Academy Films

In 1989, Peter graduated from the Royal College of Art.
A year later he completed a short film, ‘Dear Rosie’ which was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA in the Best Short Film category.

Over the next few years he worked on various television projects for Thames Television, Channel 4 and BBC including the acclaimed drama ‘Loved Up’ which screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 1996, Peter directed a film that would bring him his second Academy Award nomination – ‘The Full Monty’. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, ‘The Full Monty’ was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Director.

In 2001 Peter directed Lucky Break starring Christopher Plummer, Bill Nighy and Tim Spall. His most recent feature film, ‘The Rocker’, went on general release at the end of 2008.

Whilst being at Academy he has drawn on his exceptional comedic writing and directing skills to create commercials for major brands such as O2, Adidas, Sainsbury, Cadburys, Audi, Natwest, VW and Barclaycard.

His most recent project is a comedy for the BBC called Rev, co-written and starring Tom Hollander as a priest in Kennington.