Director
Peter Jackson
Born 31 October 1961 · Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Sir Peter Jackson is a New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter. He began with low-budget splatstick horror comedies, then achieved worldwide fame with The Lord of the Rings trilogy. His work, much of it made in New Zealand, helped establish the country as a major filmmaking hub.
Key films
Bad Taste (1987)
His low-budget, self-made debut feature that launched his reputation for gory, inventive comedy-horror.
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Critically acclaimed true-crime drama that brought him mainstream recognition and an Oscar nomination for screenplay.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Opened his landmark Tolkien trilogy, a huge achievement in large-scale fantasy filmmaking.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Concluded the trilogy and won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Director for Jackson.
King Kong (2005)
His big-budget remake of the classic monster film, showing his love of early cinema.
Key awards
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Director (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Picture (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, as producer)
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, shared)
- 2004 BAFTA Award for Best Direction (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
- 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Director (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 110
- 1976The Valley · as Prospector #4Actor
- 1976The ValleyDirector
- 1987Bad Taste · as Derek / RobertActor
- 1987Bad TasteDirector
- 1988Good Taste Made Bad Taste · as HimselfActor
- 1989Meet the FeeblesDirector
- 1989Meet the Feebles · as Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited)Actor
- 1989Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles · as SelfActor
- 1989Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the FeeblesDirector
- 1992Braindead · as Undertaker's AssistantActor
- 1992BraindeadDirector
- 1994Heavenly Creatures · as Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)Actor
- 1994Heavenly CreaturesDirector
- 1996The Frighteners · as Man with Piercings (uncredited)Actor
- 1996The FrightenersDirector
- 1997Forgotten Silver · as SelfActor
- 1997Forgotten SilverDirector
- 1997Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and After · as selfActor
- 1998The Making of 'The Frighteners' · as SelfActor
- 1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Director
- 2000Behind the Bull · as SelfActor
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingDirector
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · as Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)Actor
- 2001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring · as SelfActor
- 2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' · as SelfActor
- 2001Quest for the Ring · as SelfActor
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)Actor
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersDirector
- 2002New Zealand as Middle Earth · as SelfActor
- 2002A Day in the Life of a Hobbit · as SelfActor
- 2002The Soundscapes of Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2002Music for Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. · as SelfActor
- 2002Weta Digital · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script · as SelfActor
- 2002J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic · as SelfActor
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading · as SelfActor
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · as Corsair Bosun (uncredited)Actor
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingDirector
- 2003The Long and Short of It · as Bus DriverActor
- 2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · as SelfActor
- 2003The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision · as SelfActor
- 2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital EffectsActor
- 2003The Race for Everest · as Self - Reuters CorrespendentActor
- 2003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth · as SelfActor
- 2003From Book to Script: Finding the Story · as SelfActor
- 2003Warriors of the Third Age · as SelfActor
- 2003The Making of 'The Long and Short of It' · as SelfActor
- 2004The Characters of Star Wars · as SelfActor
- 2004Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! · as SelfActor
- 2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' · as SelfActor
- 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · as SelfActor
- 2004The Passing of an Age · as SelfActor
- 2004DNZ: The Real Middle Earth · as SelfActor
- 2004From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter · as SelfActor
- 2005King Kong · as Biplane GunnerActor
- 2005King KongDirector
- 2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries · as SelfActor
- 2005Ringers: Lord of the Fans · as SelfActor
- 2005The Lost Spider Pit SequenceDirector
- 2005The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz · as SelfActor
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection · as SelfActor
- 2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Post-Production Diaries · as SelfActor
- 2005Lord of the BrushActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Sci-Fi Boys · as SelfActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers' · as SelfActor
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' · as SelfActor
- 2006Kong's New York, 1933 · as SelfActor
- 2006The Eighth Blunder of the World · as SelfActor
- 2007Hot Fuzz · as Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)Actor
- 2007Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed · as SelfActor
- 2008Crossing the LineDirector
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” · as SelfActor
- 2009The Lovely BonesDirector
- 2009The Lovely Bones · as Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)Actor
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)Actor
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyDirector
- 2012West of Memphis · as Self – WM3 SupporterActor
- 2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan · as SelfActor
- 2012Close Up · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugDirector
- 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as Albert Dreary (uncredited)Actor
- 2013The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot · as SelfActor
- 2013River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand · as SelfActor
- 2013The Journey Back to Middle-earth · as SelfActor
- 2013The Company of Thorin · as SelfActor
- 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)Actor
- 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesDirector
- 2014In the Halls of the Elven-king · as SelfActor
- 2014Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes · as SelfActor
- 2015Under the Shadow of the Mountain · as SelfActor
- 2015Farewell, Friends! · as SelfActor
- 2016Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection · as HimselfActor
- 2018Mortal Engines · as Sooty Pete (uncredited)Actor
- 2018They Shall Not Grow OldDirector
- 2021Peter Jackson's Military Treasures · as SelfActor
- 2022The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop ConcertDirector
- 2023Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song · as SelfActor
- 2023Attack of the Doc! · as SelfActor
- 2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.