Engineering an Empire
Peter Weller: Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, director and history lecturer. We see him in our history class as the host of the show Engineering an Empire on the History Channel.
He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and the title character in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. He received an Academy Award nomination for his direction for the 1993 short Partners, in which he also acted.
In 2004, Weller completed a Master's degree in Roman and Renaissance Art at Syracuse University and occasionally teaches courses in ancient history at the university. In 2007, Weller was finishing a Ph.D. at UCLA, in Italian Renaissance art history. He expects to complete his dissertation in 2012.
He played Stan Liddy in the 5th season of the Showtime original series Dexter. On May 23, 2012 it was announced that Weller would be the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the two-part animated adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns. In 2013, Weller returned to the Star Trek franchise, with a role in the film Star Trek Into Darkness.
He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and the title character in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. He received an Academy Award nomination for his direction for the 1993 short Partners, in which he also acted.
In 2004, Weller completed a Master's degree in Roman and Renaissance Art at Syracuse University and occasionally teaches courses in ancient history at the university. In 2007, Weller was finishing a Ph.D. at UCLA, in Italian Renaissance art history. He expects to complete his dissertation in 2012.
He played Stan Liddy in the 5th season of the Showtime original series Dexter. On May 23, 2012 it was announced that Weller would be the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the two-part animated adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns. In 2013, Weller returned to the Star Trek franchise, with a role in the film Star Trek Into Darkness.
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