Peter Menzies Jr.
Known For: Camera
Biography
Peter Gary Menzies Jr., ACS, is an Australian cinematographer best known for his work on blockbuster action films such as Die Hard with a Vengeance, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Incredible Hulk, and Clash of the Titans. Menzies was born in Sydney, Australia. He was introduced to the film industry by his father, director and cinematographer Peter Menzies Sr. He started as a camera loader and worked his way through the ranks in commercials and features as a camera assistant and later as an operator, working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd. He made his debut as a cinematographer on White Sands, a crime film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Willem Dafoe. Since then, Menzies has worked mostly on action films like Die Hard with a Vengeance, Hard Rain, and Shooter. He has collaborated with directors like John Singleton, Bruce Beresford, David Nutter, Simon West, John McTiernan, and Joel Schumacher. Menzies is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is the chairman of the board for the Grand Jury of the Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno/Tahoe, Nevada. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Gary Menzies Jr.g, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- The Yellow Tie ... (Cinematography)
2021
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway ... (Director of Photography)
2020
- The Right Stuff ... (Director of Photography)
2019
- A Dog's Way Home ... (Director of Photography)
- Love You to Death ... (Director of Photography)
2018
- Peter Rabbit ... (Director of Photography)
- The Bad Seed ... (Director of Photography)
2017
- All Eyez on Me ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Gods of Egypt ... (Director of Photography)
- Roots ... (Director of Photography)
- Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le ... (Director of Photography)
2014
- The Expendables 3 ... (Director of Photography)
2013
- Killing Season ... (Director of Photography)
2012
- Playing for Keeps ... (Director of Photography)
2011
- Abduction ... (Director of Photography)
- In Search Of the Dead Eaters as Self
2010
- Clash of the Titans ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- The Incredible Hulk ... (Director of Photography)
2007
- Shooter ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- When a Stranger Calls ... (Director of Photography)
2005
- Four Brothers ... (Director of Photography)
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous ... (Director of Photography)
- Man of the House ... (Director of Photography)
- The Great Raid ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- Kangaroo Jack ... (Director of Photography)
2001
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ... (Director of Photography)
2000
- The Kid ... (Camera Operator)
- Bless the Child ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- The 13th Warrior ... (Director of Photography)
- The General's Daughter ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Hard Rain ... (Director of Photography)
1996
- A Time to Kill ... (Director of Photography)
1995
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance ... (Director of Photography)
1994
- The Getaway ... (Director of Photography)
1993
- Posse ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- White Sands ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- Crocodile Dundee II ... (Camera Operator)
1987
- The Good Wife ... (Camera Operator)
- High Tide ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
1985
- Burke & Wills ... (Focus Puller)