Name
Peter Jackson
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1961-10-31 (65 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.
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Known For
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Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must ...
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As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, an...
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Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to de...
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Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf th...
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Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountai...
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The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo ha...
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Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge f...
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Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high...
- 1992 Braindead as Undertaker's Assistant
- 1988 Good Taste Made Bad Taste as Himself
- 1997 Forgotten Silver as Self
- 1987 Bad Taste as Derek / Robert
- 2012 Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2005 King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries as Self
- 2006 The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
- 2006 Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
- 2012 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2023 Attack of the Doc! as Self
- 2004 Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! as Self
- 2004 DNZ: The Real Middle Earth as Self
- Soon The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection as Self
- 2024 The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Self
- 2000 Behind the Bull as Self
- 2006 The Making of 'The Two Towers' as Self
- 2007 Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed as Self
- 2002 New Zealand as Middle Earth as Self
- 2021 Peter Jackson's Military Treasures as Self
- 2023 Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song as Self
- 2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- 1998 The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self
- 2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 Meet the Feebles as Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)
- 2001 Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring as Self
- 2012 West of Memphis as Self – WM3 Supporter
- 1989 Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles as Self
- 2007 Hot Fuzz as Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)
- 2004 A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2003 The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' as Self
- 2003 Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King as Self
- 2001 Quest for the Ring as Self
- 2001 Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' as Self
- 2003 The Long and Short of It as Bus Driver
- 1976 The Valley as Prospector #4
- 2005 Lord of the Brush
- 2005 The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz as Self
- 2006 The Making of 'The Return of the King' as Self
- 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
- 1994 Heavenly Creatures as Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
- 2003 The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision as Self
- 2004 The Characters of Star Wars as Self
- 2006 The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
- 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
- 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
- 2013 River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand as Self
- 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)
- 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
- 1996 The Frighteners as Man with Piercings (uncredited)
- 2009 The Lovely Bones as Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)
- 2018 Mortal Engines as Sooty Pete (uncredited)
- 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Albert Dreary (uncredited)
- 2005 King Kong as Biplane Gunner
- 2003 The Race for Everest as Self - Reuters Correspendent
- 2006 The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' as Self
- 2003 No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
- 2008 RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- 2006 Kong's New York, 1933
- 2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' as Self
- 2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
- 2003 J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth as Self
- 2003 From Book to Script: Finding the Story as Self
- 2015 Farewell, Friends! as Self
- 2015 Under the Shadow of the Mountain as Self
- 2014 Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes as Self
- 2014 In the Halls of the Elven-king as Self
- 2013 The Company of Thorin as Self
- 2013 The Journey Back to Middle-earth as Self
- 2004 The Passing of an Age as Self
- 2004 From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter as Self
- 2003 Warriors of the Third Age as Self
- 2002 A Day in the Life of a Hobbit as Self
- 2016 Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection as Himself
- 2002 J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures as Self
- 2002 Weta Digital as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading as Self
- 2002 The Soundscapes of Middle-earth as Self
- 2002 Music for Middle-earth as Self
- 2002 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. as Self
- 1997 Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and After as self
- 2005 King Kong: Peter Jackson's Post-Production Diaries as Self
- 1993 Blue Heelers ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Icons ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Entourage ( 1 episode ) as Peter Jackson
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2023 The Muppets Mayhem ( 1 episode ) as Peter Jackson (uncredited)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Peter Jackson (voice)
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Kulturplatz ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2000 Click ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Last Chance to See ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
