Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Peter Weller
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 20All crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 27811
IMDb ID: nm0000693
Known for: Acting
Born: June 24, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q360477
Also known as
Питер Уэллер • ピーター・ウェラー • پیتر ولر • پيتر ولر
Frequent jobs
Director (21)
Biography
Peter Frederick Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, director and lecturer. He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and Buckaroo Banzai in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. He received an Academy Award nomination for his direction for the 1993 short Partners, in which he also acted. He also hosted the show Engineering an Empire on the History channel. He played Stan Liddy in the 5th Season of the Showtime original series, Dexter.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Peter Weller.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Peter Weller.
7.6
Magnum P.I.
Director • 5 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Mayans M.C.
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Mr. Mercedes
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.3
MacGyver
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
5.2
Game of Silence
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.2
Rush Hour
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.5
Outsiders
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Shades of Blue
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.5
The Strain
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
6.8
The Last Ship
Director • 8 eps
2014 Series
7.4
Sleepy Hollow
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.1
Under the Dome
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Longmire
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 15 eps
2010 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
Director • 11 eps
2008 Series
8.6
House
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Las Vegas
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Monk
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.3
Odyssey 5
Director • 3 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director • 2 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Peter Weller.
8.2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
2013 Movie
7.9
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2013 Movie
7.7
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2012 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
1987 Movie
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Admiral Alexander Marcus
2013 Movie
7.0
Naked Lunch
as Bill Lee
1991 Movie
6.7
Mighty Aphrodite
as Jerry Bender
1995 Movie
6.2
Screamers
as Colonel Hendricksson
1995 Movie
6.1
Beyond the Clouds
as Husband
1995 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Peter Weller.
8.6
House
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
Director • 11 eps
2008 Series
8.2
Dexter
8 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Fringe
as Alistair Peck • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director • 2 eps
1993 Series
8.0
Mayans M.C.
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Monk
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Psych
as Yin / Karl Rotmensen • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.8
24
as Christopher Henderson • 11 eps
2001 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 15 eps
2010 Series
7.7
Longmire
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Magnum P.I.
Director • 5 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Peter Weller.
6.7
Bang
as Morgan Cutter
2025 Movie
8.2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
2013 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
1987 Movie
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Admiral Alexander Marcus
2013 Movie
6.0
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Buckaroo Banzai
1984 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Peter Weller.
8.6
House
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.2
Dexter
8 eps
2006 Series
7.8
24
as Christopher Henderson • 11 eps
2001 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
Director • 15 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Monk
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Fringe
as Alistair Peck • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.9
Psych
as Yin / Karl Rotmensen • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
Director • 11 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as John Frederick Paxton • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.3
MacGyver
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Magnum P.I.
Director • 5 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Peter Weller.
6.7
Bang
as Morgan Cutter
2025 Movie
Exterminate All Rational Thought
as Self
2023 Movie
3.5
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Brujt (voice)
2017 Movie
7.0
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
It's Better in Italian
as Narrator (voice)
2015 Movie
6.0
Skin Trade
as Costello
2014 Movie
4.8
Repentance
as Meyer
2014 Movie
8.2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
2013 Movie
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Admiral Alexander Marcus
2013 Movie
7.9
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2013 Movie
7.7
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2012 Movie
5.3
Dragon Eyes
as Mr. V
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Peter Weller.
7.7
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.1
Rabbit Hole
as Distinguished Man (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.6
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Dr. Stern (voice) • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Lionel Lassiter • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.3
Forever
as The Traveler • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.3
MacGyver
as Elliot Mason • 3 eps
2016 Series
6.8
The Last Ship
as Dr. Paul Vellek • 7 eps
2014 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Longmire
1 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Franklin & Bash
as Bert Mazzani • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Curt Stoner • 1 eps
2010 Series