Peter Menzies Jr.

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Peter Menzies Jr.

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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 I…

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The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

6.3 2008 Movie
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

5.9 2010 Movie
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

7.3 1995 Movie
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

5.9 2001 Movie
Shooter

Shooter

7.1 2007 Movie
The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3

6.2 2014 Movie
Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

5.7 2016 Movie
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

7.4 1996 Movie
Abduction

Abduction

5.8 2011 Movie
Four Brothers

Four Brothers

6.8 2005 Movie
The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

6.7 1999 Movie
Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit

6.7 2018 Movie

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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

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  1. 2026
    Confession

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2026
    Northbound

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2025
    The Yellow Tie

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2025
    Washington Black

    TV show Director of Photography

  5. 2022
    The Time Traveler's Wife

    TV show Director of Photography

  6. 2021
    Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2020
    The Right Stuff

    TV show Director of Photography

  8. 2019
    Love You to Death

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2019
    A Dog's Way Home

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2018
    The Bad Seed

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2018
    Peter Rabbit

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2017
    All Eyez on Me

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2016
    Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2016
    Roots

    TV show Director of Photography

  15. 2016
    Gods of Egypt

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2014
    The Expendables 3

    Movie Director of Photography

More credits
  1. 2013
    Killing Season

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2012
    Playing for Keeps

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2011
    In Search Of the Dead Eaters

    Movie Self

  4. 2011
    Abduction

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2010
    Clash of the Titans

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2008
    The Incredible Hulk

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2007
    Shooter

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2006
    When a Stranger Calls

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2005
    The Great Raid

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2005
    Four Brothers

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2005
    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2005
    Man of the House

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2003
    Kangaroo Jack

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2001
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2000
    Bless the Child

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2000
    The Kid

    Movie Camera Operator

  17. 1999
    The 13th Warrior

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1999
    The General's Daughter

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1998
    Hard Rain

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1996
    A Time to Kill

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1995
    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1994
    The Getaway

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1993
    Posse

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1992
    White Sands

    Movie Director of Photography