Peter Jackson
Department: Directing
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
Braindead
1992
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
1988
Forgotten Silver
1997
Bad Taste
1987
Close Up
2012
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
2005
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Attack of the Doc!
2023
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
2004
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection
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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Behind the Bull
2000
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
New Zealand as Middle Earth
2002
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
2021
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Meet the Feebles
1989
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
West of Memphis
2012
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
1989
Hot Fuzz
2007
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
Quest for the Ring
2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
The Long and Short of It
2003
Lord of the Brush
2005
The Valley
1976
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Heavenly Creatures
1994
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
The Characters of Star Wars
2004
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Frighteners
1996
The Lovely Bones
2009
King Kong
2005
Mortal Engines
2018
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The Race for Everest
2003
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Kong's New York, 1933
2006
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
2003
Farewell, Friends!
2015
Under the Shadow of the Mountain
2015
Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes
2014
In the Halls of the Elven-king
2014
The Company of Thorin
2013
The Journey Back to Middle-earth
2013
The Passing of an Age
2004
From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
2004
Warriors of the Third Age
2003
A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
2002
Blue Heelers
1993
Icons
2002
The Oscars
1953
Entourage
2004
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Muppets Mayhem
2023
The Simpsons
1989
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Reunited Apart
2020
Kulturplatz
2004
Click
2000
Last Chance to See
2009
The Colbert Report
2005