Peter Rowe (filmmaker)


Peter Rowe is a Canadian filmmaker and author specializing in themes of history and exploration. He is the producer of the 49-part television series Angry Planet, which airs on streaming and television networks around the world. His latest book, Out There – The Batshit Antics of the World’s Great Explorers was published in 2023. His latest film, Water Crazy was released in 2025.

Career

Films

Rowe has produced and/or directed over 190 films and television shows, including 10 features.
His latest feature-length film is the 2025 release, Water Crazy.
Rowe’s feature films include Treasure Island starring Jack Palance and Kevin Zegers, Lost! starring Ken Welsh, Michael Hogan and Helen Shaver, and The Best Bad Thing starring George Takei.
He has directed numerous documentaries including Beyond the Red Wall, Art War, ''Joshua Slocum: New World Columbus, and Popcorn With Maple Syrup: Film in Canada from Eh to Zed.
His 2013 film Shipwrecked on a Great Lake is based on James Fenimore Cooper's book, Ned Myers; or, a Life Before the Mast.
Television series he has directed include Angry Planet, On the Run, Super Humans, Ready or Not, E.N.G., African Skies, Exploring Under Sail, and Fast Track.
His wilderness filmmaking has taken place in over 40 countries and many far-flung corners of the world including numerous active volcanoes, several hurricanes and tornadoes, Antarctica, Cape Horn, the Canadian Arctic, and the Sahara and Arabian Deserts.
Rowe has also performed as an actor, most recently playing Hunter S. Thompson in the TV biography series Final 24.
He appeared in the documentary film Rewind This!'' about the impact of VHS on the film industry and home video.

Books