Biography
Peter Boyle is an English film editor. Born on 27 May 1946 in Formby, he graduated from Bradfield College and began his career working with director Richard Lester. After more than a decade as an assistant editor on features and editing commercials, his first feature editing credit was on McVicar (1980).
Boyle has more than thirty feature film credits. He edited five films directed by Kevin Reynolds between 1988 and 2006, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997). Other notable credits include Quills (2000), The Hours (2002) and 1408 (2007). His work on The Hours received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and the ACE Eddie Award. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors.
