Raised in a very intellectual and cultural environment, Peter I study in the Grinnell College where, while he was a student, he was one of the organizers of the group of 12 students who traveled to Washington DC during the Missile Crisis with Cuba, to support the President John F. Kennedy, who invited them to the White House. After earning her degree in English Literature she moved to the West Coast where she completed a Master of Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco.
In that city he was actively involved in the struggles of the sixties, became a member of the intellectual and artistic community of San Francisco, and participated in the founding of the group The Diggers, an anarchist group that operated anonymously. In 1977, he joined the Magic theater. Coyote He later wrote an essay on the counter-culture of the sixties entitled “Sleeping Where I Fall“which received rave reviews.
After more than 15 years as a political activist, he became involved in the theater, becoming President of the Arts Council from the State of California, and began his film career when he was already 39 years old.
Since then, he has been an actor who has worked for some of the most distinguished directors such as Barry levinson, who directed it in “Sphere“(1998); Roman polanski on “Bile moons“(1992); Pedro Almodovar on “Kika“(1993); Steven Spielberg on “ET the Extra-Terrestrial“(1982); Martin Ritt on “The best years of my life“(1983); Steven Soderbergh on “Erin brockovich“(2000) or Sydney pollack on “Whims of fate” (1999).
The actor has also played memorable roles in television series such as the Special Agent Virgil “Web” Webster on “The Inside“, Warren keaton on “Commander in Chief“, Dennis Ryland on “The 4400“In addition to having been a guest artist on countless television shows.
Among his latest works Coyote has starred in the feature films “This is not a movie“(2009) and”The Harimaya Bridge“(2009); he has also been seen in two episodes of the series”FlashForward“, and since 2010 it can be seen in the series“Law & Order: Los Angeles”, Where he plays a lawyer.
Soon he will be seen in the dramas “Say Di Hollywood” Y “Last will”; the western “The Gundown“And the action tape”The Story of Bonnie and Clyde”, All of them currently in different stages of production.
Coyote He is also well known for his work as a narrator of documentaries and television specials, including the nine-hour special of PBS, “The West“In 1992 he won an award Emmy as host of the series “The Pacific Century“She is one of the most recognized voices in the US, having voiced a number of radio announcements, programs and special events such as the opening of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah alongside the actress. Glenn Close.
In his personal life, Coyote has two children from his first marriage with Marilyn McCann. since 1998 he is married to Stefanie pleet.