- Peter Jackson hired Lesnie for his Lord of the Rings trilogy after seeing his work on Babe, le cochon devenu berger (1995), the Australian film about a plucky pig.
- Christopher Lee described him and Freddie Young as the two best cinematographers he had ever worked with.
- (1999-2001) Working in New Zealand as cinematographer for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- He began his career as a camera assistant on the low-budget horror film "Patrick" in 1978, while he was still a student at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. He later worked as a freelance cameraman for ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). In the 1980s, he shot music videos for performers including INXS, UB40, and Mental As Anything.
- Member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) since 1989, and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2005.
- Lived in Sydney, Australia.
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