Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Acting

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.

Filmography

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The Adventures of Cliff Booth The Adventures of Cliff Booth 2026 Bang ★ 6.6 Bang 2025 RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop ★ 7.9 RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop 2023 Exterminate All Rational Thought Exterminate All Rational Thought 2023 Rabbit Hole ★ 7.1 Rabbit Hole 2023 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur ★ 7.5 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 2023 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities ★ 7.5 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities 2022 The Movies That Made Us ★ 7.3 The Movies That Made Us 2019 Forever ★ 6.3 Forever 2018 Yamasong: March of the Hollows ★ 3.6 Yamasong: March of the Hollows 2017 Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' ★ 7.0 Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' 2017 MacGyver ★ 7.3 MacGyver 2016 The Tao of Buckaroo The Tao of Buckaroo 2015 It's Better in Italian It's Better in Italian 2015 Skin Trade ★ 6.1 Skin Trade 2014 The Last Ship ★ 6.9 The Last Ship 2014 The Real History of Science Fiction ★ 7.0 The Real History of Science Fiction 2014 Repentance ★ 4.8 Repentance 2014 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns ★ 8.1 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness ★ 7.3 Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 ★ 7.9 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 ★ 7.7 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 2012 Longmire ★ 7.7 Longmire 2012 Dragon Eyes ★ 5.3 Dragon Eyes 2012 Forced To Fight ★ 4.7 Forced To Fight 2011 Franklin & Bash ★ 7.3 Franklin & Bash 2011 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within ★ 6.5 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010 Once Fallen ★ 5.2 Once Fallen 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ★ 7.7 Hawaii Five-0 2010 God of War: Unearthing the Legend ★ 6.5 God of War: Unearthing the Legend 2010 Fringe ★ 8.1 Fringe 2008 Sons of Anarchy ★ 8.4 Sons of Anarchy 2008 Dating Vietnam ★ 3.0 Dating Vietnam 2007 Prey ★ 5.8 Prey 2007 The Hard Easy ★ 5.7 The Hard Easy 2006 Dexter ★ 8.2 Dexter 2006 Psych ★ 7.9 Psych 2006 Egypt: Engineering an Empire ★ 8.0 Egypt: Engineering an Empire 2006 The Poseidon Adventure ★ 5.2 The Poseidon Adventure 2005 Rome: Engineering an Empire ★ 8.0 Rome: Engineering an Empire 2005 Engineering an Empire ★ 8.0 Engineering an Empire 2005 Undiscovered ★ 4.7 Undiscovered 2005 House ★ 8.6 House 2004 The Handler ★ 6.5 The Handler 2003 The Order ★ 5.7 The Order 2003 Monk ★ 8.0 Monk 2002 Odyssey 5 ★ 6.4 Odyssey 5 2002 Buckaroo Banzai Declassified ★ 8.5 Buckaroo Banzai Declassified 2002 24 ★ 7.8 24 2001 Styx ★ 4.2 Styx 2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' ★ 7.8 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' 2001 Star Trek: Enterprise ★ 7.5 Star Trek: Enterprise 2001 Contaminated Man ★ 4.4 Contaminated Man 2000 Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula ★ 6.1 Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula 2000 ivans xtc. ★ 5.4 ivans xtc. 2000 Shadow Hours ★ 4.9 Shadow Hours 2000 Falling Through ★ 4.3 Falling Through 2000 Diplomatic Siege ★ 4.3 Diplomatic Siege 1999 Tower of the First Born ★ 5.0 Tower of the First Born 1998 End of Summer ★ 3.9 End of Summer 1997 Top of the World ★ 5.2 Top of the World 1997 Decoy ★ 4.3 Decoy 1995 Beyond the Clouds ★ 6.2 Beyond the Clouds 1995 Mighty Aphrodite ★ 6.7 Mighty Aphrodite 1995 Screamers ★ 6.2 Screamers 1995 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee ★ 6.7 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee 1994 The New Age ★ 5.6 The New Age 1994 The Substitute Wife ★ 5.5 The Substitute Wife 1994 Partners ★ 5.0 Partners 1993 Sunset Grill ★ 4.3 Sunset Grill 1993 Fifty/Fifty ★ 5.8 Fifty/Fifty 1993 Naked Making Lunch ★ 7.3 Naked Making Lunch 1992 Naked Lunch ★ 7.0 Naked Lunch 1991 Road to Ruin ★ 4.7 Road to Ruin 1991 RoboCop 2 ★ 6.0 RoboCop 2 1990 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction ★ 4.4 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction 1990 Rainbow Drive ★ 5.0 Rainbow Drive 1990 Celebrity Guide to Wine ★ 8.5 Celebrity Guide to Wine 1990 Cat Chaser ★ 5.0 Cat Chaser 1989 Leviathan ★ 6.0 Leviathan 1989