Peter Weller

Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990), in which he played the titular character; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He appeared in such films as Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the Oliver Stone-produced The New Age (1994), and David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burroughs's novel Naked Lunch (1991). In addition to a Saturn Award nomination for his RoboCop role, he received an Academy Award nomination for his 1993 short Partners, in which he also acted. In television, he hosted the program Engineering an Empire on the History Channel from 2005 to 2007. He played Christopher Henderson in the fifth season of 24, Stan Liddy in the fifth season of the Showtime original series Dexter, and Charles "Charlie" Barosky in 11 episodes in the sixth season of Sons of Anarchy. From 2012 to 2017, he was involved in the A&E (now Netflix) series Longmire as a director and actor. In 2017, he appeared on The Last Ship as Dr. Paul Vellek. He reprised his role as RoboCop by providing his voice for Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019 and RoboCop: Rogue City in 2023. He holds a PhD in Italian Renaissance art history from UCLA.

Infobox

Born

Peter Francis Weller (1947-06-24) June 24, 1947 (age 78)Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.

Education

mw- University of North Texas (BA) Syracuse University (MA) UCLA (PhD)

Occupations

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Years active

1973–present

Spouse

mw- Shari Stowe (m. 2006)

Children

Thesis

Alberti Before Florence: Early Sources Informing Leon Battista Alberti's De Pictura (2014)

Doctoral advisor

Charlene Villaseñor Black

Tables

· Filmography › Feature film

1979

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Role(s)

Joe LeFors

1980

Just Tell Me What You Want

Role(s)

Steven Routledge

1982

Shoot the Moon

Role(s)

Frank Henderson

1983

Of Unknown Origin

Role(s)

Bart Hughes

Notes

Paris Film Festival for Best Actor

1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Role(s)

Dr. Buckaroo Banzai

Firstborn

Role(s)

Sam

1986

A Killing Affair

Role(s)

Baston Morris

1987

RoboCop

Role(s)

Alex Murphy / RoboCop

Notes

Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor

1988

The Tunnel

Role(s)

Juan Pablo Castel

Shakedown

Role(s)

Roland Dalton

1989

Leviathan

Role(s)

Steven Beck

Cat Chaser

Role(s)

George Moran

1990

RoboCop 2

Role(s)

Alex Murphy / RoboCop

1991

Road to Ruin

Role(s)

Jack Sloan

Naked Lunch

Role(s)

William "Bill" Lee

Notes

Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

1992

Fifty/Fifty

Role(s)

Jake Wyer

1993

Sunset Grill

Role(s)

Ryder Hart

1994

The New Age

Role(s)

Peter Witner

1995

Beyond the Clouds

Role(s)

Husband

Screamers

Role(s)

Commander Joseph A. Hendricksson

Mighty Aphrodite

Role(s)

Jerry Bender

Decoy

Role(s)

Baxter

1998

Top of the World

Role(s)

Ray Mercer

1999

Diplomatic Siege

Role(s)

Steve Mitchell

2000

Shadow Hours

Role(s)

Stuart Chappell

Falling Through

Role(s)

Lou

Contaminated Man

Role(s)

Joseph Müller

Ivans Xtc

Role(s)

Don West

Notes

Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

2001

Styx

Role(s)

Nelson

Notes

Direct-to-video

2003

The Order

Role(s)

Cardinal Driscoll

2005

Man of God

Role(s)

Rabbi

Undiscovered

Role(s)

Wick Treadway

2006

The Hard Easy

Role(s)

Ed Koster

2007

Prey

Role(s)

Tom Newman

Dating Vietnam

Role(s)

Jack Newton

2010

Once Fallen

Role(s)

Eddie

2011

Forced to Fight

Role(s)

Danny "Danny G"

2012

Dragon Eyes

Role(s)

Police Chief Victor "Mr. V" Swan

2012–2013

Role(s)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Notes

Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

2013

Repentance

Role(s)

Meyer

Star Trek Into Darkness

Role(s)

Admiral Alexander Marcus

2015

Skin Trade

Role(s)

Captain Costello

2017

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

Role(s)

Brujt

2022

In Search of Tomorrow

Role(s)

Himself

Notes

Documentary

2025

Bang

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days	Joe LeFors
1980	Just Tell Me What You Want	Steven Routledge
1982	Shoot the Moon	Frank Henderson
1983	Of Unknown Origin	Bart Hughes	Paris Film Festival for Best Actor
1984	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	Dr. Buckaroo Banzai
1984	Firstborn	Sam
1986	A Killing Affair	Baston Morris
1987	RoboCop	Alex Murphy / RoboCop	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1988	The Tunnel	Juan Pablo Castel
1988	Shakedown	Roland Dalton
1989	Leviathan	Steven Beck
1989	Cat Chaser	George Moran
1990	RoboCop 2	Alex Murphy / RoboCop
1991	Road to Ruin	Jack Sloan
1991	Naked Lunch	William "Bill" Lee	Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1992	Fifty/Fifty	Jake Wyer
1993	Sunset Grill	Ryder Hart
1994	The New Age	Peter Witner
1995	Beyond the Clouds	Husband
	Screamers	Commander Joseph A. Hendricksson
	Mighty Aphrodite	Jerry Bender
	Decoy	Baxter
1998	Top of the World	Ray Mercer
1999	Diplomatic Siege	Steve Mitchell
2000	Shadow Hours	Stuart Chappell
	Falling Through	Lou
	Contaminated Man	Joseph Müller
	Ivans Xtc	Don West	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
2001	Styx	Nelson	Direct-to-video
2003	The Order	Cardinal Driscoll
2005	Man of God	Rabbi
2005	Undiscovered	Wick Treadway
2006	The Hard Easy	Ed Koster
2007	Prey	Tom Newman
2007	Dating Vietnam	Jack Newton
2010	Once Fallen	Eddie
2011	Forced to Fight	Danny "Danny G"
2012	Dragon Eyes	Police Chief Victor "Mr. V" Swan
2012–2013	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)	Direct-to-video
2013	Repentance	Meyer
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	Admiral Alexander Marcus
2015	Skin Trade	Captain Costello
2017	Yamasong: March of the Hollows	Brujt
2022	In Search of Tomorrow	Himself	Documentary
2025	Bang

· Filmography › Television film

1973

The Man Without a Country

Role(s)

Lieutenant Fellows

1975

The Silence

Role(s)

"Red" Sash

1983

Kentucky Woman

Role(s)

Deke Cullover

Two Kinds of Love

Role(s)

Joe Farley

1986

Apology

Role(s)

Rad Hungate

1990

Women & Men: Stories of Seduction

Role(s)

Hobie

Rainbow Drive

Role(s)

Mike Gallagher

1994

Partners

Role(s)

Doctor

Notes

Short film; also Director and WriterNominated – Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

The Substitute Wife

Role(s)

Martin Hightower

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Role(s)

Uncredited

1995

Present Tense, Past Perfect

Role(s)

Charles

1997

End of Summer

Role(s)

Theo Remmington

Gold Coast

Role(s)

—

Notes

Director and executive producer

1998

Tower of the Firstborn

Role(s)

John Shannon

2000

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

Role(s)

Father Stefan

2005

The Poseidon Adventure

Role(s)

Captain Paul Gallico

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Man Without a Country	Lieutenant Fellows
1975	The Silence	"Red" Sash
1983	Kentucky Woman	Deke Cullover
1983	Two Kinds of Love	Joe Farley
1986	Apology	Rad Hungate
1990	Women & Men: Stories of Seduction	Hobie
1990	Rainbow Drive	Mike Gallagher
1994	Partners	Doctor	Short film; also Director and WriterNominated – Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
	The Substitute Wife	Martin Hightower
	Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee	Uncredited
1995	Present Tense, Past Perfect	Charles
1997	End of Summer	Theo Remmington
1997	Gold Coast	—	Director and executive producer
1998	Tower of the Firstborn	John Shannon
2000	Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula	Father Stefan
2005	The Poseidon Adventure	Captain Paul Gallico

· Filmography › Television series

1977

Lou Grant

Role(s)

Donald Stryker

Notes

CBS

1995–1996

Role(s)

Homicide: Life on the Street

Notes

—

1997

Michael Hayes

Role(s)

—

Notes

CBS

2002–2003

Role(s)

Odyssey 5

Notes

Chuck Taggart

2005

Star Trek: Enterprise

Role(s)

John Frederick Paxton

Notes

UPN

2005–2007

Role(s)

Engineering an Empire

Notes

—

2006

Monk

Role(s)

—

Notes

USA Network

Monk

Role(s)

Actor Playing Stottlemeyer

Notes

USA Network

Role(s)

Christopher Henderson

Notes

Fox

2007

Las Vegas

Role(s)

—

Notes

NBC

2010

Fringe

Role(s)

Scientist Alistair Peck

Notes

Fox

Psych

Role(s)

Mr. Yin

Notes

USA Network

Dexter

Role(s)

Stan Liddy

Notes

Showtime

2013–2014

Role(s)

Sons of Anarchy

Notes

Charlie Barosky

2012

House

Role(s)

Dr. Penza

Notes

Fox

The Mob Doctor

Role(s)

—

Notes

Fox

2012–2017

Role(s)

Longmire

Notes

Lucian Connally

2013

Hawaii Five-0

Role(s)

Curt Stoner

Notes

CBS

2013–2018

Role(s)

Hawaii Five-0

Notes

—

2014

The Strain

Role(s)

—

Notes

2014–2015

Role(s)

Under the Dome

Notes

—

2015

Justified

Role(s)

—

Notes

2015–2018

Role(s)

The Last Ship

Notes

Dr. Paul Vellek

2015–2016

Role(s)

Tyrant

Notes

—

Sleepy Hollow

Role(s)

—

Notes

Fox

2015–2016

Role(s)

Salem

Notes

—

2016

Rush Hour

Role(s)

—

Notes

CBS

Outsiders

Role(s)

—

Notes

WGN America

Game of Silence

Role(s)

—

Notes

NBC

2017

Shades of Blue

Role(s)

—

Notes

NBC

2018–2021

Role(s)

MacGyver

Notes

Elliot Mason

2018

Forever

Role(s)

The Traveler

Notes

Amazon Prime

Mr. Mercedes

Role(s)

—

Notes

Audience

2018–2019

Role(s)

Mayans MC

Notes

—

2018–2021

Role(s)

Magnum P.I.

Notes

—

2020

JJ Villard's Fairy Tales

Role(s)

Sergeant Hardcop

Notes

Adult Swim

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Role(s)

Lionel Lassiter

Notes

Netflix

2023

Rabbit Hole

Role(s)

Crowley

Notes

Paramount+

2024-present

Role(s)

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Notes

Dr. Stern (voice)

Year	Title	Role(s)	Channel	Notes
1977	Lou Grant	Donald Stryker	CBS	Episode: "Nazi"
1995–1996	Homicide: Life on the Street	—	NBC	DirectorEpisodes: "Hate Crimes White Lies"
1997	Michael Hayes	—	CBS	DirectorEpisode: "The Doctor's Tale"
2002–2003	Odyssey 5	Chuck Taggart	Space	19 (20) episodes
2005	Star Trek: Enterprise	John Frederick Paxton	UPN	Episodes: "Demons Terra Prime"
2005–2007	Engineering an Empire	—	History Channel	Host (14 episodes)
2006	Monk	—	USA Network	DirectorEpisode: "Mr. Monk, Private Eye"
	Monk	Actor Playing Stottlemeyer	USA Network	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Actor"
	24	Christopher Henderson	Fox	11 episodes
2007	Las Vegas	—	NBC	DirectorEpisode: "A Cannon Carol"
2010	Fringe	Scientist Alistair Peck	Fox	Episode: "White Tulip"
	Psych	Mr. Yin	USA Network	Episode: "Yang 3 in 2D", also provided voice for Yin in "Mr. Yin Presents"
	Dexter	Stan Liddy	Showtime	8 episodes
2013–2014	Sons of Anarchy	Charlie Barosky	FX	10 episodes
2012	House	Dr. Penza	Fox	Episode: "Post Mortem"Also director
2012	The Mob Doctor	—	Fox	DirectorEpisode: "Confessions"
2012–2017	Longmire	Lucian Connally	A&ENetflix	Also director 4 episodes
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Curt Stoner	CBS	Episode: "Hookman"
2013–2018	Hawaii Five-0	—	CBS	Director15 episodes
2014	The Strain	—	FX	Director3 episodes
2014–2015	Under the Dome	—	CBS	DirectorEpisode: "The Red Door" (2014)Episode: "But I'm Not" (2015)
2015	Justified	—	FX	DirectorEpisode: "Noblesse Oblige"
2015–2018	The Last Ship	Dr. Paul Vellek	TNT	8 episodes as directorRecurring role in season 4
2015–2016	Tyrant	—	FX	DirectorEpisode: "Zanjir"Episode: "Bedfellows"Episode: "How to Live"
2015	Sleepy Hollow	—	Fox	DirectorEpisode: "I, Witness"
2015–2016	Salem	—	WGN America	DirectorEpisode: "The Dark Wine Sea"Episode: "Wednesday's Child"
2016	Rush Hour	—	CBS	DirectorEpisode: "Two Days or The Number of Hours Within the Time Frame"
	Outsiders	—	WGN America	DirectorEpisode: "Long Live the Bre'lin"
	Game of Silence	—	NBC	DirectorEpisode: "Road Trip"
2017	Shades of Blue	—	NBC	DirectorEpisode: "Fracture"Episode: "House Divided"
2018–2021	MacGyver	Elliot Mason	CBS	Director — 3 episodesActor — 3 episodes
2018	Forever	The Traveler	Amazon Prime	2 episodes
2018	Mr. Mercedes	—	Audience	DirectorEpisode: "Andale"
2018–2019	Mayans MC	—	FX	DirectorEpisode: "Rata/Ch'o"Episode: "Tohil"
2018–2021	Magnum P.I.	—	CBS	Director5 episodes
2020	JJ Villard's Fairy Tales	Sergeant Hardcop	Adult Swim	Voice; 2 episodes
2022	Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities	Lionel Lassiter	Netflix	Episode: "The Viewing"
2023	Rabbit Hole	Crowley	Paramount+	3 episodes
2024-present	Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur	Dr. Stern (voice)	Disney Channel	2 Episodes

· Filmography › Video games

2005

Codename: Panzers – Phase Two

Role(s)

Jeffrey S. Wilson

2014

Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff

Role(s)

RoboCop

2016

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Role(s)

Caleb Thies

Notes

"Know your enemy" trailer only, uncredited

2017

Wilson's Heart

Role(s)

Robert Wilson

2020

Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath

Role(s)

RoboCop

2023

RoboCop: Rogue City

Role(s)

RoboCop

2025

RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business

Role(s)

RoboCop / Alex Murphy

Year	Title	Voice role	Note(s)
2005	Codename: Panzers – Phase Two	Jeffrey S. Wilson
2014	Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff	RoboCop
2016	Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare	Caleb Thies	"Know your enemy" trailer only, uncredited
2017	Wilson's Heart	Robert Wilson
2020	Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath	RoboCop
2023	RoboCop: Rogue City	RoboCop
2025	RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business	RoboCop / Alex Murphy

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"TV: 'RoboCop' Heads to Miami for 'Dexter'!"
https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20874
Alberti Before Florence: Early Sources Informing Leon Battista Alberti's
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0dm859tj
Humanities Division − UCLA
https://humanities.ucla.edu/news/art-is-their-adventure-ucla-art-history-graduate-students-will-benefit-from-peter-and-sheri-wellers-beautiful-vision/
bigalke.biz
https://www.bigalke.biz/myronfelckowski/getperson.php?personID=I99876&tree=MyronFelckowskiTree
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https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/jean-weller-obituary?id=28280630
bigalke.biz
https://www.bigalke.biz/myronfelckowski/getperson.php?personID=I92771&tree=MyronFelckowskiTree
"Peter Weller Biography (1947–)"
http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Peter-Weller.html
"Obituaries"
https://web.archive.org/web/20030320163927/http://www.pcgazette.com/obits/2002/dec02/weller12-3.htm
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https://web.archive.org/web/20100701193300/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,254,00.html
"What Happened to Peter Weller- News & Updates"
https://gazettereview.com/2016/09/what-happened-to-peter-weller-news-updates/
University of North Texas
https://web.archive.org/web/20140222135727/http://www.unt.edu/emeraldeaglehonors/honorees.htm
AADA.edu
https://www.aada.edu/notable-alumni#decade:1960_1970/orderby:all/display:panel/page:3
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http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=2576
vulture.com
https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/peter-weller-star-trek-into-darkness-interview.html
UCLA Art History
http://arthistory.ucla.edu/alumni-phd-recipients/
TrekMovie.com
http://trekmovie.com/2014/08/03/pegg-scotty-not-a-clown-talks-star-trek-2016-peter-weller-marcus-not-villain
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https://web.archive.org/web/20071205163953/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/531156/Peter-Weller
Goodman Theatre
https://www.goodmantheatre.org/artists/peter-weller/
"Peter Weller Joins Showtime's 'Dexter'"
https://deadline.com/2010/07/peter-weller-joins-showtimes-dexter-53345/
"Awesome: RoboCop to Host God of War Documentary"
http://www.destructoid.com/awesome-robocop-to-host-god-of-war-documentary-160945.phtml
"Peter Weller Joins Showtime's Dexter"
https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38494/peter-weller-joins-showtimes-dexter
"'Psych' Season Finale Recap: Who Was Yin?"
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/12/23/psych-season-finale-recap-who-was-yin
"The Last Ship Exclusive: Peter Weller Gets Tom Ready to Fight"
https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-last-ship-peter-weller-tom-fight/
"Animated THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Cast Announced"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120527051533/http://www.batman-on-film.com/animated-films_TDKReturns_cast-announced_5-23-12.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3X89FTADms
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFOG_IMK4kQ
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Zap2It
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