Peter Jackson
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 31, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
| 2024 | The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelf | |
| 2023 | Attack of the Doc!Self | |
| 2023 | Now and Then - The Last Beatles SongSelf | |
| 2023 | The Muppets MayhemPeter Jackson (uncredited) | |
| 2021 | Peter Jackson's Military TreasuresSelf | |
| 2020 | Reunited ApartSelf | |
| 2018 | Mortal EnginesSooty Pete (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | Farewell, Friends!Self | |
| 2015 | Under the Shadow of the MountainSelf | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesPainting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited) | |
| 2014 | Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakesSelf | |
| 2014 | In the Halls of the Elven-kingSelf | |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf | |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors RebootSelf | |
| 2013 | River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New ZealandSelf | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugAlbert Dreary (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | The Company of ThorinSelf | |
| 2013 | The Journey Back to Middle-earthSelf | |
| 2012 | Close UpSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf | |
| 2012 | West of MemphisSelf – WM3 Supporter | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyRunning Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited) | |
| 2009 | The Lovely BonesMan at Pharmacy (uncredited) | |
| 2009 | Last Chance to SeeSelf | |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self | |
| 2007 | Star Wars: The Legacy RevealedSelf | |
| 2007 | Hot FuzzThief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited) | |
| 2006 | The Sci-Fi BoysSelf | |
| 2006 | Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self | |
| 2006 | The Eighth Blunder of the WorldSelf | |
| 2006 | Kong's New York, 1933 | |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the FansSelf | |
| 2005 | King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production DiariesSelf | |
| 2005 | Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Lord of the Brush | |
| 2005 | The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to OzSelf | |
| 2005 | King KongBiplane Gunner | |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf | |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSelf (uncredited) | |
| 2004 | Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!Self | |
| 2004 | DNZ: The Real Middle EarthSelf | |
| 2004 | A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self | |
| 2004 | The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self | |
| 2004 | The Characters of Star WarsSelf | |
| 2004 | The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self | |
| 2004 | The Passing of an AgeSelf | |
| 2004 | From Book to Script: Forging the Final ChapterSelf | |
| 2004 | EntouragePeter Jackson | |
| 2004 | KulturplatzSelf | |
| 2003 | The Making of 'The Two Towers' | |
| 2003 | The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'Self | |
| 2003 | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the KingSelf | |
| 2003 | The Long and Short of ItBus Driver | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingCorsair Bosun (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's VisionSelf | |
| 2003 | The Race for EverestSelf - Reuters Correspendent | |
| 2003 | No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects | |
| 2003 | J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelf | |
| 2003 | From Book to Script: Finding the StorySelf | |
| 2003 | Warriors of the Third AgeSelf | |
| 2002 | New Zealand as Middle Earthself | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersSpear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'Self | |
| 2002 | A Day in the Life of a HobbitSelf | |
| 2002 | Icons | |
| 2001 | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the RingSelf | |
| 2001 | Quest for the RingSelf | |
| 2001 | Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingAlbert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | Behind the BullHimself | |
| 2000 | ClickSelf | |
| 1998 | The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self | |
| 1997 | Forgotten SilverSelf | |
| 1996 | The FrightenersMan with Piercings (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Heavenly CreaturesBum Outside Theater (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Blue Heelers | |
| 1992 | BraindeadUndertaker's Assistant | |
| 1989 | Meet the FeeblesAudience Member in the Theater (uncredited) | |
| 1989 | Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the FeeblesSelf | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsPeter Jackson (voice) | |
| 1988 | Good Taste Made Bad TasteHimself | |
| 1987 | Bad TasteDerek / Robert | |
| 1976 | The ValleyProspector #4 | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | The Making of The Lord of the Rings CollectionSelf |
| 2027 | The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for GollumProducer | |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimExecutive Producer | |
| 2022 | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop ConcertProducer | |
| 2021 | The Beatles: Get BackProducer | |
| 2018 | Mortal EnginesProducer | |
| 2018 | They Shall Not Grow OldProducer | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesProducer | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugProducer | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyProducer | |
| 2012 | West of MemphisProducer | |
| 2011 | The Adventures of TintinProducer | |
| 2009 | The Lovely BonesProducer | |
| 2009 | District 9Producer | |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Producer | |
| 2005 | King KongProducer | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingProducer | |
| 2003 | The Long and Short of ItExecutive Producer | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersProducer | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingProducer | |
| 1998 | The Making of 'The Frighteners'Producer | |
| 1997 | Forgotten SilverExecutive Producer | |
| 1996 | The FrightenersProducer | |
| 1996 | Jack Brown: GeniusProducer | |
| 1995 | Dirty CreatureExecutive Producer | |
| 1994 | Heavenly CreaturesCo-Producer | |
| 1992 | Valley of the StereosExecutive Producer | |
| 1989 | Meet the FeeblesProducer | |
| 1987 | Bad TasteProducer | |
| - | The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the PastProducer |
| 2022 | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop ConcertDirector | |
| 2021 | The Beatles: Get BackDirector | |
| 2018 | They Shall Not Grow OldDirector | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesDirector | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugDirector | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyDirector | |
| 2011 | The Adventures of TintinCo-Director | |
| 2009 | The Lovely BonesDirector | |
| 2008 | Crossing the LineDirector | |
| 2005 | King KongDirector | |
| 2005 | The Lost Spider Pit SequenceDirector | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingDirector | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersDirector | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingDirector | |
| 1998 | The Making of 'The Frighteners'Director | |
| 1997 | Forgotten SilverDirector | |
| 1996 | The FrightenersDirector | |
| 1996 | Jack Brown: GeniusSecond Unit Director | |
| 1994 | Heavenly CreaturesDirector | |
| 1992 | BraindeadDirector | |
| 1989 | Meet the FeeblesDirector | |
| 1989 | Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the FeeblesDirector | |
| 1987 | Bad TasteDirector | |
| 1976 | The ValleyDirector |
| 2018 | Mortal EnginesScreenplay | |
| 2018 | They Shall Not Grow OldWriter | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesScreenplay | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugScreenplay | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyScreenplay | |
| 2009 | The Lovely BonesScreenplay | |
| 2008 | Crossing the LineWriter | |
| 2005 | King KongWriter | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingScreenplay | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersScreenplay | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingScreenplay | |
| 1998 | The Making of 'The Frighteners'Writer | |
| 1997 | Forgotten SilverWriter | |
| 1996 | The FrightenersScreenplay | |
| 1996 | Jack Brown: GeniusWriter | |
| 1994 | Heavenly CreaturesScreenplay | |
| 1992 | BraindeadScreenplay | |
| 1992 | Valley of the StereosStory | |
| 1989 | Meet the FeeblesScreenplay | |
| 1987 | Bad TasteWriter |
| 2023 | Now and Then - The Last Beatles SongThanks | |
| 2023 | WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & YokoThanks | |
| 2017 | Killer PiñataThanks | |
| 2012 | Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxicaThanks | |
| 2003 | The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's VisionThanks | |
| 1994 | DeGenerazioneThanks | |
| 1989 | The Lounge BarSpecial Effects | |
| 1987 | Bad TasteSpecial Effects | |
| 1987 | Bad TasteMakeup Effects | |
| 1976 | The ValleySpecial Effects |