---
name: "Peter Jackson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-jackson"
fi1m_id: "peter-jackson"
imdb_id: "nm0001392"
tmdb_id: 108
wikidata_id: "Q4465"
roles: ["Director","Producer","Writer"]
born: "31 October 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "director"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T03:39:41.000025+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."
---

# Peter Jackson

## Identity

Peter Jackson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-jackson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-jackson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001392
- **TMDB ID:** 108
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4465
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4465, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108

Director and producer. Born 31 October 1961 in Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 31 October 1961, Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Sir Peter Jackson, Peter Robert Jackson, Sir Peter Robert Jackson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 11 directing, 3 producing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md), [Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens.md), [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md), [Carolynne Cunningham](https://film.one/person/carolynne-cunningham.md), [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md), [Barrie M. Osborne](https://film.one/person/barrie-m-osborne.md), [Elijah Wood](https://film.one/person/elijah-wood.md), [Guillermo del Toro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-del-toro.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 6 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as director, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 79 (7), 2010s 69 (6), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 71 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 8, Fantasy 8, Action 7, Drama 3, Animation 1, Documentary 1
- **Screen time:** 28 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,906m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4465, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108

## Coming up

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027-12-15), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md) (90), [*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+:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md) (88), [*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md) (85)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*District 9*](https://film.one/film/district-9.md) (81), [*West of Memphis*](https://film.one/film/west-of-memphis.md) (77)
- **Netflix:** [*King Kong*](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md) (81)
- **Peacock:** [*The Adventures of Tintin*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) (77)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Lovely Bones*](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md) (46)

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

## Fi1m on Peter Jackson

> Peter Jackson makes us care about people caught up in fantasy. We admire the warmth and conviction he brings to them, though his restless camera and fondness for prolonged spectacle can test our patience.

In *Heavenly Creatures* (1994), the girls’ fantasies sit close enough to ordinary life that we are never quite released from their company. Peter Jackson lets the friendship become appealing before making its intensity frightening. We were unsettled by how readily Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet made everyone outside that friendship seem unnecessary. This is Jackson at his most persuasive: he gives us a reason to care about the people before asking us to follow them into an imagined world.

His early splatter comedies, *Bad Taste* (1987), *Meet the Feebles* (1989) and *Braindead* (1992), established his appetite for macabre humour and effects. *Heavenly Creatures* brought wider attention, but the move into drama did not mean abandoning fantasy. The screenplay he wrote with Fran Walsh makes the girls’ private world inviting enough for their withdrawal into it to worry us.

Jamie Selkirk’s editing keeps the shifts between fantasy and daily life from breaking our involvement, while Peter Dasent’s score helps make the imagined world welcoming. The performances still do most of the work. Jackson’s moving camera is less consistently helpful: it can insist on excitement when the actors have already supplied it. We wanted more room for ordinary life and for the people outside the pair to make themselves felt.

The scale grew through *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy (2001–2003), shot back-to-back in New Zealand, and *King Kong* (2005). The trilogy’s immersive worlds show how well his appetite for detail can work, with Walsh and Philippa Boyens among his screenwriting collaborators. In *The Hobbit* trilogy (2012–2014), the reliance on digital effects and drawn-out pacing make his habit of overdoing things harder to forgive.

The later turn to documentaries, with *They Shall Not Grow Old* (2018) and *The Beatles: Get Back* (2021), takes him beyond invented worlds. We remain curious about what he might do with another drama on the scale of *Heavenly Creatures*, especially if he allowed the actors more stillness. If the spectacle has worn you down, give *Heavenly Creatures* an evening.

## Biography

Sir Peter Jackson is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. Born on 31 October 1961 in Pukerua Bay, he began making short films as a child and released his first feature, *Bad Taste*, in 1987. He gained wider attention with the horror comedies *Meet the Feebles* (1989) and *Braindead* (1992).

Jackson came to international prominence with the 1994 drama *Heavenly Creatures*, which he directed and co-wrote with Fran Walsh; the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He is best known for directing and co-writing the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy (2001–2003) and the *Hobbit* trilogy (2012–2014), as well as the 2005 remake of *King Kong*. For *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003) he won Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

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

## On Fi1m (15)

### Directed (11) — the average rests on these

- *They Shall Not Grow Old* (2018), Fi1m 81, Writer, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/they-shall-not-grow-old.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), Fi1m 54, as Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), Fi1m 65, Director, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), Fi1m 60, as Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Fi1m 77, Co-Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), Fi1m 46, as Man at Pharmacy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *King Kong* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Biplane Gunner — [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, Director, Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, Screenplay, Director, Producer — [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, as Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *Heavenly Creatures* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Bum Outside Theater (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/heavenly-creatures.md)

### Produced (3)

- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Fi1m 55, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *West of Memphis* (2012), Fi1m 77, as Self – WM3 Supporter — [page](https://film.one/film/west-of-memphis.md)
- *District 9* (2009), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Hot Fuzz* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-fuzz.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027), Producer
- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song* (2023), Thanks
- *WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko* (2023), Thanks
- *The Muppets Mayhem* (2023), series, as Peter Jackson (uncredited)
- *The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert* (2022), Director, Producer
- *The Beatles: Get Back* (2021), series, Director, Producer, Creator
- *Mortal Engines* (2018), as Sooty Pete (uncredited) · Producer, Screenplay
- *They Shall Not Grow Old* (2018), Director, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/they-shall-not-grow-old.md)
- *Killer Piñata* (2017), Thanks
- *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies* (2014), as Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies.md)
- *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* (2013), as Albert Dreary (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.md)
- *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* (2012), as Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md)
- *West of Memphis* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/west-of-memphis.md)
- *Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica* (2012), Thanks
- *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Producer, Co-Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), as Man at Pharmacy (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *District 9* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)
- *RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”* (2008), Producer
- *Crossing the Line* (2008), Director, Writer
- *Hot Fuzz* (2007), as Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-fuzz.md)
- *Kong's New York, 1933* (2006), Actor
- *King Kong* (2005), as Biplane Gunner · Director, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Lost Spider Pit Sequence* (2005), Director
- *Lord of the Brush* (2005), Actor
- *Entourage* (2004), series, as Peter Jackson — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision* (2003), Thanks
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), as Corsair Bosun (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects* (2003), Actor
- *The Long and Short of It* (2003), as Bus Driver · Executive Producer
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), as Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited) · Producer, Screenplay, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), as Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *The Making of 'The Frighteners'* (1998), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Forgotten Silver* (1997), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Contact* (1997), Additional Visual Effects — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Jack Brown: Genius* (1996), Writer, Second Unit Director, Producer
- *The Frighteners* (1996), as Man with Piercings (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *Dirty Creature* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Heavenly Creatures* (1994), as Bum Outside Theater (uncredited) · Screenplay, Director, Co-Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/heavenly-creatures.md)
- *DeGenerazione* (1994), Thanks
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor
- *Braindead* (1992), Undertaker's Assistant, Director, Screenplay
- *Valley of the Stereos* (1992), Executive Producer, Story
- *Red Empire* (1990), series, Director of Photography
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Peter Jackson (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles* (1989), Director
- *Meet the Feebles* (1989), as Audience Member in the Theater (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Lounge Bar* (1989), Special Effects
- *Bad Taste* (1987), as Derek / Robert · Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Special Effects, Makeup Effects
- *The Valley* (1976), as Prospector #4 · Director, Editor, Costume Design, Makeup Designer, Special Effects
- *The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past*, Producer
- *Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Peter Jackson](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-0c4158aa37af.jpg) Peter Jackson — New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Peter_Jackson_ONZ_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Arts Foundation 2011 Icon Awards, at Government House, Wellington, on 23 June 2011. Left to right: Greer Twiss; Susan, Lady Satyanand; Sir Anand Satyanand; Mart](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-7a699d96d0e1.jpg) Arts Foundation 2011 Icon Awards, at Government House, Wellington, on 23 June 2011. Left to right: Greer Twiss; Susan, Lady Satyanand; Sir Anand Satyanand; Mart — New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Arts_Foundation_Icons_2011.jpg/1280px-Arts_Foundation_Icons_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![writer-directors Peter Jackson and Andres Useche (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-2586d5bf9ec9.jpg) writer-directors Peter Jackson and Andres Useche (2008) — Andres Useche creative commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Directors_Peter_Jackson_and_Andres_Useche.jpg/1280px-Directors_Peter_Jackson_and_Andres_Useche.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![From L: Greer Twiss, Lady Susan Satyanand, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, Marti Friedlander, Sir Peter Jackson (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-36b180f92688.jpg) From L: Greer Twiss, Lady Susan Satyanand, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, Marti Friedlander, Sir Peter Jackson (2011) — New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Gg-arts-foundation-icon-awards-2011-groupshoticonawards.jpg/1280px-Gg-arts-foundation-icon-awards-2011-groupshoticonawards.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Jackson](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-0a1d6b57149c.jpg) Peter Jackson — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Jackson](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-44425872bb48.jpg) Peter Jackson — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Jackson](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-6aba3d398c36.jpg) Peter Jackson — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Jackson in 2011](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-370e2131577b.jpg) Peter Jackson in 2011 — Romain Brami, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Peter_Jackson_2011.jpg/1280px-Peter_Jackson_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Jackson speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Die](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-33dcc0a8ad60.jpg) Peter Jackson speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Die — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Peter_Jackson_2014_Comic_Con.jpg/1280px-Peter_Jackson_2014_Comic_Con.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Jackson](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-f0b57c1fe786.jpg) Peter Jackson — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Jackson](https://film.one/media/person/83988/gallery-c648d4d533f3.jpg) Peter Jackson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 6 nominated

- 2010: Best Picture (nominated), for *District 9*
- 2004: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2004: Best Director (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2004: Best Picture (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2003: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- 2002: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- 2002: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- 2002: Best Director (nominated), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- 1995: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Heavenly Creatures*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 3 won

- 2005: Best Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2004: Best Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2002: Best Direction (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

### Golden Globes — 3 won

- 2005: Best Director (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2004: Best Director (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- 2003: Best Motion Picture – Drama (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*

### Other awards — 22 won

- Honorary Palme d'Or 2026: Honorary Palme d'Or (won)
- Producers Guild of America Awards 2022: Producers Guild of America Awards (won)
- Producers Guild of America Awards 2014: Producers Guild of America Awards (won)
- Order of New Zealand 2012: Order of New Zealand (won)
- Producers Guild of America Awards 2012: Producers Guild of America Awards (won)
- Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award 2011: Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award (won)
- Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 2009: Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (won)
- Saturn Awards 2006: Saturn Awards (won)
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film 2004: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- Directors Guild of America Award 2004: Directors Guild of America Award (won)
- Hugo Awards 2004: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- Producers Guild of America Awards 2004: Producers Guild of America Awards (won)
- Saturn Awards 2004: Saturn Awards (won)
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film 2003: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 2003: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
- Hugo Awards 2003: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film 2002: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 2002: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
- Hugo Awards 2002: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*
- Saturn Awards 2002: Saturn Awards (won)
- Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 2001: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (won)
- Silver Lion 1994: Silver Lion (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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