Peter Weller facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Peter Weller
Weller at Paradise City Comic Con in 2016
Born	Peter Francis Weller (1947-06-24) June 24, 1947 (age 78) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	University of North Texas (BA) Syracuse University (MA) UCLA (PhD)
Occupation	Actor television director
Years active	1973–present
Spouse(s)	Shari Stowe ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1
Scientific career
Thesis	Alberti Before Florence: Early Sources Informing Leon Battista Alberti's De Pictura  (2014)
Doctoral advisor	Charlene Villaseñor Black

Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He is famous for playing the main character in the movies RoboCop (1987) and RoboCop 2 (1990). He also appeared in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

Besides acting, Peter Weller has directed many TV shows. He also hosted the show Engineering an Empire on the History Channel. He even has a special degree called a Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History from UCLA.

Early Life and Education

Peter Weller was born on June 24, 1947, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. His mother, Dorothy Jean, was a homemaker. His father, Frederick Bradford Weller, was a lawyer, a federal judge, and a helicopter pilot for the United States Army.

Because his father was in the army, Peter lived in different places when he was a kid. He lived in West Germany for several years. Later, his family moved to Texas, where he went to Alamo Heights High School and graduated in 1965.

Peter Weller went to North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). He played the trumpet in a band there. In 1969, he earned a degree in Theatre. After that, he studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Later in life, Peter Weller went back to school. In 2004, he got a Master of Arts degree in Roman and Renaissance Art from Syracuse University. He even taught classes about ancient history there sometimes. In 2007, he started working on his Ph.D. at UCLA. He studied Italian Renaissance Art History, which is about art from a very creative time in Italy's past. He earned his doctorate degree in 2014.

Acting Career Highlights

Peter Weller has had a long career in movies, TV, and on stage.

Stage Performances

Peter Weller started his acting career on stage in the 1970s. He performed on Broadway, which is a famous theater district in New York City. One of his early plays was Full Circle. He also became a member of the Actors Studio, a place where actors train and work together.

In 2006, he played the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright in a play called Frank's Home in Chicago.

Film Roles

Peter Weller has acted in more than 50 movies. He is most famous for playing the main character in the science fiction action film RoboCop (1987). In this movie, he plays a police officer who becomes a cyborg (part human, part robot). He also starred in the sequel, RoboCop 2 (1990).

Other notable film roles include:

• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995), directed by Woody Allen
• Screamers (1995), a science-fiction film
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), where he played Admiral Alexander Marcus

Weller at the Texas Theater in Dallas, Texas, in 2012

Television Appearances

Peter Weller has appeared in many television series. He was the host of Engineering an Empire on the History Channel from 2005 to 2007. This show explored how ancient civilizations built amazing structures.

He also had important roles in popular TV shows like:

• 24 (2006), where he played Christopher Henderson
• Dexter (2010), as Stan Liddy
• Sons of Anarchy (2013-2014), as Charles "Charlie" Barosky
• Longmire (2012-2017), where he was both an actor and a director
• The Last Ship (2017), as Dr. Paul Vellek

Directing Work

Besides acting, Peter Weller is also a talented director for television. He has directed episodes for many well-known shows, including:

• Homicide: Life on the Street
• Monk
• Sons of Anarchy (eleven episodes)
• Longmire
• Hawaii Five-0
• MacGyver
• Magnum P.I.

Voice Acting

Peter Weller has also lent his voice to animated projects and video games. He voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the animated movie The Dark Knight Returns (2012–2013). He also returned to voice RoboCop in commercials for KFC and in the video games Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) and RoboCop: Rogue City (2023).

Personal Life

On June 24, 2006, which was his 59th birthday, Peter Weller married his longtime girlfriend, actress Shari Stowe. They got married in Positano, Italy. Peter and Shari have one son.

Awards and Nominations

Peter Weller has been recognized for his acting work:

• (1988) Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor for RoboCop
• (1994) Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his short film Partners, which he also directed and wrote.
• (2002) Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for Ivans XTC

Filmography

Feature Film Roles

Television Film Roles

Television Series Roles

Video Game Voice Roles

See also

In Spanish: Peter Weller para niños