🎬 Director
Peter Jackson
🎂 Born 31 October 1961 (age 64)📍 Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
3
Popularity Score
85
Acting Credits
21
Directed
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
★ 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
★ 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
★ 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
Directed Films(21)
★ 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Director
★ 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Director
★ 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Director
★ 7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Director
★ 7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Director
★ 7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Director
★ 6.9
King Kong
2005
Director
★ 7.1
The Lovely Bones
2009
Director
★ 7.4
Braindead
1992
Director
★ 7.0
The Frighteners
1996
Director
★ 7.0
Heavenly Creatures
1994
Director
★ 7.8
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018
Director
★ 6.3
Bad Taste
1987
Director
★ 6.3
Meet the Feebles
1989
Director
★ 10.0
The Valley
1976
Director
★ 7.2
Forgotten Silver
1997
Director
★ 8.0
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
Director
★ 8.0
Crossing the Line
2008
Director
★ 8.5
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
Director
★ 6.7
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005
Director
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
1989
Director
Full Filmography(85 films)
YearTitleRating
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King★ 8.52001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring★ 8.42002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers★ 8.42014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies★ 7.32012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey★ 7.42013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug★ 7.62005King Kong★ 6.92009The Lovely Bones★ 7.12007Hot Fuzz★ 7.62018Mortal Engines★ 6.21992Braindead★ 7.41996The Frighteners★ 7.01994Heavenly Creatures★ 7.01987Bad Taste★ 6.32012Close Up★ 9.51989Meet the Feebles★ 6.32003The Making of 'The Two Towers'★ 8.82005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood★ 10.02012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan★ 7.42006The Sci-Fi Boys★ 7.02001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'★ 8.02012West of Memphis★ 7.42005The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz★ 5.32023Attack of the Doc!★ 5.32007Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed★ 7.22013The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot★ 7.82005Ringers: Lord of the Fans★ 6.52002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design—2002The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'★ 8.82003The Long and Short of It★ 6.52001Quest for the Ring★ 5.72024The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee★ 7.62001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring★ 6.62004The Making of 'The Return of the King'★ 8.81976The Valley★ 10.01997Forgotten Silver★ 7.22004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'★ 8.02003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King★ 8.12003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth★ 7.02002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast—2023Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song★ 7.62002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script—2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'★ 6.52003The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision★ 6.42005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection★ 8.02002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth—2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'★ 5.72003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects★ 7.02002The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale—2003The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'—2004The Characters of Star Wars★ 6.82008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”★ 8.02005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries★ 7.52002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..—2004Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!★ 7.52006Kong's New York, 1933★ 8.01998The Making of 'The Frighteners'★ 8.52003From Book to Script: Finding the Story★ 10.02002J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth—2002New Zealand as Middle Earth★ 8.01988Good Taste Made Bad Taste★ 6.92002A Day in the Life of a Hobbit★ 7.01989Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles—2015Farewell, Friends!—2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story—2003The Race for Everest★ 10.02021Peter Jackson's Military Treasures★ 7.02013River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand★ 5.02004DNZ: The Real Middle Earth★ 7.02000Behind the Bull★ 8.02015Under the Shadow of the Mountain—2002The Soundscapes of Middle-earth—2004From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter★ 8.02002Weta Digital—2004The Passing of an Age★ 10.02013The Company of Thorin—2003Warriors of the Third Age★ 7.02013The Journey Back to Middle-earth—2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Digital Grading—2002Music for Middle-earth—2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Big-atures—2016Adam Savage Tours Peter Jackson's Movie Prop Collection—2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Assembling an Epic—2014In the Halls of the Elven-king—2014Summoning Smaug: The Last of the Fire-drakes—