[1] He worked in both capacities on Twin Peaks and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his writing on the series.
He performed rewrites on several studio productions, and adapted the Dave Robicheaux novel Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke into a 1996 feature film.
2009's In the Electric Mist, also featuring Robicheaux (albeit played by Tommy Lee Jones), acted as a sequel, but Peyton was not involved.
Peyton also expanded into television in the 1990s, writing and creating series such as Moon Over Miami and Route 66.
Other series Peyton has worked on include Dracula, Reign and Dominion.