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Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the mockumentary film Forgotten Silver (1995), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), the supernatural drama film The Lovely Bones (2009), and the World War I documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old (2018). He produced District 9 (2009), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), West of Memphis (2012), and Mortal Engines (2018).

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A drawing of Peter Jackson, surrounded by characters and objects from his films
A drawing of Peter Jackson, surrounded by characters and objects from his films
Jackson in 2003, at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Wellington
Jackson in 2003, at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Wellington
 
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