Peter Jackson

Directing · Born 1961-10-31 in Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

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

Filmography

• Braindead as Undertaker's Assistant
• Hot Fuzz as Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
• Heavenly Creatures as Bum Outside Theater (uncredited)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
• The Lovely Bones as Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Albert Dreary (uncredited)

TV

• The Simpsons as Peter Jackson (voice)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
• Blue Heelers
• Icons
• The Oscars as Self
• Entourage as Peter Jackson
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
• The Muppets Mayhem as Peter Jackson (uncredited)
• Reunited Apart as Self
• Kulturplatz as Self