“He loves to hide, but only if you take the time to find him. And while I suspect that's true for most people, only a retard or a kid would admit it.”

American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer

Peter Hedges is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He is known for moving across several forms of storytelling, from fiction and stage work to film. His career spans writing and filmmaking, with credits in novels, plays, screenplays, directing, and producing. That range is what most clearly defines his public profile, even when the available record gives only the broad outline of his work.