Peter Cattaneo

Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing the comedy film The Full Monty, for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in Twickenham, London. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent. After attending London College of Printing for an art foundation course, and Leeds Polytechnic for a BA in Graphic Design (Film), he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Dear Rosie (1990). He went on to make his feature film debut with The Full Monty (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally. The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and Cattaneo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Cattaneo has since directed several films, including Lucky Break (2001), Opal Dream (2006) and The Rocker (2008). He has also directed a multitude of commercials, as well as every episode of the award-winning comedy television series Rev. for BBC Two.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1998 Birthday Honours "for services to the British Film Industry."

Filmography Short film Dear Rosie (1990) Paddy's Rewards Club (2019) Cinch (2021)

Feature film Year Title Director Producer Writer 1997 The Full Monty 2001 Lucky Break 2006 Opal Dream 2008 The Rocker 2019 Military Wives 2024 The Penguin Lessons

TV series Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 1993 Teenage Health Freak 6 episodes 1993–1994 The Bill 2 episodes 2010–2012 Little Crackers 4 episodes 2010–2014 Rev. 19 episodes 2016 The A Word 3 episodes2022 Magpie Murders 6 episodes The Flatshare 3 episodes

TV movie Diana and I (2017)

Accolades Academy Awards Year Title Category Result 1990 Best Live Action Short Film Dear Rosie 1997 Best Director The Full Monty

BAFTA Awards Year Title Category Result 1990 Best Short Film Dear Rosie 1997 Best Direction The Full Monty