Peter grew up in Washington, DC and Columbia, SC. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he headed to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Since then, he has worked steadily in commercials, films, and on stage. Peter made his feature film directorial debut with Descendent, which premiered at SXSW in 2025.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 4, 1977 (49)
- Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- Actor, writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Peter Cilella's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Michael Danube in Resolution (2012)
- Heraldas Jerry Lockhart in Dementia (2015)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Peter Cilella's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Cilella's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Descendent(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
In the Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Occupant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Monster Hunt 2(2018)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Endless(2017)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Dementia(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Contracted: Phase II(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Screwed(2013)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Resolution(2012)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all filmsThe Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Hole in the Paper Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2013.
Biggest box office
Monster Hunt 2 (2018)
Highest rated
Resolution (2012)
Most popular right now
Monster Hunt 2 (2018)
Film career
Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2013Screen debut· Resolution
- 2013First top-billed film· Resolution
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Peter Cilella's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Peter Cilella work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Cilella's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Riehle shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Richard RiehleShared titles: Contracted: Phase II (2015), Dementia (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Riehle
Cinematographers
- Mike TestinShared titles: Contracted: Phase II (2015), Dementia (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Testin
Producers
- Aaron MoorheadShared titles: Descendent (2025), Resolution (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Aaron Moorhead
- David Lawson Jr.Shared titles: Descendent (2025), Resolution (2012)See all 2 shared titles with David Lawson Jr.
- Justin BensonShared titles: Descendent (2025), Resolution (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Benson
- Claire JagoShared titles: Contracted: Phase II (2015), Dementia (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Claire Jago