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My Take
Peter Lord earns my deep respect as a co-founder of Aardman Animations, the studio behind Wallace and Gromit. In an industry that rushed toward computer-generated imagery, he championed painstaking stop-motion clay animation, fingerprints and all. That stubborn devotion to handmade warmth is exactly why those films feel so human and endure across generations. His Commander of the Order of the British Empire is well deserved. To me, Lord represents a vanishing faith in craft over convenience, and the slightly imperfect charm of his work is precisely what makes it irreplaceable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Lord
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・ロード
- Reading
- ぴーたー・ろーど
- Born
- April 11, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter / animator / filmmaker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of York
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Lord
Frequently asked questions
When was Peter Lord born?
Born April 11, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Peter Lord from?
Peter Lord is from Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom.
What does Peter Lord do?
Peter Lord works as film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, filmmaker.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.