Famous New Zealander T V & Movie Producers

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1 Peter Jackson

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Famous As: Director

Birthdate: October 31, 1961

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

New Zealand director/producer Peter Jackson is best known for his three-time Academy Award-winning work in The Return of the King, the third part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The third-highest-grossing director ever, he is also the man behind The Hobbit trilogy and the 2005 film King Kong.

2 Taika Waititi

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Famous As: Film director Known for What We Do in the Shadows and Boy

Birthdate: August 16, 1975

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Raukokore, Waihau Bay, New Zealand

3 Russell Crowe

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Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: April 7, 1964

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand

Active in the film industry for over 35 years, Russell Crowe is an actor, film producer, director, and musician. Gaining international fame with his role in the epic historical film Gladiator in 2000, he is the recipient of several awards, including an Academy Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.

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4 Tim Bevan

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Famous As: Film producer

Birthdate: December 20, 1957

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Queenstown, New Zealand

New Zealand-British film producer Tim Bevan co-chairs the production company Working Title Films, which has indirectly won 12 Academy Awards through its various films. He has co-produced the West End musical Billy Elliot and hit films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Atonement, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Frost/Nixon.

5 Anna Hutchison

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Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: February 8, 1986

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand

Best known for the New Zealand soap Shortland Street and the Australian series Underbelly, Anna Hutchison has also appeared in films such as Encounter. She was in the news for traveling with her 11-month-old daughter from Los Angeles to Auckland amid the COVID-19 pandemic to film A Love Yarn.

6 Fran Walsh

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Famous As: Screenwriter, film producer who has won three Academy Awards for the final film of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Birthdate: January 10, 1959

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand