Just like Alfred Hitchcock himself loved a good film cameo, filmmaker Peter Jackson takes a moment to appear in each of the films he directs.
Here is the table of Peter Jackson's cameos in his films, ordered by the year of release:
| Year of Film Release | Name of Film | Character/Description | What Actually Occurs in the Scene |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Bad Taste | Derek and Robert | Jackson plays two characters, Derek and Robert, who engage in a fight with each other. * note really a cameo but noteworthy appearance |
| 1989 | Meet the Feebles | Audience Member (Alien Disguise) | Appears as an audience member disguised as one of the aliens from Bad Taste. |
| 1992 | Braindead | Mortician's Assistant | Appears briefly as the mortician's assistant. |
| 1994 | Heavenly Creatures | Tramp | Plays a tramp who is kissed by Juliet Hulme. |
| 1995 | Forgotten Silver | Himself | Appears as himself in this mockumentary. |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Biker | Appears as a biker who is bumped into by the main character, Frank Bannister. |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Carrot-Chomping Citizen of Bree | Jackson appears as a citizen of Bree eating a carrot as the four hobbits enter the town. |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Spear-Throwing Defender of Helm's Deep | Appears as a defender of Helm's Deep throwing a spear. |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Boatswain of a Corsair Ship | Seen briefly as the boatswain of a corsair ship, accidentally killed by Legolas's "warning shot" in the extended version. |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Shelob's Lair Hand Double | Jackson's hands are shown on-screen wrapping Frodo in cobweb, standing in for Sean Astin (Sam) who was temporarily absent. |
| 2005 | King Kong | Biplane Gunner | Appears as a biplane gunner attacking King Kong in New York City, reprising a similar cameo made by the original filmmaker of the 1933 film. |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Camera Store Customer | Jackson appears as a customer in a camera store playing with a camera. |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Dwarf Escaping from Erebor | Jackson appears as one of the dwarves escaping from Erebor after Smaug attacks. |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Carrot-Chomping Citizen of Bree | Reprises his role from The Fellowship of the Ring as the carrot-chomping citizen of Bree. |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Bungo Baggins (Portrait) | Jackson's likeness is used for the portrait of Bungo Baggins, seen when Bilbo restores the fallen portraits of his parents. |
Jackson also has a notable cameo as a mad Santa Clause in Hot Fuzz:
