Peter Coyote

Personal context

Summary

Peter Coyote is an actor, writer, and narrator known for films including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Erin Brockovich, as well as narration for documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. His acting work spans political and historical dramas, thrillers, and character roles. Outside acting, he helped organize an anti-nuclear protest in 1961, co-founded the Diggers, an anarchist counterculture group, and has continued public advocacy on peace, environmental protection, voting rights, and election security. He has spoken out for Tule elk protection and developed political programs for Link TV; his public record centers on these causes, with no public statements on DEI or identity politics on record.