Peter Atencio

Biography

Peter Atencio (born March 15, 1983) is an American television and film director. Atencio is best known for directing the sketch comedy series "Key & Peele" (2012) and the action comedy film "Keanu" (2016).

Career Overview

Peter Atencio has 15 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Signature works include The Machine, Keanu, Animal Friends. 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

15

Birth Date

1983-03-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA

Known For

• 

  The Machine
• 

  Keanu
• 

  Animal Friends
• 

  Jean-Claude Van Johnson
• 

  Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special
• 

  The Rig

Frequent Collaborators

• Jimmy Tatro (2 collaborations)
• Jordan Peele (2 collaborations)
• Keegan-Michael Key (2 collaborations)
• Bert Kreischer (1 collaborations)
• Mark Hamill (1 collaborations)
• Stephanie Kurtzuba (1 collaborations)
• Nikola Đuričko (1 collaborations)
• Iva Babić (1 collaborations)
• Martyn Ford (1 collaborations)
• Robert Maaser (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (1 credits)

  • Animal Friends

    actor

    actors
    2027

• directing (10 credits)

  • Animal Friends

    director

    directing
    2027
  • Street Justice

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Machine

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Jean-Claude Van Johnson

    director

    directing

    - The World Needs Its Hero (2017) ... director directing

    - Run to Nowhere (2017) ... director directing

    - If You're Lucky (2017) ... director directing

    - A Little Conversation About Trust (2017) ... director directing

    - What Year Do You Think This Is? (2017) ... director directing
    2016
  • Keanu

    director

    directing
    2016
  • The Last Man on Earth

    - The Power of Power (2016) ... director directing

    - The Wild Guess Express (2016) ... director directing

    - She Drives Me Crazy (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Wanna See Something Cool?

    director

    directing
    2010
  • The Rig

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Night of the Dog

    director

    directing
    2005

• production (3 credits)

  • Animal Friends

    producer

    production
    2027
  • The Machine

    producer

    production
    2023
  • Key & Peele

    co-executive producer

    production
    2012

• editing (1 credits)

  • Wanna See Something Cool?

    editor

    editing
    2010