# Peter Menzies Jr.

Peter Gary Menzies Jr., ASC ACS is an Australian cinematographer, best known for his work on blockbuster action films.

## Life and career

Menzies was born in Sydney. He was introduced to the film industry by his father, director and cinematographer Peter Menzies Sr. He started as a camera loader and worked his way through the ranks in commercials and features as a camera assistant and later as an operator, working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd. He made his debut as cinematographer on White Sands, a crime film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Willem Dafoe.
Since then, Menzies has worked mostly on action films like Die Hard with a Vengeance, Hard Rain and Shooter.
Menzies became a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1996, and the American Society of Cinematographers in 2024. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and is the Chairman of the Board for the Grand Jury of the Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno/Tahoe Nevada.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1992 | White Sands | Roger Donaldson |
| 1993 | Posse | Mario Van Peebles |
| 1994 | The Getaway | Roger Donaldson |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | John McTiernan |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Joel Schumacher |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Mikael Salomon |
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Simon West |
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | John McTiernan |
| 2000 | The Kid | Jon Turteltaub |
| 2000 | Bless the Child | Chuck Russell |
| 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Simon West |
| 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | David McNally |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Stephen Herek |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | John Pasquin |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | John Singleton |
| 2005 | The Great Raid | John Dahl |
| 2006 | When a Stranger Calls | Simon West |
| 2007 | Shooter | Antoine Fuqua |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Louis Leterrier |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Louis Leterrier |
| 2011 | Abduction | John Singleton |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Gabriele Muccino |
| 2013 | Killing Season | Mark Steven Johnson |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Patrick Hughes |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Alex Proyas |
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Benny Boom |
| 2018 | Peter Rabbit | Will Gluck |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Charles Martin Smith |
| 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Will Gluck |
| 2025 | The Yellow Tie | Serge Ioan Celebidachi |
| 2025 | Northbound | William Scoular |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1995 | Hayride to Hell | Kimble Rendall |
| 2018 | Rising | David Nutter |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2007 | Traveler | David Nutter | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Mikael Salomon | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Roots | Mario Van Peebles Thomas Carter Bruce Beresford | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Chris Long | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Time Traveler's Wife | David Nutter | All 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Washington Black | Wanuri Kahiu Maurice Marable | 1 episode |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
| 2016 | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le | Janice Cooke |
| 2018 | The Bad Seed | Rob Lowe |
| 2019 | Love You to Death | Alex Kalymnios |
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