Peter Czernin

Not to be confused with Peter Chernin.

The Right Honourable The Lord Howard de Walden
Born	(1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 59)
Other names	Pete Czernin
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	2005–present
Family	Czernin family
Website	www.blueprintpictures.com

Peter John Joseph Czernin, 11th Baron Howard de Walden (born 1 January 1966), also known as Peter Czernin or Count Peter Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, is a British-born film producer.

Early life and ancestry

Czernin is the only son of Count Joseph Czernin von und zu Chudenitz ^[1] (1924–2015) and Hazel Czernin, 10th Baroness Howard de Walden (1935–2024). ^[2] He succeeded to the English peerage title of Baron Howard de Walden, which was created in 1597 by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. ^[1]

Career

He is the co-founder of production company Blueprint Pictures with Graham Broadbent.

As a producer, his work includes In Bruges (2008), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), a critically acclaimed film for which he was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards. ^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He married on 17 September 1994, in Cambridge, Lucinda Suzanne Wright (born 1965). They have one daughter and one son:

• The Honourable Audrey Serena Angela (born 1997)
• The Honourable Alex the Humble John Peter (born 1999) ^[1]

Filmography

• 2022: The Banshees of Inisherin (producer)
• 2022: Lady Chatterley's Lover (producer)
• 2021: A Boy Called Christmas (producer)
• 2021: The Last Letter from Your Lover (producer)
• 2020: Emma. (producer)
• 2018: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (producer) (post-production)
• 2018: A Very English Scandal (TV movie) (executive producer) (post-production)
• 2018: The Mercy (producer)
• 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (producer – produced by)
• 2016: The Last Dragonslayer (TV movie) (executive producer)
• 2015: The Outcast (TV mini-series) (producer – 2 episodes)
• 2015: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (producer – as Pete Czernin)
• 2014: The Riot Club (producer)
• 2012: Seven Psychopaths (producer)
• 2012: Now Is Good (producer – as Pete Czernin)
• 2011: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (producer as Pete Czernin)
• 2008: In Bruges (producer – as Pete Czernin, produced by)
• 2007: Wind Chill (producer)
• 2005: Piccadilly Jim (producer)
• 2004: Gladiatress (co-producer)
• 2001: Happy Campers (associate producer – as Pete Czernin)

References

1. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3553.
2. "CZERNIN - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements".
3. "The story behind 'Three Billboards' production company Blueprint Pictures". Screen. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
4. "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

External links

• Peter Czernin at Biography
• Peter Czernin at IMDb

Czech nobility
Preceded by Joseph Czernin	Count Czernin von und zu Chudenitz 2015–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. Alexander Czernin
Peerage of England
Preceded by Hazel Czernin	Baron Howard de Walden 2024–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. Alexander Czernin