Peter O'Fallon
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Peter O'Fallon is an American director, producer and writer for commercial, television and film productions.
O'Fallon grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Film Studies. He began his career in the industry by making small T.V. spots for local radio stations, funded and created completely on his own. The success of these small commercials allowed him to relocate to Chicago and co-found one of the most prolific production companies in Chicago at that time. His first commercial was Michael Jordan's first commercial. O'Fallon has directed over two thousand commercials and has won multiple awards for his work including Clio Awards, DNAD's and Golden Pencil Awards.
He began his career in television with the series Thirtysomething. With Thirtysomething he directed a ground-breaking portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Peter's television directing career continued with Northern Exposure
, Party of Five
, Profiler
, Las Vegas
, Prison Break
, House
, Ghost Whisperer
, Eureka
, Pushing Daises and the series pilot American Gothic
. He also created the series Mysterious Ways, which ran for 44 episodes on NBC.
O'Fallon has also directed some television pilots, including American Gothic, Mysterious Ways (created and executive produced), Odd Jobs (produced), Prey (produced), That Was Then, Blade, Eureka, and The Riches
, which he also served as an executive producer.
He directed the cult film Suicide Kings
, starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. He also directed and produced A Rumor of Angels
(MGM), starring Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack and Ron Livingston.
O'Fallon just completed two pilots: "The Glades" for A&E and "Exit 19" for Lifetime, both of which were picked up for series. He is currently developing Suicide Kings 2.
O'Fallon grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Film Studies. He began his career in the industry by making small T.V. spots for local radio stations, funded and created completely on his own. The success of these small commercials allowed him to relocate to Chicago and co-found one of the most prolific production companies in Chicago at that time. His first commercial was Michael Jordan's first commercial. O'Fallon has directed over two thousand commercials and has won multiple awards for his work including Clio Awards, DNAD's and Golden Pencil Awards.
He began his career in television with the series Thirtysomething. With Thirtysomething he directed a ground-breaking portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Peter's television directing career continued with Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
, Party of Five
Party of Five
Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
, Profiler
Profiler (TV series)
Profiler was an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force based in Atlanta, Georgia....
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
, Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
, House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
, Eureka
Eureka (TV series)
Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
, Pushing Daises and the series pilot American Gothic
American Gothic (TV series)
American Gothic is an American horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. The show first aired on CBS on September 22, 1995, and was cancelled after a single season on July 11, 1996.-Plot:...
. He also created the series Mysterious Ways, which ran for 44 episodes on NBC.
O'Fallon has also directed some television pilots, including American Gothic, Mysterious Ways (created and executive produced), Odd Jobs (produced), Prey (produced), That Was Then, Blade, Eureka, and The Riches
The Riches
The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
, which he also served as an executive producer.
He directed the cult film Suicide Kings
Suicide Kings
Suicide Kings is a 1997 American neo-noir/comedy-drama film, starring Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, and Henry Thomas...
, starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. He also directed and produced A Rumor of Angels
A Rumor of Angels
A Rumor of Angels is a 2000 American film directed by Peter O'Fallon, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Ray Liotta. The story is based upon the 1918 novel Thy Son Liveth: Messages From a Soldier to His Mother by Grace Duffie Boylan...
(MGM), starring Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack and Ron Livingston.
O'Fallon just completed two pilots: "The Glades" for A&E and "Exit 19" for Lifetime, both of which were picked up for series. He is currently developing Suicide Kings 2.