Peter Jackson
Directing • Born 1961-10-31
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
Filmography
80 credits
Braindead
Movie • 1992
Undertaker's Assistant
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
Movie • 1988
Himself
Forgotten Silver
Movie • 1997
Self
Bad Taste
Movie • 1987
Derek / Robert
Close Up
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Movie • 2005
Self
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Movie • 2005
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Movie • 2006
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Movie • 2006
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Movie • 2012
Self
Attack of the Doc!
Movie • 2023
Self
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Movie • 2004
Self
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
Movie • 2004
Self
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection
Movie
Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie • 2024
Self
Behind the Bull
Movie • 2000
Himself
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Movie • 2003
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Movie • 2007
Self
New Zealand as Middle Earth
Movie • 2002
self
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
Movie • 2021
Self
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Movie • 2023
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Movie • 2013
Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Movie • 1998
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Meet the Feebles
Movie • 1989
Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie • 2001
Self
West of Memphis
Movie • 2012
Self – WM3 Supporter
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
Movie • 1989
Self
Hot Fuzz
Movie • 2007
Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Movie • 2004
Self
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Movie • 2003
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Movie • 2003
Self
Quest for the Ring
Movie • 2001
Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Movie • 2001
Self
The Valley
Movie • 1976
Prospector #4
The Long and Short of It
Movie • 2003
Bus Driver
Lord of the Brush
Movie • 2005
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Movie • 2005
Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Movie • 2004
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie • 2003
Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
Heavenly Creatures
Movie • 1994
Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Movie • 2003
Self
The Characters of Star Wars
Movie • 2004
Self
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Movie • 2006
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie • 2001
Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie • 2002
Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Movie • 2013
Self
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie • 2012
Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)
The Lovely Bones
Movie • 2009
Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)
The Frighteners
Movie • 1996
Man with Piercings (uncredited)
King Kong
Movie • 2005
Biplane Gunner
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie • 2013
Albert Dreary (uncredited)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie • 2014
Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
Mortal Engines
Movie • 2018
Sooty Pete (uncredited)
The Race for Everest
Movie • 2003
Self - Reuters Correspendent
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Movie • 2002
Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Movie • 2003
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Movie • 2008
Self
Kong's New York, 1933
Movie • 2006
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Movie • 2004
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie • 2005
Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Movie • 2003
Self
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
Movie • 2003
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Workshop
Movie • 2002
Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth
Movie • 2002
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Digital
Movie • 2002
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Soundscapes of Middle-Earth
Movie • 2002
Self
Blue Heelers
TV • 1993
Icons
TV • 2002
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Entourage
TV • 2004
Peter Jackson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Muppets Mayhem
TV • 2023
Peter Jackson (uncredited)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Peter Jackson (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Kulturplatz
TV • 2004
Self
Click
TV • 2000
Self
Last Chance to See
TV • 2009
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self (uncredited)