Clark Peterson

This article is about the producer and executive. For the game designer and judge, see Clark A. Peterson.

Clark Peterson (born February 7, 1966, in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer and entertainment executive.

Biography

Producer of the Academy Award-winning Monster starring Charlize Theron, Clark Peterson has produced and executive produced a wide variety of award-winning films, documentaries, and television movies. Most recently, Peterson produced 2011's critically acclaimed Rampart, starring Woody Harrelson and directed by Oren Moverman, from a screenplay by Moverman and James Ellroy. Other past projects include My Date with Drew, Dim Sum Funeral, and East of Havana, a documentary about the Cuban hip-hop scene.

A graduate of Stanford University, Peterson began his career working in development and production for producer Roger Corman before later joining Walt Disney Studios as an executive. Prior to Monster, he produced and executive produced such films as The Watcher with Keanu Reeves and James Spader, Table for One starring Rebecca DeMornay, and Tart with Dominique Swain, Brad Renfro, and Melanie Griffith.

In addition to pre-production work on Roger Allers's 3D animated film adaptation of Khalil Gibran's legendary work The Prophet, Peterson produced Devil's Knot. Directed by Atom Egoyan, the film depicts the true story of the devastating murder trial of three teenage boys who later infamously became known as "The West Memphis Three." Based on the non-fiction book by Mara Leveritt and adapted by Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson, the film stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth.

Personal life

In 2010, he married Stacy Rukeyser in a Lutheran ceremony in Los Angeles. Rukeyser is a television writer and producer; and is the daughter of Louis Rukeyser the former host of Wall Street Week. They have one child.

Filmography

• Rampart (2011)....producer
• Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)....producer
• Dim Sum Funeral (2008)....executive producer
• Behind the Smile (2006)....producer
• East of Havana (2006)....producer
• My Date with Drew (2004)....executive producer
• Monster (2003)....producer
• Risk (2003)....executive producer
• Tart (2001)....executive producer
• The Watcher (2000)....co-producer
• A Table for One (1999)....producer
• The Landlady (1998)....co-producer
• The Killing Grounds (1998)....(co-producer
• The Night Caller (1998)....co-producer
• Man of Her Dreams (1997)....co-producer
• Wishmaster (1997)....producer
• Stranger in the House (1997)....executive producer
• Cupid (1997)....producer
• The Nurse (1997)....co-producer
• Daddy's Girl (1996)....co-producer
• Dead Cold (1996)....co-producer
• The Wrong Woman (1995)....executive producer
• The Secretary (1995)....co-producer
• Marked Man (1995)....co-executive producer