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and attended

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, graduating in 1988 with a degree in history. He had a

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with

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...

and other crew members in the special extended edition of ''The Return of the King'' as a

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pirate.

Filmography

Producer

* ''

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'' (1997): Associate producer * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001): Co-producer * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002): Co-producer * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003): Co-producer * '' Cártel, El'' (2006): Executive producer

Miscellaneous crew

* ''

Death Becomes Her ''Death Becomes Her'' is a 1992 American satirical black comedy fantasy film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis. Written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, it stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as rivals who fight for the affections of th ...

'' (1992): Production associate * '' The Public Eye'' (1992): assistant to

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* ''

Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and ...

'' (1994): Archival Research Coordinator * No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003): Special thanks * ''

Big Dreams Little Tokyo ''Big Dreams Little Tokyo'' is a 2006 feature-length motion picture written and directed by Dave Boyle. The film premiered November 2, 2006 at the AFI Festival in Hollywood, California and is released on DVD through Echo Bridge on July 22, 2008. ...

'' (2006): Special thanks

Production manager

* ''

'' (1992): Post-production supervisor * ''

The Frighteners ''The Frighteners'' is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey ...

'' (1996): Post-production supervisor

Second unit director

* '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001): Additional second-unit director * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003)

Actor

* '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) -

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s Stand-in * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) - Eldacar (uncredited) * ''

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'' (2005) - Gunner #2

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