Peter Jackson

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New Zealander film director film producer human screenwriter

Peter Jackson is a New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing and co-writing the epic film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit."

Aliases (1)

Sir Peter Robert Jackson ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Zealander → film director → film producer → human → screenwriter →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Picture → BAFTA Award for Best Film → Golden Globe Award for Best Director →
birthDate	1961-10-31 →
birthPlace	Pukerua Bay, New Zealand →
collaboratedWith	Fran Walsh → Philippa Boyens →
countryOfCitizenship	New Zealand →
coWrote	Bad Taste → Braindead (Dead Alive) → Heavenly Creatures → The Hobbit film trilogy → The Lord of the Rings film trilogy →
directed	Bad Taste → Braindead (Dead Alive) → Heavenly Creatures → King Kong (2005 film) → The Frighteners → The Hobbit film trilogy → The Lord of the Rings film trilogy →
familyName	Jackson →
founded	Weta Digital → Weta Workshop → WingNut Films →
fullName	Sir Peter Robert Jackson →
genre	drama film → fantasy film → horror film →
givenName	Peter →
honorificTitle	Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → Member of the Order of New Zealand →
knownFor	adapting works of J. R. R. Tolkien → large-scale fantasy filmmaking →
notableWork	Bad Taste → Braindead (Dead Alive) → Heavenly Creatures → King Kong (2005 film) → The Frighteners → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers →
occupation	film director → film editor → film producer → screenwriter →
spouse	Fran Walsh →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King Kong (2005 film) → Middle-earth film series → The Hobbit film trilogy → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug → The Lord of the Rings film trilogy → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers →	director
Middle-earth film series → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug → The Lord of the Rings film trilogy → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers →	producer
The Hobbit film trilogy → The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey → The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies → The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug → The Lord of the Rings film trilogy → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring → The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers →	screenwriter
Howard Shore → Philippa Boyens → Weta Digital → Weta Workshop →	collaboratedWith
Adrien Brody → Billy Boyd → Miranda Otto →	workedWith
Elijah Wood → Richard Armitage → Viggo Mortensen →	workedWithDirector
WingNut Films →	associatedPerson
Fran Walsh →	collaboratesWith
Tauriel →	createdBy
Middle-earth film series →	creator
Gimli →	filmDirector
Sauron (voice and motion capture) →	filmSeriesDirector
Weta Digital →	foundedBy
WingNut Films →	founder
Peter Jackson ("Sir Peter Robert Jackson") →	fullName
Danny Elfman →	hasCollaboratedWith
WingNut Films →	hasKeyPerson
Jackson →	hasNotableBearer
Lee Pace →	hasWorkedWith
Fran Walsh →	partner