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Peter Thorell

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Production Department
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Peter Thorell is known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Men in Black 3 (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    8.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2004
    Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Men in Black 3
    6.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2012
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
    7.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The White Lotus
      • 1st assistant director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2021
    • John Cena and Eric André in Little Brother (2026)
      Little Brother
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Laura Dern and Will Arnett in Is This Thing On? (2025)
      Is This Thing On?
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Liev Schreiber, Regina King, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Tonic, JC Argüelles, Matt Smith, Zoë Kravitz, Austin Butler, Nikita Kukushkin, and Bad Bunny in Caught Stealing (2025)
      Caught Stealing
      6.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Deirdre O'Connell, Amélie Hoeferle, Emma Stone, Luke Grimes, Austin Butler, and Micheal Ward in Eddington (2025)
      Eddington
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, and Matthew Macfadyen in Holland (2025)
      Holland
      5.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Andrew Scott in Ripley (2024)
      Ripley
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Penélope Cruz and Adam Driver in Ferrari (2023)
      Ferrari
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Evan Whitten in Chupa (2023)
      Chupa
      5.6
      • first assistant director: additional photography
      • 2023
    • The Fabelmans (2022)
      The Fabelmans
      7.5
      • first assistant director: additional photography
      • 2022
    • Jason Bateman in Ozark (2017)
      Ozark
      8.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017–2020
    • The Outsider (2020)
      The Outsider
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Allison Janney and Hugh Jackman in Bad Education (2019)
      Bad Education
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
      True Detective
      8.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Maniac (2018)
      Maniac
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • The Looming Tower (2018)
      The Looming Tower
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, and Matthew Macfadyen in Holland (2025)
      Holland
      5.0
      • co-producer
      • 2025
    • Andrew Scott in Ripley (2024)
      Ripley
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Jason Bateman in Ozark (2017)
      Ozark
      8.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020

    Production Department

    • Hi-Life (1998)
      Hi-Life
      5.6
      • set production assistant
      • 1998
    • Robin Tunney and Henry Thomas in Niagara, Niagara (1997)
      Niagara, Niagara
      6.8
      • production assistant
      • 1997

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Pete Thorell

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