Count Peter John Joseph Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, otherwise known as

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Peter Czernin, (born 1 January 1966) is a British-born film producer.

Early life and ancestry

Count Peter is the only son of Austro-Hungarian Count Joseph Czernin von und zu Chudenitz (9 August 1924 Prague, Czechoslovakia - 13 April 2015 Kensington, London) and Mary Hazel Caridwen Scott-Ellis, 10th Baroness Howard de Walden (born 12 August 1935). He is the

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to the English peerage title of

Baron Howard de Walden Baron Howard de Walden is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ of summons in 1597 by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by his second wife, the Honourabl ...

, which was created in 1597 by

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for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of

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Personal life

He married on 17 September 1994, in

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, Lucinda Suzanne Wright (born 1965). They have one daughter and one son: * Audrey Serena Angela (born 1997) * Alexander John Peter (born 1999)

Professional work

He is the co-founder of production company

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with

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. As a producer, his work includes ''

In Bruges ''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as the ...

'' (2008), ''

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden. The screenplay, written by Ol Parker, is based on the 2004 novel ''These Foolish Things'' by novelist Deborah Moggach, and features an ensemble ...

'' (2011), ''

Seven Psychopaths ''Seven Psychopaths'' is a 2012 satirical black comedy crime drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh and starring an ensemble cast featuring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken, wit ...

'' (2012) and '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017), a critically acclaimed film for which he was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the

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Filmography

* 2018: ''

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ''The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'' is a historical novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows that was published in 2008. It was adapted into a film in 2018 featuring Lily James as Juliet Ashton and Matthew Goode as Sidne ...

'' (producer) (post-production) * 2018: '' A Very English Scandal'' (TV Movie) (executive producer) (post-production) * 2018: '' The Mercy'' (producer) * 2017: '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (producer - produced by) * 2016: ''

The Last Dragonslayer ''The Last Dragonslayer'' is a young adult fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde. It is set in an alternative world in which magic is real, but has become weakened and is also being replaced by modern technology. The setting is almost like modern Brit ...

'' (TV Movie) (executive producer) * 2015: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) (producer - 2 episodes) * 2015: '' The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (producer - as Pete Czernin) * 2014: '' The Riot Club'' (producer) * 2012: ''

'' (producer) * 2012: ''

Now Is Good ''Now Is Good'' is a 2012 teen romantic drama film directed by Ol Parker. Based on Jenny Downham's 2007 novel ''Before I Die'', it was adapted by Parker, who had recently written the screenplay for '' The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel''. The film, ...

'' (producer - as Pete Czernin) * 2011: ''

'' (producer - as Pete Czernin) * 2008: ''

'' (producer - as Pete Czernin, produced by) * 2007: '' Wind Chill'' (producer) * 2005: '' Piccadilly Jim'' (producer) * 2004: '' Gladiatress'' (co-producer) * 2001: '' Happy Campers'' (associate producer - as Pete Czernin)

References

External links

Peter Czernin
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1966 births Living people British film producers Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award