Quick Info
| Profession | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Date of Birth | 31/10/1961 |
| Age | 64 years |
| Birthplace | Pukerua Bay, Wellington region, New Zealand |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Latest News about Peter Jackson
At the Sitges Film Festival and in interviews with ScreenRant, Jackson confirmed that his next film as director will be a sequel to The Adventures of Tintin, which he co-wrote with Fran Walsh. He said the script is complete, and the project follows a 2011 plan in which he and Steven Spielberg were to swap directing and producing roles. He also said The Hunt for Gollum, directed by Andy Serkis, was nearing the end of filming.
Peter Jackson received an honorary Palme d'Or at the opening ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, presented by actor Elijah Wood. He credited the festival's 2001 preview of footage from The Fellowship of the Ring with helping the trilogy find its audience. The honour recognised his long association with Cannes, which began with Bad Taste in 1988.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Sir Peter Robert Jackson |
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| Summary | New Zealand filmmaker known for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014), both adapted from J. R. R. Tolkien's novels. He began making low-budget horror comedies such as Bad Taste (1987) and Braindead (1992), and later directed King Kong (2005) and the documentary They Shall Not Grow Old (2018). |
| Honours | Knighted; Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for The Return of the King (2003); Honorary Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival (2026) |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Schooling | Attended Kapiti College, Wellington, and left school in his mid-teens to work and fund his filmmaking |
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| Formal Film Training | None; learned filmmaking largely through trial and error |
Personal Life
| Hobbies & Interests | Collecting historical accounts and building World War I model airplanes |
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Family
| Father | William (Bill) Jackson |
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| Mother | Joan Jackson |
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Career
| Early Career | Worked as a photoengraver/photographic lithographer at a Wellington newspaper while making short films and his first feature, Bad Taste (1987) |
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| Awards | Three Academy Awards for The Return of the King, including Best Director |
| Honorary Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival, presented 12/05/2026 |
| Upcoming Projects | Next directing project is a Tintin sequel, co-written with Fran Walsh; The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is directed by Andy Serkis, with Jackson as producer and co-writer |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Began making films as a child with an 8mm camera given by his parents | |
| 2. Was turned away from an entry-level job at the Wellington Film Unit as a teenager | |
| 3. Co-wrote an Academy Award-nominated screenplay for Heavenly Creatures with Fran Walsh | |
| 4. Co-founded the visual effects company Weta Digital |
