Peter John Joseph Czernin, 11th Baron Howard de Walden (born 1 January 1966), also known as Peter Czernin or Count Peter Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, is a British-born film producer.

Early life and ancestry

Czernin is the only son of Count Joseph Czernin von und zu Chudenitz (1924–2015) and Mary Hazel Caridwen Scott-Ellis, 10th Baroness Howard de Walden (1935–2024). He succeeded 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 Honour ...

, which was created in 1597 by

Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history ...

for Admiral

Lord Thomas Howard Lord Thomas Howard (1511 – 31 October 1537) was an English courtier at the court of King Henry VIII. He is chiefly known for his marriage (later invalidated by Henry) to Lady Margaret Douglas (1515–1578), the daughter of Henry VIII's si ...

, a younger son of

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, (10 March 1536 or 1538 2 June 1572), was an English nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlier part of her reign. Norfolk was the s ...

.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3553.

Career

He is the co-founder of production company

Blueprint Pictures Blueprint Pictures Limited is an independent film, indie film and television production company founded in 2005 by producers Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin. Sony Pictures Television has owned a small stake in Blueprint Television since 2016. ...

with

Graham Broadbent Graham Neil Broadbent is a British film and television producer. Career Broadbent co-founded Mission Pictures with Andrew Hauptman and Damian Jones (producer), Damian Jones. Broadbent produced ''Welcome to Sarajevo'' (1996) by Michael Winterb ...

. As a producer, his work includes ''

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

'' (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 c ...

'' (2011), ''

Seven Psychopaths ''Seven Psychopaths'' is a 2012 satirical crime comedy-drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken, with Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga ...

'' (2012) and ''

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' is a 2017 crime drama film written, directed, and produced by Martin McDonagh. It stars Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes, a Missouri woman who rents three roadside billboards to draw attention to ...

'' (2017), a critically acclaimed film for which he was co-nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film a ...

at the

90th Academy Awards The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...

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: * The Honourable Audrey Serena Angela (born 1997) * The Honourable Alexander John Peter (born 1999)

Filmography

* 2022:

The Banshees of Inisherin ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' () is a 2022 black tragicomedy film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh. Set on a remote fictional island off the west coast of Ireland in 1923, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson a ...

(producer) * 2022:

Lady Chatterley's Lover ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' is the final novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Florence, Italy, and in 1929, in Paris, France. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Ki ...

(producer) * 2021: A Boy Called Christmas (producer) * 2021: The Last Letter from Your Lover (producer) * 2020: Emma. (producer) * 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 Sidn ...

'' (producer) (post-production) * 2018: '' A Very English Scandal'' (TV movie) (executive producer) (post-production) * 2018: ''

The Mercy ''The Mercy'' is a 2017 British biographical drama film, directed by James Marsh and written by Scott Z. Burns. It is based on the true story of the disastrous attempt by the amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst to complete the ''Sunday Times'' ...

'' (producer) * 2017: ''

'' (producer – produced by) * 2016: '' The Last Dragonslayer'' (TV movie) (executive producer) * 2015: ''

The Outcast Outcast or Outcasts may refer to: *Outcast (person), a person with social stigma or untouchability Literature *''The Outcast'', an 1875 novel by William Winwood Reade * ''The Outcast: A Rhyme for the Time'', an 1891 poem by Robert Williams Buch ...

'' (TV mini-series) (producer – 2 episodes) * 2015: '' The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (producer – as Pete Czernin) * 2014: ''

The Riot Club ''The Riot Club'' is a 2014 British thriller drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Laura Wade, based on Wade's 2010 play ''Posh''. The film stars Sam Claflin, Max Irons and Douglas Booth. It is set among the Riot Club, a fictio ...

'' (producer) * 2012: ''

Now Is Good ''Now Is Good'' is a 2012 teen romantic drama film written and directed by Ol Parker, based on the 2007 novel '' Before I Die'' by Jenny Downham. The film, which stars Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine and Paddy Considine, centres on Tessa, a te ...

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

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

'' (producer – as Pete Czernin, produced by) * 2007: ''

Wind Chill Wind chill (popularly wind chill factor) is the sensation of cold produced by the wind for a given ambient air temperature on exposed skin as the air motion accelerates the rate of heat transfer from the body to the surrounding atmosphere. Its va ...

'' (producer) * 2005: ''

Piccadilly Jim ''Piccadilly Jim'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 24 February 1917 by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, and in the United Kingdom in May 1918 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 31–31, A20. ...

'' (producer) * 2004: ''

Gladiatress ''Gladiatress'' is a 2004 British comedy film, starring Sally Phillips, Fiona Allen and Doon Mackichan. It is partly a parody of 2000's ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator''. Plot Three unlikely heroines Worthaboutapig (Sally Phillips), Dwyfu ...

'' (co-producer) * 2001: '' Happy Campers'' (associate producer – as Pete Czernin)

References

External links

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Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

1966 births Living people 11 British film producers Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award Golden Globe Award–winning producers Governors of the British Film Institute