Pete Chatmon

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Pete Chatmon (born June 1, 1977 in New York City) is an American director.

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Life and career

Chatmon was born in New York City. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Chatmon's work has been shown at over 25 film festivals around the world, including the Sundance Film Festival. His short films include: 3D, Chameleon, and Confessions of Cool. He is best known for writing, producing, and directing the independent feature film Premium , starring Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, Hill Harper, Eva Pigford, Frankie Faison, and William Sadler. [1] Premium, nominated for a 2007 Best Independent Feature, Black Reel Award, has also earned the Honorary Mention Audience Award at the 2006 Urbanworld Film Festival as well as a New Visions, Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Bahamas International Film Festival. [2]

Chatmon's next film is a documentary on the 761st Tank Battalion, narrated by Andre Braugher. He is developing several feature-length screenplays including What About Us?, The 4th, and an untitled hip-hop tribute.

In May 2019, Chatmon married Grey's Anatomy actress Kelly McCreary. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
20003DDirectorShort
2004ChameleonShort
2006 Premium Bahamas International Film Festival — New Visions Award
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film
2007761stDocumentary
2015Black CardShort
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film
2017Lady BouncerShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 American Koko Director12 episodes
Insecure: Due North Episode: "201"
2018-19 Grown-ish 6 episodes
2018-21 Black-ish 6 episodes
2018 Insecure Episode: "Familiar-Like"
Atypical Episode: "Living at An Angle"
Greenleaf Episode: "She Changes Everything"
2019-22 Grey's Anatomy 4 episodes
2019 Single Parents Episode: "All Aboard The Two-Parent Struggle Bus"
The Last O.G. 2 episodes
2019-21 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 6 episodes
2020 A Million Little Things Episode: "Guilty"
2020-21 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet 3 episodes
2020 Mixed-ish Episode: "Every Little Step"
Station 19 Episode: "The Ghosts That Haunt Me"
2020-21 All Rise 2 episodes
2021 Blindspotting Episode: "Ghost Dad"
The Unicorn Episode: "Out with The Old"
You 2 episodes
2022 Long Slow Exhale 2 episodes
The Flight Attendant Episode: "Drowning Women"
2022-24 Reasonable Doubt 2 episodes
2023 Unprisoned Episode: "It's About Who You Want to Be"
American Auto Episode: "Funeral"
Fatal Attraction Episode: "Best Friends"
Minx Episode: "This Is Our Zig"
2024 Ghosts 2 episodes
Dead Boy Detectives Episode: "The Case of the Hungry Snake"
High Potential Episode: "Survival Mode"
NCIS: Origins Episode: "Incognito"

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References

  1. "Premium (2007)" via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  2. "Pete Chatmon". IMDb.
  3. "Grey's Anatomy Star Kelly McCreary Marries Director Pete Chatmon: 'I Am Besieged by Blessings'". People.com. May 7, 2019.