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Peter Jackson

Directing

October 31, 1961 (64 years old)

Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Popularity: 2

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,...

Also Known As

Sir Peter Jackson • Peter Robert Jackson • Sir Peter Robert Jackson

Recent & Upcoming

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee movie poster (2024)

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Self • Aug 2024

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie poster (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie poster (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Director

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie poster (2014)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Director

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie poster (2012)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Director

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie poster (2013)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Director

King Kong movie poster (2005)

King Kong

Director

The Lovely Bones movie poster (2009)

The Lovely Bones

Director

The Adventures of Tintin movie poster (2011)

The Adventures of Tintin

Co-Director

Braindead movie poster (1992)

Braindead

Director

The Frighteners movie poster (1996)

The Frighteners

Director

The Beatles: Get Back series poster (2021)

The Beatles: Get Back

Director

Photos of Peter Jackson

Filmography

2020s

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee movie poster (2024)

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Self

Attack of the Doc! movie poster (2023)

Attack of the Doc!

Self

Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song movie poster (2023)

Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

Self

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert movie poster (2022)

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

Director

Peter Jackson's Military Treasures movie poster (2021)

Peter Jackson's Military Treasures

Self

2010s

Mortal Engines movie poster (2018)

Mortal Engines

Sooty Pete (uncredited)

Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection movie poster (2016)

Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection

Himself

Farewell, Friends! movie poster (2015)

Farewell, Friends!

Self

Under the Shadow of the Mountain movie poster (2015)

Under the Shadow of the Mountain

Self

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie poster (2014)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)

Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes movie poster (2014)

Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes

Self

In the Halls of the Elven-king movie poster (2014)

In the Halls of the Elven-king

Self

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie poster (2013)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Albert Dreary (uncredited)

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot movie poster (2013)

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Self

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand movie poster (2013)

River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

Self

The Company of Thorin movie poster (2013)

The Company of Thorin

Self

The Journey Back to Middle-earth movie poster (2013)

The Journey Back to Middle-earth

Self

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie poster (2012)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)

Close Up movie poster (2012)

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan movie poster (2012)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Self

West of Memphis movie poster (2012)

West of Memphis

Self – WM3 Supporter

The Adventures of Tintin movie poster (2011)

The Adventures of Tintin

Producer

2000s

District 9 movie poster (2009)

District 9

Producer

The Lovely Bones movie poster (2009)

The Lovely Bones

Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” movie poster (2008)

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Self

Crossing the Line movie poster (2008)

Crossing the Line

Director

Hot Fuzz movie poster (2007)

Hot Fuzz

Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed movie poster (2007)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Self

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' movie poster (2006)

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Self

The Sci-Fi Boys movie poster (2006)

The Sci-Fi Boys

Self

Kong's New York, 1933 movie poster (2006)

Kong's New York, 1933

King Kong movie poster (2005)

King Kong

Biplane Gunner

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood movie poster (2005)

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Ringers: Lord of the Fans movie poster (2005)

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Self

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries movie poster (2005)

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection movie poster (2005)

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Self

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz movie poster (2005)

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

Self

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence movie poster (2005)

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

Director

The Making of 'The Return of the King' movie poster (2004)

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

Self

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' movie poster (2004)

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Self

The Characters of Star Wars movie poster (2004)

The Characters of Star Wars

Self

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! movie poster (2004)

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

Self

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' movie poster (2004)

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

Self

From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter movie poster (2004)

From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter

Self

DNZ: The Real Middle Earth movie poster (2004)

DNZ: The Real Middle Earth

Self

The Passing of an Age movie poster (2004)

The Passing of an Age

Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie poster (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Corsair Bosun (uncredited)

The Making of 'The Two Towers' movie poster (2003)

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King movie poster (2003)

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Self

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' movie poster (2003)

The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

Self

The Long and Short of It movie poster (2003)

The Long and Short of It

Bus Driver

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision movie poster (2003)

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

Self

J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth movie poster (2003)

J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth

Self

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects movie poster (2003)

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

From Book to Script: Finding the Story movie poster (2003)

From Book to Script: Finding the Story

Self

The Race for Everest movie poster (2003)

The Race for Everest

Self - Reuters Correspendent

Warriors of the Third Age movie poster (2003)

Warriors of the Third Age

Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie poster (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' movie poster (2002)

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

Self

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality movie poster (2002)

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality

Self

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision movie poster (2002)

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast

Self

A Day in the Life of a Hobbit movie poster (2002)

A Day in the Life of a Hobbit

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth

Self

New Zealand as Middle Earth movie poster (2002)

New Zealand as Middle Earth

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale

Self

Weta Digital movie poster (2002)

Weta Digital

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..

Self

J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth movie poster (2002)

J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures

Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic movie poster (2002)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic

Self

The Soundscapes of Middle-earth movie poster (2002)

The Soundscapes of Middle-earth

Self

Music for Middle-earth movie poster (2002)

Music for Middle-earth

Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster (2001)

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

Self

Quest for the Ring movie poster (2001)

Quest for the Ring

Self

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' movie poster (2001)

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

Self

Behind the Bull movie poster (2000)

Behind the Bull

Himself

1990s

The Making of 'The Frighteners' movie poster (1998)

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

Self

Forgotten Silver movie poster (1997)

Forgotten Silver

Self

The Frighteners movie poster (1996)

The Frighteners

Man with Piercings (uncredited)

Jack Brown: Genius movie poster (1996)

Jack Brown: Genius

Writer

Heavenly Creatures movie poster (1994)

Heavenly Creatures

Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)

Braindead movie poster (1992)

Braindead

Undertaker's Assistant

1980s

Meet the Feebles movie poster (1989)

Meet the Feebles

Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)

Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles movie poster (1989)

Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles

Self

Good Taste Made Bad Taste movie poster (1988)

Good Taste Made Bad Taste

Himself

Bad Taste movie poster (1987)

Bad Taste

Derek / Robert

1970s

The Valley movie poster (1976)

The Valley

Prospector #4

TBA

The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection movie poster

The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection

Self