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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
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
October 31, 1961
Age
64 years old
Place of Birth
Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Popularity Score
4.1
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Producer
2027Movie
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self
2024Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Executive Producer
2024Movie
Attack of the Doc!
Self
2023Movie
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Self
2023Movie
The Muppets Mayhem
Peter Jackson (uncredited)
2023TV
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Thanks
2023Movie
WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Thanks
2023Movie
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Director
2022Movie
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Producer
2022Movie
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
Self
2021Movie
The Hobbit - M4 Book Edit
Director
2021Movie
The Hobbit - M4 Book Edit
Screenplay
2021Movie
The Hobbit - M4 Book Edit
Producer
2021Movie
The Beatles: Get Back
Director
2021TV
The Beatles: Get Back
Producer
2021TV
The Beatles: Get Back
Creator
2021TV
Reunited Apart
Self
2020TV
Mortal Engines
Sooty Pete (uncredited)
2018Movie
Mortal Engines
Producer
2018Movie
Mortal Engines
Screenplay
2018Movie
They Shall Not Grow Old
Director
2018Movie
They Shall Not Grow Old
Producer
2018Movie
They Shall Not Grow Old
Writer
2018Movie
Killer Piñata
Thanks
2017Movie
Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection
Himself
2016Movie
Farewell, Friends!
Self
2015Movie
Under the Shadow of the Mountain
Self
2015Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015TV
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
2014Movie
Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes
Self
2014Movie
In the Halls of the Elven-king
Self
2014Movie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014TV
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Director
2014Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Producer
2014Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Screenplay
2014Movie
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
2013Movie
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Self
2013Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Albert Dreary (uncredited)
2013Movie
The Company of Thorin
Self
2013Movie
The Journey Back to Middle-earth
Self
2013Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Screenplay
2013Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Director
2013Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Producer
2013Movie
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012Movie
West of Memphis
Self – WM3 Supporter
2012Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)
2012Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Screenplay
2012Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director
2012Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Producer
2012Movie
West of Memphis
Producer
2012Movie
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
Thanks
2012Movie
The Adventures of Tintin
Producer
2011Movie
The Adventures of Tintin
Co-Director
2011Movie
The Lovely Bones
Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)
2009Movie
Last Chance to See
Self
2009TV
The Lovely Bones
Producer
2009Movie
The Lovely Bones
Screenplay
2009Movie
The Lovely Bones
Director
2009Movie
District 9
Producer
2009Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008Movie
Crossing the Line
Director
2008Movie
Crossing the Line
Writer
2008Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Producer
2008Movie
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
2007Movie
Hot Fuzz
Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)
2007Movie
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
2006Movie
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Self
2006Movie
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Self
2006Movie
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Self
2006Movie
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Self
2006Movie
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2006Movie
Kong's New York, 1933
2006Movie
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
2005Movie
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Self
2005Movie
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005Movie
Lord of the Brush
2005Movie
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
2005Movie
King Kong
Biplane Gunner
2005Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005Movie
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005TV
King Kong
Director
2005Movie
King Kong
Producer
2005Movie
King Kong
Writer
2005Movie
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
Director
2005Movie
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Self
2004Movie
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
Self
2004Movie
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004Movie
The Characters of Star Wars
Self
2004Movie
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
2004Movie
The Passing of an Age
Self
2004Movie
From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
Self
2004Movie
Entourage
Peter Jackson
2004TV
Kulturplatz
Self
2004TV
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Self
2003Movie
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
2003Movie
The Long and Short of It
Bus Driver
2003Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
2003Movie
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Self
2003Movie
The Race for Everest
Self - Reuters Correspendent
2003Movie
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003Movie
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Self
2003Movie
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
Self
2003Movie
Warriors of the Third Age
Self
2003Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Screenplay
2003Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Director
2003Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Producer
2003Movie
The Long and Short of It
Executive Producer
2003Movie
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Thanks
2003Movie
New Zealand as Middle Earth
Self
2002Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
2002Movie
A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
Self
2002Movie
J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures
Self
2002Movie
Weta Digital
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading
Self
2002Movie
The Soundscapes of Middle-earth
Self
2002Movie
Music for Middle-earth
Self
2002Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Self
2002Movie
Icons
2002TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Producer
2002Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Screenplay
2002Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Director
2002Movie
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2001Movie
Quest for the Ring
Self
2001Movie
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
2001Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Director
2001Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Producer
2001Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Screenplay
2001Movie
Behind the Bull
Self
2000Movie
Click
Self
2000TV
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
1998Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Producer
1998Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Writer
1998Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Director
1998Movie
Forgotten Silver
Self
1997Movie
Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and After
self
1997Movie
Forgotten Silver
Director
1997Movie
Forgotten Silver
Writer
1997Movie
Forgotten Silver
Executive Producer
1997Movie
Contact
Additional Visual Effects
1997Movie
The Frighteners
Man with Piercings (uncredited)
1996Movie
The Frighteners
Screenplay
1996Movie
The Frighteners
Director
1996Movie
Jack Brown: Genius
Writer
1996Movie
The Frighteners
Producer
1996Movie
Jack Brown: Genius
Second Unit Director
1996Movie
Jack Brown: Genius
Producer
1996Movie
Dirty Creature
Executive Producer
1995Movie
Heavenly Creatures
Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
1994Movie
Heavenly Creatures
Screenplay
1994Movie
Heavenly Creatures
Director
1994Movie
DeGenerazione
Thanks
1994Movie
Heavenly Creatures
Co-Producer
1994Movie
Blue Heelers
1993TV
Braindead
Undertaker's Assistant
1992Movie
Braindead
Director
1992Movie
Braindead
Screenplay
1992Movie
Valley of the Stereos
Executive Producer
1992Movie
Valley of the Stereos
Story
1992Movie
Red Empire
Director of Photography
1990TV
Meet the Feebles
Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)
1989Movie
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
Self
1989Movie
The Simpsons
Peter Jackson (voice)
1989TV
Meet the Feebles
Producer
1989Movie
Meet the Feebles
Director
1989Movie
Meet the Feebles
Screenplay
1989Movie
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
Director
1989Movie
The Lounge Bar
Special Effects
1989Movie
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
Himself
1988Movie
Bad Taste
Derek / Robert
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Director
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Editor
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Producer
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Director of Photography
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Writer
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Makeup Effects
1987Movie
Bad Taste
Special Effects
1987Movie
The Valley
Prospector #4
1976Movie
The Valley
Director
1976Movie
The Valley
Costume Design
1976Movie
The Valley
Special Effects
1976Movie
The Valley
Makeup Designer
1976Movie
The Valley
Editor
1976Movie
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection
Self
—Movie
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
Producer
—Movie
Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Director
—Movie