Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Date of Birth:

Oct 31, 1961

Place of Birth:

Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

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:

King Kong King Kong

2005

Braindead Braindead

1992

Close Up Close Up

2012

Bad Taste Bad Taste

1987

The Valley The Valley

1976

Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz

2007

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