Peter Weller

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Biography

A contemplative, blue-eyed lead with classically sculpted features, Peter Weller gained stage experience with notable performances in David Rabe's "Streamers" and David Mamet's "The Woods". He entered film in 1979 and, though best known for his roles in the deadpan cult favorite "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" (1984) and as the armor-clad title character of "RoboCop" (1987) and its first sequel, "RoboCop 2" (1990), Weller has also been …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music

Born

June 24, 1947

Career Milestones

2006

Joined the cast of FOX's drama "24" in season five as federal agent, Christopher Henderson

2005

Co-starred in "Undiscovered," a film about a group of aspiring entertainers trying to establish careers for themselves in the city of Los Angeles

2002

Starred in the Showtime sci-fi series "Odyssey 5"

2000

Had featured role in the USA Network movie "Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula"

2000

Co-starred with Balthazar Getty in "Shadow Hours"

1997

Directed the Showtime movie "Elmore Leonard's 'Gold Coast'", starring David Caruso; also helmed the pilot episode of Caruso's CBS series "Michael Hayes"

1994

Made directing debut with short film "Partners" (aired on Showtime as part of the series "Directed By"

1987

Starred as the title character in the hit feature, "RoboCop"

1984

Starred in the cult hit, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension"

1982

First received top billing in a feature in his fourth film, the Canadian horror film, "Of Unknown Origin"

1979

Screen acting debut in "Butch and Sundance: The Early Years"

1973

TV acting debut in the movie, "The Man Without a Country"

1971

Made professional stage debut in David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones" two weeks after graduating from AADA

Awards

2011

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Dexter

1993

Academy Award for Short Film (Live Action) in Partners