![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Biography:A writer/director of whimsical sensibility who maintains a strong working relationship with his actors, "Peter Chelsom" may well be the man behind one of the biggest box-office flops of all time (the notoriously plagued Town and Country [1999]), though the affectionately homegrown style of his numerous other projects outweigh the negatives of his one true misfire in the eyes of his many longstanding and devoted fans.
Born in Blackpool, England, in 1956, Chelsom wet his feet in the entertainment industry by performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, and the National Theatre in his twenties, later giving up the stage to focus on more celluloid-oriented goals. After making an impressive debut with his short film Treacle in 1987, Chelsom refined his talents in the television commercial business. Drawing critical praise upon the release of his feature debut, "Hear My Song" (1991), it... Full Biography
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