Peter Jackson
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
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- Born:
- Oct 31, 1961 In Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 33
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Academy Awards 1953-03-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot 2013-11-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | 2013-11-23 | |
| Movie | West of Memphis | Himself | 2012-12-25 |
| Movie | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | himself | 2011-11-27 |
| Movie | The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log | Himself | 2009-12-22 |
| Movie | Hot Fuzz | Thief Dressed as Santa (uncredited) | 2007-02-14 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed | Peter Jackson | 2007-05-28 |
| Movie | The Sci-Fi Boys | Himself | 2006-04-27 |
| Movie | Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' | Himself | 2006-11-14 |
| Movie | Ringers - Lord of the Fans | Himself | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries | Himself | 2005-12-13 |
| Series | Entourage | Peter Jackson | 2004-07-18 |
| Movie | Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! | Himself | 2004-07-23 |
| Movie | The Long and Short of It | Bus Driver | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Corsair Bosun (uncredited) | 2003-12-01 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled | 2003-12-26 | |
| Series | Icons | Unknown | 2002-05-01 |
| Movie | A day in the life of a hobbit | Himself | 2002-11-12 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Rohan Soldier (uncredited) | 2002-12-18 |
| Movie | Quest for the Ring | Himself | 2001-11-29 |
| Movie | A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Himself | 2001-12-09 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Albert Dreary (uncredited) | 2001-12-18 |
| Movie | National Geographic - Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings | 2001-12-23 | |
| Movie | Behind the Bull: Forgotten Silver | Himself | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | The Making of 'The Frighteners' | Himself | 1998-11-24 |
| Movie | Forgotten Silver | Himself | 1995-10-28 |
| Movie | Heavenly Creatures | Bum Outside Theater (uncredited) | 1994-09-12 |
| Series | Blue Heelers | Unknown | 1994-01-18 |
| Movie | Braindead | Undertaker's Assistant | 1992-08-13 |
| Movie | Meet the Feebles | 1989-08-12 | |
| Movie | Good Taste Made Bad Taste | Himself | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | Bad Taste | Derek / Robert | 1987-12-01 |
| Movie | Grandma and the Eight Children in the Woods | Mads | 1979-09-18 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |