Peter Jackson

Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961, Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand film director. He is most widely known for directing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He also directed the 2005 film, King Kong.

In 2003, Jackson won three Academy Awards for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Academy Award for Directing, Academy Award for Best Picture and Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay.

Jackson directed the music video for "Now and Then", the "last" single of The Beatles.

 Filmography 
 Bad Taste (1987)
 Meet the Feebles (1989)
 Valley of the Stereos (1992) (short film)
 Braindead (a.k.a. Dead Alive) (1992)
 Heavenly Creatures (1994)
 Forgotten Silver (1995) - mockumentary
 The Frighteners (1996)
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
 King Kong (2005)
 The Lovely Bones (2007)
 Halo (2008) - executive producer
 The Adventures of Tintin - executive producer
 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

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Category:1961 births
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Category:New Zealand movie actors
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Category:New Zealand screenwriters