On television, he played the shuttle captain in the short-lived series ''

Odyssey 5 ''Odyssey 5'' is a Canadian science fiction series, which was shown in 2002 on Space in Canada and on Showtime in the United States. The premise involves five space travelers who witness the destruction of the Earth; they are given the opportu ...

'' and made guest appearances as Terran supremacist John Frederick Paxton in the ''

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'' episodes "

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", "

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" and in ''

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'' as the character Alistair Peck. Weller was a contributor to the

in several productions, particularly as the host for the series ''

''. He was credited as "Peter Weller,

", where he was an adjunct faculty member. He was later a graduate student in art history at

, focusing on the

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. In 2005, Weller co-starred as the Captain in a made-for-television remake of '' The Poseidon Adventure''. Peter Weller (cropped)

In 2006, Weller joined the cast of '' 24'' as terrorist collaborator Christopher Henderson. Weller received a "cheer" in ''

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s "Cheers & Jeers" section for his performance. On January 15, 2010, Weller was seen in a teaser trailer for the companion documentary ''God of War: Unearthing the Legend'' that was featured in the game ''

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'' which Weller also hosted. On April 15, 2010, Weller guest-starred in an episode of the science fiction drama ''

''. He also guest-starred on the

original series '' Dexter'', and had a guest appearance in the December 22, 2010 episode of ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observ ...

'' where he played villain "Yin" Since 2012, he is appearing in a recurring role as Lucien Connally on the crime drama television series '' Longmire''. In 2013, he played the part of the villain in the remake of the "Hookman" episode of the original ''

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''. The part was originally played in 1973 by J. J. Armes. In seasons six and seven of ''

'', he plays the ruthless ex-cop Charles Barosky, a boss at the Stockton port and has dealings with the SAMCRO motorcycle club. In 2017, Weller began appearing as Dr. Paul Vellek, a scientist, on '' The Last Ship''.

Directing

Weller has also directed various projects for television, including episodes of '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''

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'' and three episodes of the aforementioned ''Odyssey 5''. He directed a 1997 adaptation of

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's ''Gold Coast'' starring

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and

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after previously starring in a version of Leonard's thriller ''

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''. He has directed eleven episodes of the series ''

'', two in season 4, titled "Dorylus" (air date 9/20/11) and "Hands", three in season 5, titled "Authority Vested", "Toad's Wild Ride" and "Darthy", three in season 6, titled "One One Six", "Los Fantasmas" and "Aon Rud Pearsanta", and three in season 7, titled "Some Strange Eruption", "What a Piece of Work Is Man" and "Suits of Woe". He has directed one episode each season of ''Longmire'' since 2012. Most recently since 2018, Weller has directed episodes "Guts + Fuel + Hope" and "Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason" of ''

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'', and episodes "Cry Murder" and "Whispers of Death" of ''

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''.

Voice acting

Weller voiced the character of Bruce Wayne / Batman in the two-part 2012–13 animated adaptation of ''

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'', and the titular character in the video game '' Wilson's Heart''. He returned to voice RoboCop in a series of commercials for

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in 2019 and ''

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''.

Personal life

In 1980, Weller met

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, during the making of ''

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''. They had an on-off relationship for several years. On June 24, 2006, on his 59th birthday, Weller married his longtime girlfriend, actress Shari Stowe, at the Santa Maria Assunta church in

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. Among the guests attending the wedding were

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and

Awards and nominations

* (1988)

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– ''

'' (Nominated) * (1992)

Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years o ...

– ''

'' (Nominated) * (1994)

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– ''Partners'' (Nominated) * (2002)

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male was one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It was first presented in 1987, with Morgan Freeman being the first recipient, for his role as Fast Black in '' Street Smart''. It was last pre ...

– ''

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'' (Nominated)

Filmography

Feature film

Television film

Television series

Video games

References

External links

* * * * *
History Channel's ''Engineering an Empire'' site

''New York Daily News''

''Wired News''
"RoboCop speaks to Detroit"
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