
Peter Menzies Jr.
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Peter Menzies Jr.
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.
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Known For
Crew
The Yellow Tie
Cinematography
Northbound
Director of Photography
(2021)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Director of Photography
(2019)
Love You to Death
Director of Photography
(2019)
A Dog's Way Home
Director of Photography
(2018)
The Bad Seed
Director of Photography
(2018)
Peter Rabbit
Director of Photography
(2017)
All Eyez on Me
Director of Photography
(2016)
Gods of Egypt
Director of Photography
(2016)
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
(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)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Director of Photography
(2005)
Four Brothers
Director of Photography
(2005)
The Great Raid
Director of Photography
(2005)
Man of the House
Director of Photography
(2003)
Kangaroo Jack
Director of Photography
(2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Director of Photography
(2000)
Bless the Child
Director of Photography
(2000)
The Kid
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
(1999)
The 13th Warrior
Director of Photography
(1999)
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
(1987)
High Tide
Second Unit Director of Photography
(1985)
Burke & Wills
Focus Puller