---
name: "Jabez Olssen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jabez-olssen"
fi1m_id: "jabez-olssen"
imdb_id: "nm1288150"
tmdb_id: 1377
wikidata_id: "Q6110147"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "5 August 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T03:39:41.234601+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jabez Olssen

## Identity

Jabez Olssen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jabez-olssen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jabez-olssen
- **IMDb ID:** nm1288150
- **TMDB ID:** 1377
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6110147
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabez_Olssen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6110147, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288150/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1377

Editor. Born 5 August 1975 in Dunedin.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 5 August 1975, Dunedin
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 1 acting, 10 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md), [Carolynne Cunningham](https://film.one/person/carolynne-cunningham.md), [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md), [Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens.md), [Guillermo del Toro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-del-toro.md), [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md), [Martin Freeman](https://film.one/person/martin-freeman.md), [Richard Armitage](https://film.one/person/richard-armitage.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (4), 2010s 68 (6), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 8, Action 7, Fantasy 5, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 24 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,751m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabez_Olssen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6110147, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288150/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1377

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md) (65), [*The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md) (60), [*The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md) (54)
- **Disney+:** [*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Jurassic World Rebirth*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md) (63)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Lovely Bones*](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md) (46)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jabez Olssen (born 5 August 1975) is a New Zealand film and television editor. He began working in the editorial department of New Zealand television programmes in 1998 and was hired as an assistant editor on *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001). He received an additional editor credit on *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002).

Olssen has edited the three *Hobbit* films (2012–2014), *The Lovely Bones* (2009) and *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016). He edited the documentaries *They Shall Not Grow Old* (2018) and *The Beatles: Get Back* (2021), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award. His later credits include *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Fi1m 65, as Fish Monger — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)

### Crew (10) — the average rests on these

- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *They Shall Not Grow Old* (2018), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/they-shall-not-grow-old.md)
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Fi1m 60, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Fi1m 77, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), Fi1m 46, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *King Kong* (2005), Fi1m 81, Additional Editing — [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *The Beatles: Get Back* (2021), series, Editor, Associate Producer
- *They Shall Not Grow Old* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/they-shall-not-grow-old.md)
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), as Fish Monger · Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Additional Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”* (2008), Editor
- *Crossing the Line* (2008), Editor
- *Fog* (2007), Editor
- *King Kong* (2005), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Lost Spider Pit Sequence* (2005), Editor
- *Wimbledon* (2004), Visual Effects Editor
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), Assistant Editor
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Additional Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *Jack of All Trades* (2000), series, Editor, Assistant Editor

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