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Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Born: 1961-10-31 • Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003.

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Filmography
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee poster
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 • Self
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song poster
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023 • Self
Attack of the Doc! poster
Attack of the Doc!
2023 • Self
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures poster
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
2021 • Self
Mortal Engines poster
Mortal Engines
2018 • Sooty Pete (uncredited)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 • Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand poster
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013 • Self
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 • Albert Dreary (uncredited)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot poster
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 • Self
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 • Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)
West of Memphis poster
West of Memphis
2012 • Self – WM3 Supporter
Close Up poster
Close Up
2012 • Self (archive footage)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan poster
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 • Self
The Lovely Bones poster
The Lovely Bones
2009 • Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” poster
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 • Self
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed poster
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007 • Self
Hot Fuzz poster
Hot Fuzz
2007 • Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' poster
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006 • Self
No Image
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006 • Self
The Sci-Fi Boys poster
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 • Self
Kong's New York, 1933 poster
Kong's New York, 1933
2006
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries poster
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
2005 • Self
King Kong poster
King Kong
2005 • Biplane Gunner
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz poster
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 • Self
No Image
Lord of the Brush
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood poster
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 • Self (archive footage)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans poster
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 • Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' poster
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 • Self
The Characters of Star Wars poster
The Characters of Star Wars
2004 • Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' poster
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 • Self
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! poster
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004 • Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King' poster
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004 • Self
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth poster
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
2004 • Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision poster
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003 • Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 • Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King poster
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003 • Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth poster
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003 • Self
From Book to Script: Finding the Story poster
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
2003 • Self
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' poster
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
2003 • Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects poster
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
The Race for Everest poster
The Race for Everest
2003 • Self - Reuters Correspendent
The Making of 'The Two Towers' poster
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Long and Short of It poster
The Long and Short of It
2003 • Bus Driver
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 • Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
New Zealand as Middle Earth poster
New Zealand as Middle Earth
2002 • self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' poster
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002 • Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring poster
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 • Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 • Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' poster
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 • Self
Quest for the Ring poster
Quest for the Ring
2001 • Self
Behind the Bull poster
Behind the Bull
2000 • Himself
The Making of 'The Frighteners' poster
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998 • Self
Forgotten Silver poster
Forgotten Silver
1997 • Self
The Frighteners poster
The Frighteners
1996 • Man with Piercings (uncredited)
Heavenly Creatures poster
Heavenly Creatures
1994 • Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
Braindead poster
Braindead
1992 • Undertaker's Assistant
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles poster
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
1989 • Self
Meet the Feebles poster
Meet the Feebles
1989 • Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)
Good Taste Made Bad Taste poster
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
1988 • Himself
Bad Taste poster
Bad Taste
1987 • Derek / Robert
The Valley poster
The Valley
1976 • Prospector #4
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection poster
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection
— • Self