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| caption = Jackson at the premiere of the ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' in [[Wellington]]
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1961|10|31}}
| location = [[Pukerua Bay]], [[New Zealand]]
| academyawards = '''[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]''' <br> 2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' <br> '''[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]''' <br> 2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' <br> '''[[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]''' <br> 2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
| afiawards = '''Best Foreign Film''' <br> 2001 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' <Br> 2002 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' <br> 2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
| goldenglobeawards = '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture|Best Director - Motion Picture]]''' <br> 2004 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
| baftaawards = '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]''' <br> 2001 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' <br> 2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' <br> '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]''' <br> 2003 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' <br> '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]''' <br> 2001 ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
| spouse = [[Fran Walsh]] (1987-)
}}

'''Peter Robert Jackson''' [[New Zealand Order of Merit|CNZM]] (born [[October 31]], [[1961]]) is a three-time [[Academy Award]]-winning [[New Zealand]] director, producer and writer, best known for ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]'' [[trilogy]], which he, along with [[Fran Walsh]], his long time partner, and [[Philippa Boyens]], adapted from the [[The Lord of the Rings|novels]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tothesource.org/3_4_2004/3_4_2004_printer.htm | title=tothesource | accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref> He is also known for his [[2005]] remake of ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=370370&in_page_id=1794&in_a_source | title=This gorilla of a film is blockbuster of the year | publisher=Daily Mail | date=December 5, 2005}}</ref>

Jackson first gained attention with his "[[splatter film|splatstick]]" horror comedies, and came to prominence with success and critical acclaim for ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'', for which he shared an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen with Walsh.

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Jackson was born on [[31 October]] [[1961]] in [[Pukerua Bay]], New Zealand, an only child to Bill and Joan Jackson, both of whom were immigrants from [[England]]. As a child, Jackson was a film fan, growing up on [[Ray Harryhausen]] films as well as ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'' and using his parents' [[Super 8 mm film|Super 8]] cine-camera. Citing ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' as his favourite film at age 9, he attempted to remake it with his own stop-motion models.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/kong.php | title=Interview: Peter Jackson "King Kong" | work=Dark Horizons | publisher=Gorilla Nation | accessdate=2006-10-18 | author=Paul Fischer}}</ref>

Jackson started his career in film as a fanatical [[hobbyist]], creating small films with simple technical means and with the help of his friends. He had no formal training in film-making, and was turned down for a job with the [[National Film Unit]], the government body which produced publicity and tourist films about New Zealand. Eventually, Jackson learned about author [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], after watching [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|the first adaptation of The Lord of the Rings]], although he learned that it ended half way through the story. After watching the film, he decided to go read Tolkien's books, in order to learn more about Tolkien's world and characters. <ref>Russel Baillie, 'Peter Jackson's trip from splatstick to RAF', ''New Zealand Herald'', 29 October 2006, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000DB955-BFA2-1543-921083027AF10199</ref> He then got a series of other jobs which funded his early experiments in film-making. All shooting was done in the weekends as Jackson was working full-time. One of these early weekend films was to grow into his first feature film, ''[[Bad Taste]]'', a movie about some aliens that come to earth with the desire of farming humans for food. He used several special effects, one of which consisted of some muesli hot cereal in a bowl mixed with green food colouring.

=== Low-budget splatter ===
Over four years (from 1983 to 1987) the horror comedy ''[[Bad Taste]]'' grew from the originally planned 10 minute short to a 90-minute feature film. Jackson and his crew took the end result to the [[Cannes Film Festival]], received critical acclaim and sold the rights to twelve countries. This allowed him to start a professional career as a film director. During post-production on ''Bad Taste'', Jackson also met Fran Walsh who would one day become his wife and mother of his son Billy and his daughter Katie.

The success of ''Bad Taste'' attracted funding for Jackson's subsequent films. His second production was ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'' (1989), a warped musical comedy starring [[Muppets|Muppet]]-style puppets. This was Jackson's first collaboration with [[Richard Taylor (movies)|Richard Taylor]], who would subsequently work on all Jackson's movies except ''Forgotten Silver''. Although not a horror movie, ''Meet the Feebles'' is in keeping with the other movies from this period - like Jackson's other early work, ''Feebles'' features [[gross-out humour]] (including the use of vomit), adult themes and recognisably [[Wellington]] locations.

Jackson's next project was ''[[Braindead (1992 film)|Braindead]]'' (1992) (released in [[North America]] as ''Dead Alive''). Originally a Spanish co-production, this splatter comedy was a reversal of the usual horror plot - rather than keeping the zombies out of his place of refuge, the hero attempts to keep them inside, while maintaining a facade of normality.

=== 'Arthouse' ===
Released in 1994, ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' was a major change for Jackson in terms of both style and tone. The film depicts the story of the [[Parker-Hulme murder]] in which two teenage girls in 1950s [[Christchurch, New Zealand|Christchurch]] murdered the mother of one of the girls. Based on his previous filmography, many New Zealanders were apprehensive about how Jackson would treat his subject matter. The early scene in which Parker and Hulme run screaming and covered in blood may be an allusion to these early films, but most commentators felt that Jackson and his co-writer [[Fran Walsh]] had dealt with the events sensitively and appropriately. It received considerable critical acclaim, including an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Best Original Screenplay]].

The following year Jackson released a '[[mockumentary]]', ''[[Forgotten Silver]]'' (1995). This claimed to tell the story of (fictional) New Zealand film pioneer [[Colin McKenzie]] who had supposedly invented colour film and 'talkies', and attempted to make an epic film of [[Salome]] before being killed in the [[Spanish Civil War]] and forgotten by the world. The film was screened on New Zealand television as if it were fact, and its spoof nature was only revealed the following day. Many people were outraged at being fooled, and the number of people who believed the increasingly improbable story is testimony to Jackson's skill at playing on the New Zealand [[national myth]] of a nation of innovators and forgotten trail-blazers.<ref>Geoff Chapple, 'Gone, not forgotten', ''New Zealand Listener'', 25 November 1995, p.26.</ref> 

In the meantime, Jackson and Walsh welcomed their children, Billy (1995) and Katie (1996) into the world.

=== Breaking into Hollywood ===
The acclaim received by ''Heavenly Creatures'' led to Jackson's directing the [[Robert Zemeckis]] production, ''[[The Frighteners]]'' (1996), starring [[Michael J. Fox]]. This was a commercial failure and most critics were disappointed that it displayed neither the anarchistic humor of Jackson's early movies nor the sensitivity of ''Heavenly Creatures''. Work on a remake of ''King Kong'' was shelved by [[Universal Studios]] (partly because ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'', another giant gorilla movie, had already gone into production). When pre-production was set on halt, Jackson and Walsh focused on another of Jackson's dreams: to make a film of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

=== ''The Lord of the Rings'' ===
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Jackson earned the rights to a film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel in [[1997 in film|1997]] from [[Saul Zaentz]]. Originally working with [[Miramax]] towards a two-film production, he was soon put under pressure to render the story as a single film, and eventually made a new deal with [[New Line]] for a trilogy in [[1998 in film|1998]].

[[Principal photography]] went on from [[October 11]], [[1999]] to [[December 22]], [[2000]] with Jackson monitoring as many as seven units across New Zealand locations and sets. With the benefit of post-production on each film for their December releases, the films were huge successes and sent Jackson's popularity soaring.

Jackson's mother Joan died 3 days before the release of the first movie in the trilogy, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. There was a special showing of the film after her funeral.<ref>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7355590305075440586 "Charlie Rose - Peter Jackson"], February 2004</ref>

Following ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]'', Jackson lost a large amount of weight (over 50 lb/22.5 kg) to the point of being unrecognizable to some fans. According to the British ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph]]'' he attributes his weight loss to his diet. He said, "I just got tired of being overweight and unfit, so I changed my diet from hamburgers to [[yogurt]] and [[muesli]] and it seems to work."<ref>[http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1113355189 "Peter Jackson's muesli diet secret"], kongisking.net, [[12 April]]</ref>

=== ''King Kong'' ===
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Universal Studios signed Peter Jackson for his first film following ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, a remake of the [[1933 in film|1933]] classic ''King Kong'' — the film that inspired him to become a [[film director]] when he was 9 years old.<ref>
[http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10299834 "Peter Jackson's Labor of Love"] by Stone Phillips, ''MSNBC'', [[December 2]], [[2005]]</ref> He was reportedly being paid a fee of [[United States dollar|US$]]20 million upfront, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production, against a 20 percent take of the box-office rentals (the portion of the price of the ticket that goes to the film distributor, in this case Universal). The film was released on [[December 14]], [[2005]], and grossed around US$550 million worldwide. <ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kingkong05.htm ''King Kong''] figures from [[Box Office Mojo]]</ref> Its release on [[home video]] and [[DVD]] was even bigger, as it set records for a Universal Pictures DVD in sales figures.

=== Current and future projects ===
Jackson recently directed a short film entitled "Crossing the Line" to test a new model of digital Cinema camera [[RED ONE]].  The film takes place during WWI, and was shot in two days. "Crossing the Line" was shown at NAB 2007 (National Association of Broadcasters) in 4K resolution. Clips of the film can be found at Reduser.net.

He will produce, write and direct a version of [[Alice Sebold]]'s bestseller, ''[[The Lovely Bones]]'', which Jackson has said will be a welcome relief from the larger-scale epics and will bear some similarities to ''Heavenly Creatures''.

He also has announced that he will produce and direct a [[Tintin (2009 film)|Tintin movie]] along with [[Steven Spielberg]] using 3-D animation combined with [[motion capture]] to bring the project to the silver screen, to be released in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=40300| title = Peter Jackson to produce the Hobbit and Sequel | publisher = comingsoon.net | date = [[December 18]], [[2007]] }}</ref>

Jackson has begun producing. He was set to make a $128 million movie version of the sci-fi video game ''[[Halo (film)|Halo]]'', but it was scrapped when fiscal backers withdrew their support.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wwwj.comcast.net/movies/news/index.jsp?cat=MOVIES&fn=/2006/11/21/525628.html&cvqh=itn_hobbit| title = Jackson Says He Won't Be Making `Hobbit' | publisher=Comcast.net/AP|date=[[21 November]] [[2006]]}}</ref><ref>http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut.aspx?ObjID=60342</ref> Additionally, Jackson will produce a [[Dambusters (film remake)|remake]] of ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' in 2008, along with Sir [[David Frost (broadcaster)|David Frost]] as Executive Producer.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5301998.stm | title = Peter Jackson to film Dam Busters | publisher = BBC | date = [[2006-08-31]]}}</ref> Jackson has also earned the rights to a film adaptation of the fantasy novel series ''[[Temeraire (series)|Temeraire]]'', a novel about dragons being used in combat in the Napoleonic Wars and the story of a dragon named Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, during that time period, written by [[Naomi Novik]]. Dragons and lengthy battle scenes, which the book has plenty of, are some of Jackson's interests, though it remains to be seen if he will direct it.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/732/732229p1.html | title = Temeraire on Warpath | date = [[2006-09-12]] | work = filmforce | publisher = IGN.com }}</ref> Also he will produce ''[[District 9 (film)|District 9]]'', a sci-fi project which [[Neill Blomkamp]] will direct, after the adaptions for ''[[Halo (film)|Halo]]'' is done going through difficulties due to creative differences with attached studios. The script is written by [[Neill Blomkamp]] and [[Terri Tatchell]], Sony Pictures will distribute the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975244.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Peter Jackson gears up for 'District'|date=[[1 November]] [[2007]]|author=Michael Fleming|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref>

Jackson's involvement in the making of a film version of ''[[The Hobbit (film)|The Hobbit]]'', along with another possible ''The Lord of the Rings'' prequel, has had a long and chequered history. In November 2006, a letter from Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh mentioned that due to an ongoing legal dispute between Wingnut Films (Jackson's production company) and New Line Cinema, they would likely not be directing the film.<ref>{{cite news| last = "Xoanon"| title = Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh talk The Hobbit| publisher = The One Ring| date = 2006-11-19| url = http://www.theonering.net/staticnews/1163993546.html| accessdate = 2006-11-20}}</ref> However, in response, MGM spokesman Jeff Pryor has stated that "We still believe this matter of Peter Jackson directing ''The Hobbit'' is far from closed." As MGM owns the distribution rights to ''The Hobbit'' film, this may carry some weight. New Line Cinema's head, [[Robert Shaye]], said that the studio won't work with Jackson on that film or any other. "He will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I'm still working for the company," Shaye said.<ref name="scifi">{{cite web | title=''Shaye: New Line Blacklists Jackson''| work=SciFi.com| url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=39462|date=2007-01-10| accessdate=2007-02-21}}</ref>  In response to this statement, an online boycott of New Line Cinema was started in the hopes of compelling New Line Cinema to renegotiate with Peter Jackson.<ref>{{cite web | title=''Are You a Lord of the Rings Fan? Boycott New Line Cinema ''|url = http://dpsinfo.com/boycottnewline}}</ref> Shaye's comments marked the first time a New Line executive has commented publicly on the franchise since Jackson announced that he was pulled out of the project and also appeared to harden New Line's position against Jackson. In August 2007 though, after a string of flops, Shaye was trying to repair his working relationship with Jackson. When asked if it was true that company insiders had been in talks with Jackson's reps, Shaye replied, "Yes, that's a fair statement...I really respect and admire Peter and would love for him to be creatively involved in some way in ''The Hobbit''."<ref>{{cite news | author = Patrick Goldstein | title = THE BIG PICTURE: New Line's midlife crisis | publisher = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = [[2007-08-10]] | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-goldstein10aug10,0,7800308.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews | accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> On December 18, 2007, it was announced that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema had reached agreement to make two prequels, one based on ''[[The Hobbit]]'' which will be released in 2011 and 2012. Jackson will serve as [[executive_producer|executive producer]]. [[Guillermo del Toro]] is in final negotiations to direct.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newline.com/press/pr_2007-12-18_announcingthehobbit.html |title= Press Release: Announcing '''The Hobbit''' |accessdate=2007-12-29 |format= online |work= Press Release}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2250245,00.html |title=Del Toro to take charge of The Hobbit}}</ref>

Jackson will make three games with [[Microsoft Game Studios]], a partnership announced on [[September 27]], [[2006]], at [[X06]].<ref>http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6158809.html?sid=6158809</ref> Specifically, Jackson and Microsoft are teaming together to form a new studio called [[Wingnut Interactive]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154047 | title = X06: Peter Jackson Forms a Game Studio | publisher = 1UP.com | date = [[September 27]], [[2006]] }}</ref> In collaboration with [[Bungie Studios]], Jackson will co-write, co-design and co-produce a new game taking place in the [[Halo universe]] - tentatively called [[Halo: Chronicles]].

== Charitable activity ==

He has given [[New Zealand dollar|NZ]]$500,000 to [[stem cell research]].<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10391442</ref>

He purchased a church in [[Wellington]] for approximately $10 million, saving it from demolition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0709/S00138.htm|title=Stella Maris Retreat Centre and Chapel saved|publisher=[[Scoop (news website)|Scoop]]|date=[[12 September]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-18}}</ref> 

== Style ==
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Jackson is well known for an attention to detail, a macabre sense of humour and a general playfulness to the point where ''The Lord of the Rings'' conceptual designer [[Alan Lee]] jokingly remarked "the film is almost incidental really".<ref> "Big-atures" ROTK SEE DVD Documentary </ref>

Unlike some other New Zealand film directors, Jackson has remained in his native country to make films. This has been the genesis of several production and support companies. Most of Jackson's assets are on the [[Miramar Peninsula]] in his home town of Wellington and much of his filming occurs in and around the city. New Line Cinema honoured him by agreeing to hold the world premiere of ''The Return of the King'' in the city's iconic [[Embassy Theatre]], which Jackson helped restore.

He was an early user of computer enhancement technology and provided [[Visual effects|digital special effects]] to a number of Hollywood films by use of telecommunications and satellite links to transmit raw images and the final results across the [[Pacific Ocean]].{{Fact|date=November 2007}}

Jackson was noted perfectionist on the ''Lord of the Rings'' shoot where he demanded  numerous takes of scenes, requesting additional takes by repeatedly saying, "one more for luck".<ref>''Cameras in Middle-earth: The Fellowship of the Ring'', Special Extended Edition DVD Documentary. Actor [[Christopher Lee]] remarks about having twelves takes for one scene, before being told by [[Ian McKellen]] he did 24 takes for two lines the previous day</ref>. He was also known to insist that miniatures used in the films were made to exacting, detailed specifications, even on features that would never appear in the film.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}

Jackson is also renowned within the New Zealand film industry for his insistence on "coverage" — shooting a scene from as many angles as possible, thereby only creating his final vision in the editing process when he has as many options to choose from as possible.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} A trademark, perhaps, of his roots in do-it-yourself filmmaking, Jackson has been known to spend days shooting a single scene in order to get as much coverage as possible. This is evident in his work where even scenes featuring simple conversations often feature a wide array of multiple camera angles and shot-sizes as well as zooming closeups on characters' faces. One of his most common visual trademarks is shooting close-ups of actors with wide-angle lenses.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}

== Awards ==
Jackson won three Academy Awards for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]'', including the [[Academy Award for Best Director]].

Jackson was appointed a Companion in the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]], in the 2002 New Years Honours. <ref>http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=5</ref> 

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| title=[[BAFTA Award for Best Direction]]
| years=2001<br>'''for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' '''
| before=[[Ang Lee]]<br>for ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
| after=[[Roman Polanski]]<br>for ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]''
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| title=[[Academy Award for Best Director]]
| years=2003<br>'''for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' '''
| before=[[Roman Polanski]]<br>for ''[[The Pianist (2002 film)|The Pianist]]''
| after=[[Clint Eastwood]]<br>for ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]''
}}
{{succession box
| title=[[Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture]]
| years=2004<br>'''for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' '''
| before=[[Martin Scorsese]]<br>for ''[[Gangs of New York]]''
| after=[[Clint Eastwood]]<br>for ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]''
}}
{{end}}

== Cameo roles ==
[[Image:pjcameo.jpg|thumb|Peter Jackson in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (top), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Two Towers]]'' (middle) and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Return of the King]]'' (bottom).]]
Jackson usually makes [[cameo appearance]]s in his own films:
* Jackson appears as a [[bi-plane]] gunner attacking Kong in New York, reprising the cameo which original ''King Kong'' filmmaker [[Merian C. Cooper]] made in his 1933 film.
* ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy includes multiple cameos.  In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' Jackson plays Albert Dreary, a drunken, carrot-chomping citizen of [[Bree (Middle-earth)|Bree]].  In ''The Two Towers'' he plays a spear-throwing defender of [[Helm's Deep]]. His significant cameo in ''The Return of the King'' is limited to the extended version, where he is seen as the boatswain of a [[corsair]] ship in ''The Return of the King'' and is accidentally killed by [[Legolas]]'s "warning shot."  (The character is seen very briefly in the theatrical version.) Additionally, though not a cameo in the traditional sense, he also served as a stand-in for [[Sean Astin]] in the shot where [[Samwise Gamgee]] steps into frame, challenging the monster [[Shelob]].
* In ''The Frighteners'', Jackson is a biker bumped into by Frank Bannister.
* In ''Heavenly Creatures'', he is a bum that gets kissed by [[Juliet Hulme]].
* In ''Braindead'', he is the mortician's assistant.
* In the puppet movie ''Meet the Feebles'' Jackson has no cameo, making this his only film to date in which he does not appear.
* In ''Bad Taste'' Jackson has two roles, one of which is Derek.

He has also made cameos in several films not directed by him. In ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]), he played a demented [[Father Christmas]], who stabs Nicholas Angel (played by [[Simon Pegg]]) in the hand.

Jackson's eldest son Billy (born 1995), has had cameo appearances in every one of his parents' films since his birth, namely ''The Frighteners'' ([[1996 in film|1996]]), ''The Lord of the Rings film trilogy'', and ''King Kong''. His daughter Katie (born 1996) appeared in all the above films, except ''The Frighteners''.

Jackson had a cameo on the [[HBO]] show ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'' in the [[August 5]], [[2007]] episode, "[[Gary's Desk]]", in which he offers a business proposal to [[Eric Murphy]], manager to the lead character, [[Vincent Chase]].

== Filmography ==
'''Director'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! No. of Oscar nominations !! No. of Oscar wins 
|-
| [[1976 in film|1976]] || ''[[The Valley (film)|The Valley]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[1987 in film|1987]] || ''[[Bad Taste]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[1989 in film|1989]] || ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[1992 in film|1992]] || ''[[Braindead (film)|Braindead]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' || 1 || ||
|-
| [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''[[Forgotten Silver]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[The Frighteners]]'' || || ||
|-
| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' || 13 || 4 ||
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' || 6 || 2 ||
|-
| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' || 11 || 11 ||
|-
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' || 4 || 3 ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2009 in film|2009]] || ''[[The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Tintin (film)|Tintin]]'' || || ||
|-
|}

'''Producer'''
* ''[[Bad Taste]]'' (1987): Producer
* ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'' (1989): Producer
* ''[[Valley of the Stereos]]'' (1992): Co-producer
* ''[[Jack Brown Genius]]'' (1994): Producer
* ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' (1994): Co-producer
* ''[[The Frighteners]]'' (1996): Producer
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001): Producer
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002): Producer
* ''[[The Long and Short of It]]'' (2003): Executive Producer
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003): Producer
* ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (2005): Producer
* ''[[Dambusters (2008 film)|Dambusters]]'' (2008): Producer
* ''[[The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]'' (2008): Producer
* ''[[Halo (film)|Halo]]'' (2009): Executive Producer
* ''[[District 9 (film)|District 9]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Temeraire (film)|Temeraire]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy#Prequels|The Hobbit]]'' (2011)
* [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy#Prequels|Untitled ''The Lord of the Rings'' prequel]] (2012)

'''Soundtrack'''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002): Musician, "Edoras"

'''Miscellaneous crew'''
* ''[[Meet the Feebles]] (1989): Puppet Designer
* ''[[Braindead]]'' (1992): Stop-Motion Animator
* ''[[The Ugly]]'' (1997): Special Thanks
* ''[[Heaven]]'' (1998): Special Thanks
* ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1998 film)|Phantom]]'' (1998): Special Thanks
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003): Executive Soundtrack Producer ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams]]'' (2003): Thanks
* ''[[The World's Fastest Indian]]'' (2005): Thanks
* ''[[Hostel (film)|Hostel]]'' (2005): Very Special Thanks

'''Actor'''
* ''[[The Valley (film)|The Valley]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Bad Taste]]'' (1989): Derek/Robert
* ''[[Braindead]]'' (1992): Undertaker's Assistant
* ''[[Forgotten Silver]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' (1994): Hobo ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[The Frighteners]]'' (1996): Man with Piercings ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' (2001): Albert Dreary ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002): Rohan Warrior ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[The Long and Short of It]]'' (2003): Bus Driver
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' (2003): Castamir ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (2005): Gunner
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (2007): Father Christmas ''(uncredited cameo)''

'''Special effects'''
* ''[[The Valley (film)|The Valley]]'' (1976): Special effects
* ''[[Bad Taste]]'' (1987): Special effects
* ''[[The Lounge Bar]]'' (1989): Special effects

'''Visual effects'''
* ''[[Braindead]]'' (1992): Miniatures
* ''[[Contact (film)|Contact]]'' (1997): Additional visual effects

'''Editor'''
* ''[[The Valley (film)|The Valley]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Bad Taste]]'' (1987)

'''Makeup'''
* ''[[The Valley (film)|The Valley]]'' (1976): Makeup designer
* ''[[Bad Taste]]'' (1987): Makeup effects

'''Second unit director'''
* ''[[Jack Brown Genius]]'' (1994): 2nd AD

'''CAMERA & ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT'''
* ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'' (1989): Camera Operator

'''COSTUME DESIGNER'''
* ''[[The Valley (film)|The Valley]]'' (1976)

== Bibliography ==
*Andrea Bordoni, Matteo Marino. ''Peter Jackson''. Milan, Il Castoro, 2002. ISBN 8880332252. The first book-length study of the director it's in Italian. [http://www.peterjackson.it]

== See also ==
* [[New Zealand cinema]]
* [[New Zealand Film Makers]]
* [[Weta Workshop]]
* [[Weta Digital]]
* [[Park Road Post]]

==References ==
{{Reflist}}

<small>This article uses material from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter Jackson, "Peter Jackson"]</small>

== External links ==
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* [http://tbhl.theonering.net/ The official Peter Jackson fanclub]
* [http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/kong.php In-depth interview about ''King Kong'' and future projects]
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000DB955-BFA2-1543-921083027AF10199 Peter Jackson's trip from splatstick to RAF]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6596804599624484011&q=peter+jackson Interview of Charlie Rose with Peter Jackson in 2002]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7355590305075440586&q=peter+jackson Another Interview of Charlie Rose with Peter Jackson in 2006]

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