Peter Menzies Jr.

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Peter Menzies Jr.
Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Occupation Cinematographer
Organization(s) American Society of Cinematographers
Australian Cinematographers Society
Known for Die Hard with a Vengeance
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Shooter
The Incredible Hulk
Clash of the Titans
Website www.petermenziesjr.com

Peter Gary Menzies Jr., ASC 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. [2] [3]

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Life and career

Menzies was born in Sydney. 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, [4] working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd. He made his debut as 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 became a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1996, and the American Society of Cinematographers in 2024. [5] He is also 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. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1992 White Sands Roger Donaldson
1993 Posse Mario Van Peebles
1994 The Getaway Roger Donaldson
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance John McTiernan
1996 A Time to Kill Joel Schumacher
1998 Hard Rain Mikael Salomon
1999 The General's Daughter Simon West
The 13th Warrior John McTiernan
2000 The Kid Jon Turteltaub
Bless the Child Chuck Russell
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Simon West
2003 Kangaroo Jack David McNally
2005 Man of the House Stephen Herek
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous John Pasquin
Four Brothers John Singleton
The Great Raid John Dahl
2006 When a Stranger Calls Simon West
2007 Shooter Antoine Fuqua
2008 The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier
2010 Clash of the Titans
2011 Abduction John Singleton
2012 Playing for Keeps Gabriele Muccino
2013 Killing Season Mark Steven Johnson
2014 The Expendables 3 Patrick Hughes
2016 Gods of Egypt Alex Proyas
2017 All Eyez on Me Benny Boom
2018 Peter Rabbit Will Gluck
2019 A Dog's Way Home Charles Martin Smith
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Will Gluck
2024 The Yellow Tie Serge Ioan Celebidachi

Short film

YearTitleDirector
1995 Hayride to Hell Kimble Rendall
2018Rising David Nutter

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2007 Traveler David Nutter Episode "Pilot"
2009 Hawthorne Mikael Salomon Episode "Pilot"
2016 Roots Mario Van Peebles
Thomas Carter
Bruce Beresford
3 episodes
2020 The Right Stuff Chris Long 2 episodes
2022 The Time Traveler's Wife David NutterAll 6 episodes
2024 Washington Black Wanuri Kahiu
Maurice Marable
1 episode

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
2016 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le Janice Cooke
2018 The Bad Seed Rob Lowe
2019 Love You to Death Alex Kalymnios

Refs: [7] [8]

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