Peter Jackson
- Directing
- October 31, 1961 · 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
Filmography
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum · Producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim · Executive producer
- The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee · Self
- Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song · Self, Thanks
- WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko · Thanks
- The Muppets Mayhem · Peter Jackson (uncredited)
- Attack of the Doc! · Self
- The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert · Director, Producer
- The Beatles: Get Back · Director, Producer
- Peter Jackson's Military Treasures · Self
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Mortal Engines · Sooty Pete (uncredited), Producer
- They Shall Not Grow Old · Director, Producer
- Killer Piñata · Thanks
- Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection · Self
- Farewell, Friends! · Self
- Under the Shadow of the Mountain · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited), Director
- Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes · Self
- In the Halls of the Elven-king · Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · Self
- River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand · Self
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · Albert Dreary (uncredited), Screenplay
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot · Self
- The Company of Thorin · Self
- The Journey Back to Middle-earth · Self
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited), Screenplay
- West of Memphis · Self, Producer
- Close Up · Self
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan · Self
- Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica · Thanks
- The Adventures of Tintin · Producer, Co-Director
- The Lovely Bones · Man at Pharmacy (uncredited), Producer
- Last Chance to See · Self
- District 9 · Producer
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” · Self, Producer
- Crossing the Line · Director, Writer
- Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed · Self
- Hot Fuzz · Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)
- Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' · Self
- The Eighth Blunder of the World · Self
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' · Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' · Self
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' · Self
- The Sci-Fi Boys · Self
- Kong's New York, 1933 · Self
- King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries · Self
- King Kong: Peter Jackson's Post-Production Diaries · Self
- King Kong · Biplane Gunner, Director
- The Lost Spider Pit Sequence · Director
- The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz · Self
- The Colbert Report · Self
- Lord of the Brush
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood · Self
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans · Self
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection · Self
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · Self
- The Return of the King: The Passing of an Age · Self
- The Return of the King: From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter · Self
- The Characters of Star Wars · Self
- The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' · Self
- Kulturplatz · Self
- Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! · Self
- Entourage · Peter Jackson
- DNZ: The Real Middle Earth · Self
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision · Self, Thanks
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · Corsair Bosun (uncredited), Screenplay
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · Self
- The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth · Self
- The Two Towers: From Book to Script: Finding the Story · Self
- The Two Towers: Warriors of the Third Age · Self
- The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' · Self
- No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
- The Race for Everest · Self
- The Long and Short of It · Bus Driver, Executive producer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited), Producer
- The Fellowship of the Ring: New Zealand as Middle Earth · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: A Day in the Life of a Hobbit · Self
- The Fellowship of the Ring: J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth · Self