Peter Czernin

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Not to be confused with Peter Chernin.
Baron Howard de Walden
Born (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58)
Other namesPete Czernin
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2005–present
FamilyCzernin family
Websitewww.blueprintpictures.com

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

Early life and ancestry

Count Peter is the only son of Count Joseph Czernin von und zu Chudenitz[1] (9 August 1924 Prague, Czechoslovakia – 13 April 2015 Kensington, London)[2] and Mary Hazel Caridwen Scott-Ellis, 10th Baroness Howard de Walden (12 August 1935–13 July 2024). 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]

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 Alexander John Peter (born 1999)[1]

Professional work

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[3] for which he was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
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