Pete attended the prestigious National Film School in the U.K. His graduation film, THE CANDY SHOW won a BAFTA for best short film.
BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY was Pete's feature film debut. The following year he directed the two hour pilot episode of the Oliver Stone produced mini-series WILD PALMS starring James Belushi and Kim Cattrall.
Other feature films include TOM & HUCK, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAROLD SMITH?; the fun, cult British comedy THUNDERPANTS; GARFIELD voiced by Bill Murray;...
Pete attended the prestigious National Film School in the U.K. His graduation film, THE CANDY SHOW won a BAFTA for best short film.
BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY was Pete's feature film debut. The following year he directed the two hour pilot episode of the Oliver Stone produced mini-series WILD PALMS starring James Belushi and Kim Cattrall.
Other feature films include TOM & HUCK, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAROLD SMITH?; the fun, cult British comedy THUNDERPANTS; GARFIELD voiced by Bill Murray; ZOOM with Tim Allen, and THE MAIDEN HEIST with Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy and Marcia Gay Harden.
For television he has also directed TALES FROM THE CRYPT: CONFESSION with Eddie Izzard and Ciaran Hinds, the award winning PRINCESS OF THIEVES with Keira Knightley and Malcolm McDowell, HOME ALONE: THE HOLIDAY HEIST, MOSTLY GHOSTLY: HAVE YOU SEEN MY GHOULFRIEND and CHRISTMAS AT THE PALACE.
Pete's writing credits include THUNDERPANTS, THUNDERBIRDS and I WANT CANDY. He has written dozens of screenplays singly and with writing partners Phil Hughes and Ally Hamilton.
Pete also runs the writing course "Soup to Nuts" which takes writers from their initial idea through to a finished screenplay in 8 weeks.
