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'''Peter O’Fallon''', was born and raised in Colorado with a degree in film studies from CU Boulder. He began his career more than two decades ago in commercials winning multiple Cleo awards for his unique and innovative creative style. O’Fallon is one of Hollywood’s top television pilot directors today, with the success of 13 out of 14 pilots going to series. He has fast become known as the indy director of American TV. After directing indy cult feature film ''[[Suicide Kings]]'' starring [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Dennis Leary]], and co-writing and directing festival favorite film [[A Rumor of Angels]] for MGM, starring [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[Ray Liotta]]. O’Fallon went on to direct an impressive stream of well known pilots: ''[[American Gothic]]'' for CBS, ''[[That Was Then]]'' for ABC, ''[[Eureka]]'' for Sy Fy, ''[[Blade]]'' for Spike, and critically acclaimed series ''[[The Riches]]'' with Eddie Izzard and [[Minnie Driver]], in which O’Fallon also served as EP. O’Fallon then co-created and directed for FX the best reviewed comedy in the last two years, ''[[Legit]]'' starring comedian [[Jim Jeffries]] in which O’Fallon co-wrote all 26 episodes and directed 24. He recently directed pilot ''[[Agent X]]'' for TNT starring [[Sharon Stone]]. He is presently executive, producing ''[[Agent X]]'' for the run of the series, and has just completed as EP and director for Lifetime's out of the box pilot ''[[Unreal]]'' starring Constance Zimmer and Sherry Appleby. O’Fallon’s has a unique identifiable ability to combine and turn the dark, raw side of life, to heart and humor.
'''Peter O’Fallon''' is an American director/writer/producer.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Peter O'Fallon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/104840/Peter-O-Fallon/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122053556/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/104840/Peter-O-Fallon/biography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archive-date=2015-11-22}}</ref>

==Biography==
O’Fallon was born and raised in Colorado, and earned a degree in film studies from the [[University of Colorado]]. He began his career in commercials winning several [[Clio awards]].{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

After directing the independent cult feature film ''[[Suicide Kings]]'',<ref name=NYT/><ref name=NYT2/> starring [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Denis Leary]],<ref name=NYT2>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F06E1D7143CF934A25757C0A96E958260|title=Suicide Kings (1997)|last=Holden|first=Stephen|work=[[The New York Times]]|authorlink=Stephen Holden|date=1998-04-17|accessdate=2014-07-29}}</ref> and co-writing and directing ''[[A Rumor of Angels]]'' for [[MGM]], starring [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[Ray Liotta]],
O'Fallon created, directed the pilot, and show ran 'Mysterious Ways" 2000 NBC and Pax TV for 2 seasons. Then went on to direct 15 television pilots: ''American Gothic'' for [[CBS]], ''[[That Was Then]]'' for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]'' for [[Syfy]], ''[[The Flannerys]]'' (2003), ''[[Blade: The Series|Blade]]'' for [[Spike (TV network)|Spike]], and ''[[The Riches]]'' with [[Eddie Izzard]] and [[Minnie Driver]] for FX, for which O’Fallon also served as executive producer, and ''[[The Protector (American TV series)|The Protector]]'' EP for lifetime, The Glades pilot and EP for A&E ., O’Fallon also co-created and directed ''[[Legit (2013 TV series)|Legit]]'', pilot and series for FX a TV starring comedian [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jefferies]]. O’Fallon co-wrote all 26 episodes and directed 24 of them. He directed several episodes (including the pilot) of ''Agent X'' was an EP for [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] starring [[Sharon Stone]].<ref name="NYT" /> He worked as executive producer and director for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s pilot ''[[Unreal (TV series)|Unreal]]'' starring [[Constance Zimmer]] and [[Shiri Appleby]]. Directed the pilot and EP for Firefly Lane starring Kathrine Hiegl at Netflix. Directed the Pilot and EP for American Soul BET. EP for The Game Paramount +



==Filmography==

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|''[[Dead Silence (1991 film)|Dead Silence]]''
|1991
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|''[[Suicide Kings]]''
|1997
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|''[[Odd Jobs (1997 film)|Odd Jobs]]''
|1997
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|''[[A Rumor of Angels]]''
|2000
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American Gothic, Prey, Mysterious ways, That was Then, The Flannerys, Blade,Eureka, The Riches,The Glades,The Protector, Legit, Agent X,Unreal, American soul.

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==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 25 June 2024

Peter O'Fallon
Born
Denver, Colorado, United States
Alma materUniversity of Colorado
Occupation(s)Television director, television writer, television producer, film director
Years active1989–present

Peter O’Fallon is an American director/writer/producer.[1]

Biography

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O’Fallon was born and raised in Colorado, and earned a degree in film studies from the University of Colorado. He began his career in commercials winning several Clio awards.[citation needed]

After directing the independent cult feature film Suicide Kings,[1][2] starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary,[2] and co-writing and directing A Rumor of Angels for MGM, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Ray Liotta, O'Fallon created, directed the pilot, and show ran 'Mysterious Ways" 2000 NBC and Pax TV for 2 seasons. Then went on to direct 15 television pilots: American Gothic for CBS, That Was Then for ABC, Eureka for Syfy, The Flannerys (2003), Blade for Spike, and The Riches with Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver for FX, for which O’Fallon also served as executive producer, and The Protector EP for lifetime, The Glades pilot and EP for A&E ., O’Fallon also co-created and directed Legit, pilot and series for FX a TV starring comedian Jim Jefferies. O’Fallon co-wrote all 26 episodes and directed 24 of them. He directed several episodes (including the pilot) of Agent X was an EP for TNT starring Sharon Stone.[1] He worked as executive producer and director for Lifetime's pilot Unreal starring Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby. Directed the pilot and EP for Firefly Lane starring Kathrine Hiegl at Netflix. Directed the Pilot and EP for American Soul BET. EP for The Game Paramount +


Filmography

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Peter O'Fallon filmography
Film Release year
Dead Silence 1991
Suicide Kings 1997
Odd Jobs 1997
A Rumor of Angels 2000

Television

Pilots

American Gothic, Prey, Mysterious ways, That was Then, The Flannerys, Blade,Eureka, The Riches,The Glades,The Protector, Legit, Agent X,Unreal, American soul.

100 episodes of first 8 episodes of television series

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Peter O'Fallon". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22.
  2. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (1998-04-17). "Suicide Kings (1997)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
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