Peter is a director of animated films. His first short film OVER THE HILL, about three elderly friends escaping from their nursing home, won the McLaren Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2007. In 2013 his music video for Benjamin Scheuer's THE LION won Best Commissioned Film at the Annecy Film Festival, and a British Animation Award. From 2015 to 2017 he storyboarded twenty-five episodes of the BAFTA winning CBeebies show SARAH AND DUCK. In 2017 he was 2d Animation Director for PADDINGTON 2. In 2019 he was Animation Director for C4's Emmy award-winning TV special THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA.

From 2020 to 2022 he directed THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX, AND THE HORSE with Charlie Mackesy, winning the Academy Award for Best Short Animation, the BAFTA for Best British Short Animation and four Annie awards, including Best Special Production and Best Director. He also directed the BBC1 Christmas 2022 Idents.

He is currently in production with his debut feature film, an animated musical comedy for Christmas 2024.

He has a degree in architecture from Cambridge University, and studied character animation at Central St Martin's. He lives in London.

He is represented by Lindsey Bender at CAA. For professional enquiries, email lindsey.bender@caa.com

Awards

95th Academy Awards 2023 Best Animated Short Film
76th BAFTA Film Awards 2023 Best British Short Animation
50th Annie Awards 2023 Best Animated Special Production
50th Annie Awards 2023 Best Direction - TV/Media
Cordillera International Film Festival 2020 Best Music Video
Performance Film & Media Insurance Short Film Festival 2020 Best Animation
Boomtown Film and Music Festival, Texas, 2019 Best Music Video
Chelmsford Film Festival 2019 Best Music Video
Animation Block Party 2016 Music Video Award
Chelmsford Film Festival 2017 Best Music Video
LagoFest 2016, Italy Unicef Award
British Animation Awards 2016 Public Choice Best Music Video
Singapore International Children's Film Festival 2016 (Big Eyes Big Minds) Special Jury Award
Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, Netherlands 2015 Best Music Video
Encounters Short Film Festival, UK 2015 Music Video Award
Expotoons, Argentina 2015 Best Music Video
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, UK 2014 Best Music Video
British Animation Awards, UK 2014 Public Choice Best Music Video
Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK 2013 Best Animation
Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK 2013 Best Music Video
Annecy International Festival of Animation, France 2013 Special Jury Award, Commissioned Films
Encounters Short Film Festival, UK 2010 FILMCLUB Children’s Animation Jury Award
Stoke Your Fires Festival of the Moving Image, 2011 Best Professional Animation
Animex International Festival for Animation and Computer Games, 2011 2D Animation Award
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007 McLaren Award for Best New British Animation
Austin International Film Festival, USA 2007 Best Animated Short Film
Cinanima, Espinho, Portugal 2007 RTP2 award
Seagate Foyle Film Festival, Ireland 2007 Best Short Animation
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2007 Short Film Audience Award
Newport Beach Film Festival, USA 2007 Audience Award for Short Animation
Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival, UK 2007 Runner up, Best Animated Short
Raindance Film Festival, UK 2007 Runner up, Best UK Short Film
The British Association of Communicators in Business Central Region Awards, 2010 Electronic Design Award