Peter Lord
Date of birth: 1953-11-04
Place of birth: Bristol, England, UK
Known for: Directing
Also known as:
Biography
Peter Duncan Fraser Lord CBE (born 4 November 1953) is an English animator, director, producer and co-founder of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay-animated films and shorts, particularly those featuring plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit. He also directed Chicken Run along with Nick Park from DreamWorks Animation, and The Pirates! Band of Misfits from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. Lord is the producer/executive producer of every Aardman work, including Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas and Flushed Away.
Movie Credits
Cartoon Carnival
2021-08-01
Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicle
Secrets of British Animation
2018-11-19
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examin
Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'
2003-05-14
In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that
Chickens Go in, Pies Come Out
2000-12-04
A documentary covering the making of Chicken Run.
Fowl Play - The Making of Chicken Run
2000-12-04
A documentary covering the making of Chicken Run.
The Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023-12-15
Lights, camera... chickens! Go behind the scenes with the Aardman team and director Sam Fell during
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011-05-30
A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that inclu
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022-10-26
Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips
Douglas: Story of a Superstar
1992-01-01
Documentary behind the creation of Aardman's mascot for Lurpak.
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015-12-26
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and h
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
2006-06-28
This featurette from The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) details the history of Wallace and Gromit,
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
2012-10-22
This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the maki
Animation Outlaws
2019-09-27
Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
2019-07-11
The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor. A Jewish emigre from Hungary and a wor
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012-03-12
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. Th
Claydream
2022-08-05
A modern day Walt Disney, Will Vinton picked up a ball of clay and saw a world of potential. Known a