Peter Sullivan (screenwriter)

Peter Sullivan (born November 30, 1976) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film producer.

Peter Sullivan was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Film and Television.

Most recently, he directed the Hallmark original movie Christmas Under Wraps, starring Candace Cameron Bure, David O'Donnell, Robert Pine and Brian Doyle-Murray. Christmas Under Wraps was the highest rated telecast in Hallmark Channel history and the second highest rated cable movie in 2014.[1]

His directing credits include the Lionsgate release Summoned, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ashley Scott, and Bailey Chase; High School Possession, a horror thriller starring Janel Parrish, Jennifer Stone, Ione Skye, Kelly Hu, and William McNamara; Dear Secret Santa starring Tatyana Ali, Jordin Sparks, Lamorne Morris, Ernie Hudson, Bill Cobbs, and Della Reese; Hidden Away, a Lifetime thriller starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Ivan Sergei, Sean Patrick Flanery, Allie Gonino, and Elisabeth Rohm; the Lifetime original Christmas movie, All About Christmas Eve, starring Haylie Duff, Chris Carmack, Connie Sellecca, and Patrick Muldoon and Christmas Twister, starring Casper Van Dien, Victoria Pratt, and Richard Burgi; 12 Wishes of Christmas, starring Elisa Donovan, Fred Willard, Gabrielle Carteris, Michael Gross, Chonda Pierce, Sarah Thompson, and David O'Donnell and The Dog Who Saved Halloween, starring Dean Cain, Gary Valentine, Elisa Donovan, Curtis Armstrong, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, and Lance Henriksen, the acclaimed short Stephen King Night Surf, and the comedy web-series Everyone Counts, about the 2010 Census featuring French Stewart. In the summer of 2007, he directed a series of behind-the-scenes segments for the hit web-series In the Motherhood, starring Leah Remini, Chelsea Handler and Lainie Kazan.

His writing credits include: Abandoned, starring Brittany Murphy in her final starring role, Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers, Peter Bogdanovich and Tim Thomerson; the Hallmark film Christmas Wedding Tail starring Jennie Garth, Brad Rowe, Tom Arnold, Jay Mohr and Nikki Cox; A Valentine Date, starring Elisa Donovan, Brad Rowe, Tom Skeritt, Fred Willard, John Schneider, Catherine Hicks, and Tracey Gold; Stolen, starring Emmanuelle Vaugier and Corbin Bernsen; Obsession, starring Charisma Carpenter; Seduced by Lies, starring Josie Davis; Eve's Christmas starring Elisa Donovan and Cheryl Ladd, one of the highest rated Christmas movies in Lifetime history; His and Her Christmas starring Dina Meyer and David Sutcliffe; the New Line Cinema release Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society starring Catherine Hicks, Greg Evigan, Miriam McDonald and Shawna Waldron; the Syfy original Killer Mountain starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Aaron Douglas, Paul Campbell, Torrance Coombs, and Crystal Lowe; The Perfect Student starring Natasha Henstridge, Brea Grant, and Josie Davis; A Christmas Proposal starring Nicole Eggert, Tom Arnold, David O'Donnell, Shannon Sturges, David DeLuise, and Oscar-nominee Patty McCormack; Termination Point, starring Jason Priestley and Lou Diamond Phillips; Blind Injustice starring Jamie Luner, Josie Davis and Theresa Russell; Cave In starring Mimi Rogers and Ted Shackelford; Secret Lives starring Daphne Zuniga and Duncan Regehr; His and Her Christmas starring Dina Meyer, Paula Devicq and David Sutcliffe; Trapped, starring Alexandra Paul, Nicholas Turturro and Dennis Christopher; Hydra starring George Stults; Past Lies, starring Nicole Eggert and Ty Olsson; Encounter With Danger, starring Shannen Doherty and Mark Humphrey; Faultline starring Doug Savant. He also co-wrote the airline disaster film Turbulent Skies with director Fred Olen Ray, starring Casper Van Dien, Nicole Eggert, Patrick Muldoon and Brad Dourif.

He has also written a remake of the B-movie classic Invasion of the Bee Girls for producer Fred Weintraub (Enter the Dragon); Final Sanction, an action film with Steven Seagal attached to star; and The Tower, a horror feature for Cinetel Films.

In 2008, Peter became vice-president of producer Jeffrey Schenck's production company ARO Entertainment. His credits include: Jersey Shore Shark Attack, starring Paul Sorvino, Jack Scalia, William Atherton, and Joey Fatone; Wyatt Earp's Revenge, starring Val Kilmer, he co-produced ABC Family's hit family film The Dog Who Saved Christmas starring Dean Cain, Gary Valentine, Elisa Donovan, Mindy Sterling and Adrienne Barbeau; and its sequels The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation and The Dog Who Saved the Holidays; the submarine feature Silent Venom starring Luke Perry, Tom Berenger, Krista Allen and Louis Mandylor; Syfy Channel originals Phantom Racer starring Greg Evigan and Nicole Eggert, and Ice Road Terror starring Brea Grant and Michael Hogan, American Bandits: Frank and Jesse starring Peter Fonda, George Stults, and Jeffrey Combs; The Boy Next Door, starring Dina Meyer and Cory Monteith; Christmas Town, starring Nicole de Boer and Patrick Muldoon; The Christmas Clause starring Lea Thompson; Desperate Escape starring Elisabeth Röhm and Michael Shanks; Trace of Danger starring Emmanuelle Vaugier and Ivan Sergei; A Nanny For Christmas starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Dean Cain, Cynthia Gibb and Richard Ruccolo; and Nightfall starring Dominique Swain. He was also a co-producer on the web series Woke Up Dead starring Jon Heder, Krysten Ritter, Josh Gad, and Wayne Knight.

In addition to his film work, Peter has written for the internet site Latino Review, and he has also co-written the horror graphic novel Burning Man with renowned comic book veteran Stephen Stern (“Zen the Intergalactic Ninja”) and Kenneth Ceballos. It is available to download on Amazon.

Peter lives in Encino, California.

References

  1. ↑ Kissell, Rick (December 2, 2014). "Hallmark Channel’s ‘Christmas Under Wraps’ Becomes Its Most-Watched Telecast Ever". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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