Peter Menzies Jr.
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 (31)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
A Dog's Way Home
Peter Rabbit
The Bad Seed
All Eyez on Me
Gods of Egypt
The Expendables 3
Killing Season
Playing for Keeps
Abduction
Clash of the Titans
The Incredible Hulk
Shooter
When a Stranger Calls
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Four Brothers
Man of the House
The Great Raid
Kangaroo Jack
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Bless the Child
The Kid
The 13th Warrior
The General's Daughter
Hard Rain
A Time to Kill
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
The Getaway
Posse
White Sands
