Personal Info
Birthday
October 31, 1961
Place of Birth
Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Known For
Directing
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
Directed Movies (22)
8.0
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Movie2022
8.4
The Beatles: Get Back
TV Series2021
7.8
They Shall Not Grow Old
Movie2018
7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie2014
7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie2013
7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie2012
7.1
The Lovely Bones
Movie2009
No Backdrop
8.0
Crossing the Line
Movie2008
6.9
King Kong
Movie2005
6.7
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
Movie2005
8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie2003
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie2002
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie2001
8.5
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Movie1998
7.2
Forgotten Silver
Movie1997
7.0
The Frighteners
Movie1996
7.0
Heavenly Creatures
Movie1994
7.4
Braindead
Movie1992
No Backdrop
0.0
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
Movie1989
6.3
Meet the Feebles
Movie1989
6.3
Bad Taste
Movie1987
No Backdrop
10.0
The Valley
Movie1976
Acting Filmography (99)
7.6
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie2024
7.6
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Movie2023
6.2
The Muppets Mayhem
TV Series2023
5.3
Attack of the Doc!
Movie2023
7.0
Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
Movie2021
5.5
Reunited Apart
TV Series2020
6.2
Mortal Engines
Movie2018
No Backdrop
0.0
Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection
Movie2016
No Backdrop
0.0
Farewell, Friends!
Movie2015
No Backdrop
0.0
Under the Shadow of the Mountain
Movie2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV Series2015
7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie2014
No Backdrop
0.0
Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes
Movie2014
No Backdrop
0.0
In the Halls of the Elven-king
Movie2014
7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV Series2014
No Backdrop
5.0
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Movie2013
7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie2013
7.8
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Movie2013
No Backdrop
0.0
The Company of Thorin
Movie2013
No Backdrop
0.0
The Journey Back to Middle-earth
Movie2013
7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie2012
7.4
West of Memphis
Movie2012
No Backdrop
9.5
Close Up
Movie2012
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Movie2012
7.1
The Lovely Bones
Movie2009
No Backdrop
7.3
Last Chance to See
TV Series2009
8.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Movie2008
7.2
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Movie2007
7.6
Hot Fuzz
Movie2007
No Backdrop
5.7
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.0
The Sci-Fi Boys
Movie2006
No Backdrop
8.0
Kong's New York, 1933
Movie2006
7.5
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Movie2005
6.9
King Kong
Movie2005
No Backdrop
5.3
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Movie2005
6.9
The Colbert Report
TV Series2005
10.0
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Movie2005
6.5
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Movie2005
No Backdrop
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie2005
6.5
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Movie2004
No Backdrop
10.0
The Passing of an Age
Movie2004
No Backdrop
8.0
From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
Movie2004
No Backdrop
6.8
The Characters of Star Wars
Movie2004
8.0
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Movie2004
6.0
Kulturplatz
TV Series2004
7.5
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Movie2004
7.4
Entourage
TV Series2004
8.8
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Movie2004
No Backdrop
7.0
DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
Movie2004
No Backdrop
6.4
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Movie2003
8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie2003
8.1
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.0
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Movie2003
No Backdrop
10.0
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.0
Warriors of the Third Age
Movie2003
No Backdrop
0.0
The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.0
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Movie2003
No Backdrop
10.0
The Race for Everest
Movie2003
8.8
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Movie2003
6.5
The Long and Short of It
Movie2003
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie2002
No Backdrop
8.0
New Zealand as Middle Earth
Movie2002
No Backdrop
7.0
A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
Weta Digital
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Soundscapes of Middle-earth
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
Music for Middle-earth
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
Movie2002
8.0
Icons
TV Series2002
8.8
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Movie2002
6.6
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie2001
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie2001
No Backdrop
8.0
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
5.7
Quest for the Ring
Movie2001
No Backdrop
8.0
Behind the Bull
Movie2000
6.1
Click
TV Series2000
8.5
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Movie1998
7.2
Forgotten Silver
Movie1997
7.0
The Frighteners
Movie1996
7.0
Heavenly Creatures
Movie1994
6.7
Blue Heelers
TV Series1993
7.4
Braindead
Movie1992
8.0
The Simpsons
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
0.0
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
Movie1989
6.3
Meet the Feebles
Movie1989
6.9
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
Movie1988
6.3
Bad Taste
Movie1987
No Backdrop
10.0
The Valley
Movie1976
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953
No Backdrop
N/A
The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection
MovieN/A