Faculty Faculty

Peter Robinson


Peter Gamble Robinson, adjunct professor in USC’s screenwriting program since 2008. He began his career as the ghostwriter of House of Sand and Fog and then worked for 12 years in the writers’ room of A-List screenwriter Ed Solomon on films including Now You See Me and Now You See Me 2. His script The Harrowing has won awards at Scriptapalooza, the CAPE New Writer’s Award and was a semi-finalist for the Nichol. He is the co-writer of Office Uprising (starring Brenton Thwaites, Zachary Levi & Jane Levy) which was developed for Crackle. Most recently he’s completed the animated features Wish Police &The Mischievians for ReelFX, and is developing the project Supervillain Academy with them.

Peter is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s film program where he received both his BFA in screenwriting (Cum Laude) and his MFA in directing. He has taught various screenwriting masterclasses since 2010.