Peter Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-10-31 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Peter Jackson

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

Known For

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

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

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

    Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

  • Braindead

    Braindead

  • Bad Taste

    Bad Taste

  • West of Memphis

    West of Memphis

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

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

  • Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

    Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

  • Meet the Feebles

    Meet the Feebles

  • Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

    Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

  • Forgotten Silver

    Forgotten Silver

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

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

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

  • The Making of 'The Frighteners'

    The Making of 'The Frighteners'

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Attack of the Doc!

    Attack of the Doc!

  • The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

    The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • The Long and Short of It

    The Long and Short of It

  • New Zealand as Middle Earth

    New Zealand as Middle Earth

  • Behind the Bull

    Behind the Bull

  • Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!

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

  • Lord of the Brush

    Lord of the Brush

  • Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

    Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

  • The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

    The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

  • The Making of The Two Towers

    The Making of The Two Towers

  • DNZ: The Real Middle Earth

    DNZ: The Real Middle Earth

  • King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

    King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • Good Taste Made Bad Taste

    Good Taste Made Bad Taste

  • The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection

    The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Blue Heelers

    Blue Heelers

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Click

    Click

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • The Lovely Bones

    The Lovely Bones

  • The Muppets Mayhem

    The Muppets Mayhem

  • Heavenly Creatures

    Heavenly Creatures

  • Mortal Engines

    Mortal Engines

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

    The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

  • The Making of the Return of the King

    The Making of the Return of the King

  • The Characters of Star Wars

    The Characters of Star Wars

  • The Race for Everest

    The Race for Everest

  • River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

    River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

  • Icons

    Icons

  • The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Valley

    The Valley

  • Last Chance to See

    Last Chance to See

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

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

  • The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

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

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

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

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

  • Peter Jackson's Military Treasures

    Peter Jackson's Military Treasures

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

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

  • Kong's New York, 1933

    Kong's New York, 1933

  • The Eighth Blunder of the World

    The Eighth Blunder of the World