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'''Peter O’Fallon''' is an American television director.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Peter O'Fallon|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/104840/Peter-O-Fallon}}</ref>
'''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==
He was born and raised in Colorado, and earned with a degree in film studies from the [[University of Colorado]]. He began his career in commercials winning several Cleo awards.{{citation needed}}
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/> starring [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Denis Leary]], and co-writing and directing ''[[A Rumor of Angels]]'' for [[MGM]], starring [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[Ray Liotta]], O’Fallon directed a stream of television pilots: ''American Gothic'' for [[CBS]], ''[[That Was Then]]'' for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], ''[[Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]'' for [[Syfy]], ''[[Blade: The Series|Blade]]'' for [[Spike (TV network)|Spike]], and ''[[The Riches]]'' with [[Eddie Izzard]] and [[Minnie Driver]], for which O’Fallon also served as executive producer.
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 +


O’Fallon then co-created and directed for ''[[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'', ''[[Legit (2013 TV series)|Legit]]'' starring comedian [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jeffries]] for which O’Fallon co-wrote all 26 episodes and directed 24. He directed pilot ''Agent X'' for [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] starring [[Sharon Stone]].<ref name=NYT/>



He is executive producing ''Agent X'' for the run of the series, and completed as executive producer and director for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s pilot ''[[Unreal (TV series)|Unreal]]'' starring [[Constance Zimmer]] and [[Shiri Appleby]].
==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Peter O'Fallon filmography
!Film
!Release year
|-
|''[[Dead Silence (1991 film)|Dead Silence]]''
|1991
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|''[[Suicide Kings]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[Odd Jobs (1997 film)|Odd Jobs]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[A Rumor of Angels]]''
|2000
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|}
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==
==References==
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]
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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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