Peter Weir

Cast · Director · Writer

Born

August 21, 1944 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Birth name

Peter Lindsay Weir

Peter Weir was born on August 21, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a director and writer, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Way Back (2010) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Wendy Stites since 1966. They have two children.