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Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Actor and director, also writer and producer · Born June 24, 1947 (79) · Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

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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Born
June 24, 1947 (79)
From
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also writer and producer
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Peter Weller's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
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Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Morality
23%
Bonds
22%
Self
15%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 17 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 19 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 10

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 18 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
18 of 33
Shadow
6 of 33
Threshold guardian
3 of 33
Herald
2 of 33
Shapeshifter
2 of 33
Ally
1 of 33
Mentor
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Dread
20
Melancholic
17
Absurd
10
Thrilling
9
Other
29

How their films linger

Unsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Weller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Weller's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

101 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Bang(2025)

    as Morgan Cutter

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Hole(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Distinguished Man · as Distinguished Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Stern (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Lionel Lassiter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Hand Rolled(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Forever(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Traveler

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Mayans M.C.(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Yamasong: March of the Hollows(2017)

    as Brujt (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Mercedes(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · as Elliot Mason

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Game of Silence(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Outsiders(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Shades of Blue(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Tao of Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • It's Better in Italian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Skin Trade(2014)

    as Costello

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Tyrant(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · as Dr. Paul Vellek

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Repentance(2013)

    as Meyer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Under the Dome(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    as Admiral Alexander Marcus

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2(2013)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1(2012)

    as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · as Lucian Connally

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Eyes(2012)

    as Mr. V

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Forced to Fight(2011)

    as Danny G.

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Mazzani

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Once Fallen(2010)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 15 episodes · Director · Writer · as Curt Stoner

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • God of War: Unearthing the Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Host

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Alistair Peck

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Prey(2007)

    as Tom Newman

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Easy(2006)

    as Ed Koster

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Stan Liddy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Yin / Karl Rotmensen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Egypt: Engineering an Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Host

  • The Poseidon Adventure(2005)

    as Captain Paul Gallico

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Undiscovered(2005)

    as Wick Treadway

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Dr. Penza

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Handler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Order(2003)

    as Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Odyssey 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · as Chuck Taggart

  • 24(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · as Christopher Henderson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Styx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Nelson

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Frederick Paxton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Contaminated Man(2000)

    as Joseph Müller

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula(2000)

    as Father Stefan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ivans xtc.(2000)

    as Don West

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Stuart Chappell

  • Falling Through(2000)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Diplomatic Siege(1999)

    as Steve Parker

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Sands of Time(2000)

    as John Shannon

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Gold Coast(1997)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • End of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Theo Remmington

  • Top of the World(1997)

    as Ray Mercer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Baxter

  • Beyond the Clouds(1995)

    as Husband

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mighty Aphrodite(1995)

    as Jerry Bender

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Screamers(1995)

    as Colonel Hendricksson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee(1994)

    as Uncredited

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The New Age(1994)

    as Peter Witner

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Substitute Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Martin Hightower

  • Partners(1993)

    Director · Teleplay · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sunset Grill(1993)

    as Ryder Hart

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fifty/Fifty(1992)

    as Jake Wyer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Naked Lunch(1991)

    as Bill Lee

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Road to Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jack Sloan

  • RoboCop 2(1990)

    as RoboCop

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction(1990)

    as Hobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rainbow Drive(1990)

    as Mike Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Cat Chaser(1989)

    as George Moran

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Leviathan(1989)

    as Steven Beck

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Shakedown(1988)

    as Roland Dalton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Juan Pablo Castell

  • The Dancing Princesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as The Soldier

  • RoboCop(1987)

    as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Apology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rad Hungate

  • A Killing Affair(1986)

    as Baston Morris

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Firstborn(1984)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension(1984)

    as Buckaroo Banzai

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Of Unknown Origin(1983)

    as Bart Hughes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Two Kinds of Love(1983)

    as Joe Farley

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kentucky Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Deke

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as The Soldier

  • Shoot the Moon(1982)

    as Frank Henderson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Just Tell Me What You Want(1980)

    as Steven Routledge

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days(1979)

    as Joe Le Fors

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mourning Becomes Electra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Peter

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Red Sash

  • The Man Without a Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Lt. Fellows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 99 of them dated from 1973 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

$467M worldwide

Highest rated

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19732025

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 100: 77 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting23 of 100: 13 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting2 of 100: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 100: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

100 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s21 · 19 acting · 3 crew2000s23 · 22 acting · 5 crew2010s30 · 19 acting · 15 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 42% of 31 roles
79899909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Peter Weller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 77 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

Hand Rolled (2019)

90th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

House (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Weller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles71–95 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles21–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles37–80 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles32–78 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles49–88 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Weller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Weller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Miller shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles