Peter Sellars

Career Overview

Peter Sellars has 53 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Signature works include It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice, Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau, this body is so impermanent…. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

53

Birth Date

1957-09-27

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

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  It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
• 

  Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau
• 

  this body is so impermanent…
• 

  Mozart: Idomeneo
• 

  Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
• 

  Only the Sound Remains

Frequent Collaborators

• Teodor Currentzis (2 collaborations)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman (1 collaborations)
• John Ortiz (1 collaborations)
• Geno Silva (1 collaborations)
• Paul Butler (1 collaborations)
• Rene Rivera (1 collaborations)
• Elaine Tse (1 collaborations)
• Midori Nakamura (1 collaborations)
• Anjul Nigam (1 collaborations)
• Lori Tan Chinn (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (20 credits)

  • DAU

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • SIMON! The Joy of Conducting

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • DAU. Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Reza Abdoh: Theater Visionary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Britten: Nocturne

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Peter Sellars: A Portrait

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Letter to Peter

    Self - Director

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • King Lear

    William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Happy New Year

    Dinner Guest

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Equalizer

    - Last Call (1988) ... Woody actor actors
    1985
  • Miami Vice

    - Tale of the Goat (1985) ... Dr. Ohara actor actors
    1984

• directing (26 credits)

  • Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau

    director

    directing
    2025
  • this body is so impermanent…

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Mozart: Idomeneo

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Only the Sound Remains

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Mozart: La clemenza di Tito

    stage director

    directing
    2017
  • Pelleas et Melisande

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Bach: St. John Passion

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Iolanta / Perséphone – Teatro Real

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Stravinsky's Perséphone

    stage director

    directing
    2012
  • Purcell: The Indian Queen

    director

    directing
    2012
  • John Adams: Nixon in China

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion

    director

    directing
    2010
  • John Adams: Doctor Atomic

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin

    director

    directing
    2004
  • John Adams: El Niño

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Theodora

    director

    directing
    1996
  • It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    director

    directing
    1994
  • The Seven Deadly Sins

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Letter to Peter

    stage director

    directing
    1992
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Don Giovanni

    director

    directing
    1991
  • The Marriage of Figaro

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Don Giovanni

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Handel: Giulio Cesare

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Così fan tutte

    director

    directing
    1990

• production (2 credits)

  • this body is so impermanent…

    producer

    production
    2021
  • The Tristan Project

    producer

    production
    2004

• writing (4 credits)

  • Adams: Doctor Atomic

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • John Adams: Doctor Atomic

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • John Adams: El Niño

    writer

    writing
    2000
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    writer

    writing
    1991

• camera (1 credits)

  • Theodora

    director of photography

    camera
    1996