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Peter S. Thompson

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Peter S. Thompson was born on 20 October 1976 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013), Time Travel Through Time (2015) and Unlivable (2014).
BornOctober 20, 1976
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013)
    Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
    3.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2013
    Christopher Mena in Time Travel Through Time (2015)
    Time Travel Through Time
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    April Glover and Gary Stein in Unlivable (2014)
    Unlivable
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Tanya's Kitchen Table (2020)
    Tanya's Kitchen Table
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Buy This Restaurant
      • Cinematographer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2014
    • Movers
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Hally Leadbetter in Better Off with Hally Leadbetter (2023)
      Better Off with Hally Leadbetter
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Jasmine Roth in Help! I Wrecked My House (2020)
      Help! I Wrecked My House
      7.5
      TV Series
      • series director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography (as Pete Thompson)
      • 2020–2022
    • Conor Moore in The Conor Moore Show (2020)
      The Conor Moore Show
      4.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Jim Jefferies in On Tour on Course (2022)
      On Tour on Course
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • James Corden in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
      The Late Late Show with James Corden
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015–2021
    • Valerie Bertinelli in Valerie's Home Cooking (2015)
      Valerie's Home Cooking
      7.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer (as Pete Thompson)
      • 2015–2021
    • Carpool Karaoke (2017)
      Carpool Karaoke
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020–2021
    • Giada Entertains (2016)
      Giada Entertains
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020–2021
    • Jim Jefferies in The Jim Jefferies Show (2017)
      The Jim Jefferies Show
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017–2019
    • Busy Tonight (2018)
      Busy Tonight
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Hidden Potential (2017)
      Hidden Potential
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Joel McHale in The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (2018)
      The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Chelsea Handler in Chelsea (2016)
      Chelsea
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • The Fake News with Ted Nelms (2017)
      The Fake News with Ted Nelms
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Prom Nightmare
      • camera operator
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2017
    • Lance Kinsey, Honey Lauren, Branden Wilbarger, Luke Barnett, Mark Schroeder, Hank Chen, Marissa Pistone, Alexa Blair Robertson, Jeremiah Watkins, and Abdul Seidu in It's Getting Late with Owen Reed (2026)
      It's Getting Late with Owen Reed
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • Body Electric (2023)
      Body Electric
      7.4
      • camera operator: Los Angeles
      • 2023
    • Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol (2002)
      American Idol
      4.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018–2022
    • My Dream Kitchen: Giada De Laurentiis
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • America's Top Dog (2020)
      America's Top Dog
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Sonya Balmores in Sidewinder (2020)
      Sidewinder
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • Cooked with Cannabis (2020)
      Cooked with Cannabis
      6.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • A Very Brady Renovation (2019)
      A Very Brady Renovation
      8.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography second unit
      • 2019
    • America's Got Talent (2006)
      America's Got Talent
      5.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2012–2018
    • The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019 (2019)
      The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special
      2.0
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)
      Conan
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator (video segments)
      • 2014–2018
    • Carpool Karaoke (2017)
      Carpool Karaoke
      5.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Gordon Ramsay in The F Word (2017)
      The F Word
      5.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      5.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Nikki Glaser in Not Safe with Nikki Glaser (2016)
      Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
      6.9
      TV Series
      • field director of photography
      • 2016

    Director

    • Tanya's Kitchen Table (2020)
      Tanya's Kitchen Table
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Valerie Bertinelli in Valerie's Home Cooking (2015)
      Valerie's Home Cooking
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Pete Thompson)
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • petersthompson.com
    • Alternative names
      • Pete
    • Born
      • October 20, 1976
      • Portland, Oregon, USA

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