Peter Gary Menzies Jr., is an Australian cinematographer, best known for his work on blockbuster action films.
Early 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, working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd.
Menzies became a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1996, and the American Society of Cinematographers in 2024. 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.
Filmography Film Year Title Director 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 Salomon1999 The General's Daughter Simon West The 13th Warrior John McTiernan2000 The Kid Jon Turteltaub Bless the Child Chuck Russell 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Simon West 2003 Kangaroo Jack David McNally2005 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 HulkLouis 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 Gluck2025 The Yellow Tie Serge Ioan Celebidachi Northbound William Scoular
Short film Year Title Director 1995 Hayride to Hell Kimble Rendall 2018 Rising David Nutter
Television Year Title Director Notes 2007 Traveler David Nutter Episode "Pilot" 2009 Hawthorne Mikael Salomon Episode "Pilot" 2016 Roots Mario Van PeeblesThomas CarterBruce Beresford 3 episodes 2020 The Right Stuff Chris Long 2 episodes 2022 The Time Traveler's Wife David Nutter All 6 episodes 2025 Washington Black Wanuri KahiuMaurice MarableRob Seidenglanz 3 episodes
TV movies Year Title Director 2016 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le Janice Cooke 2018 The Bad Seed Rob Lowe 2019 Love You to Death Alex Kalymnios
References
External links
cinematographers.nl profile Peter Menzies Jr. Biography - film reference