WORK HISTORY
2017
2016
2015
2014-2015
2014
2013
2011
2011-Current
2010
2010 - Current
2009 - Current
2007 - Current
2006 - Current
2006
2004
2002 - 2004
2003
2001
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1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994 - Current
1990 - 1994
Live Action Director – Lego Ninjago
Live action director for the opening and closing sequences of the Warner Bros Animated film staring Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Olivia Munn and Justin Theroux.
Producer – The Longest Shot
Produced the $20M Chinese - Australian Production of The Longest Shot staring Wang Zhiwen, Jack Kao, Yu Nan and Fabien Lucciarini.
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Producer – Bleeding Steel
Producer for the $70M budget action film staring Jackie Chan.
Producer – Hacksaw Ridge
Produced the $55M Mel Gibson directed war film, which stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington. Hacksaw Ridge won 2 Academy Awards and 9 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.
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Director and Producer - 2:22
Directed and produced the $15M psychological thriller starring Michiel Huisman and Teresa Palmer.
Associate Producer - David Attenborough’s Great Reef
Associate produced the high profile 3D documentary on the Great Barrier Reef hosted by David Attenborough.
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Producer – The Moon and The Sun
Producing of the $40M budget with Bill Mechanic that fantasy adventure film staring Pierce Brosnan and William Hurt.
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Executive Producer – Max Rose
Executive produced the directorial debut of writer Daniel Noah, starring Jerry Lewis, Kerry Bishe, Kevin Pollak, Fred Willard, and Claire Bloom.
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Executive Producer – Rampart
Executive produced the film written by acclaimed writer James Ellroy, directed by Oren Moverman, starring Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Cynthia Nixon, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver and Ice Cube.
Marketing Director – Intimo
Directly responsible for online and internal advertising, fashion parades, and corporate events.
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Director - Twentysomething
Directed comedic TV series, for ABC, about two dysfunctional twenty-something best friends that will do anything to earn easy money and not succumb to societal norms.
Director - The Jim Stynes Story
Directed the documentary on Brownlow medallist, football star and facilitator of young people, Jim Stynes’ inspirational battle with terminal cancer.
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Executive Producer - The Mayor of Fountain City
Attached to executive produce the live action fable alongside acclaimed director Andrew Adamson.
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The Paul Currie Actor’s Workshop
Provide advice, instruction and training for camera to working actors.
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Director & Producer – The Fourth Wise Man
Commenced Pre-Visualization on “The Fourth Wise Man” – A US $50M animated action adventure feature film.
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Producer & Creative Director – Lightstream Pictures LLC
Manage projects from concept to completion, build the company’s organizational structure, development of film projects, raise financing for films, build creative team.
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Co-Founder – Lightstream Animation LLC
Set up organizational structure, fundraise and built creative team for Lightstream Animation LLC, a high end CG company for feature film animation character design and special effects shot creation.
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Co-Founder – Lightstream Pictures LLC
Set up and fundraised for Lightstream Pictures LLC
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Director & Facilitator - “One Perfect Day National Schools Tour”
Presented to over 30,000 young Australians
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Director & Producer - “One Perfect Day”
Feature film starring Dan Spielman, Andrew Howard & Kerry Armstrong.
Distribution: Roadshow Films, Odyssey Entertainment
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Producer - “One Perfect Day Soundtrack Album”
Featuring new material from Groove Armada, Fat Boy Slim, Orbital, Queens Of The Stone Age, Lisa Gerrard & The Dust Brothers.
Distribution: Universal Music
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Creative Director - “World Reconciliation Day”
Live event featuring Nelson Mandela & Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter.
Held at Telstra Dome with an audience of over 20,000 people.
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Director - “Lionheart: The Jesse Martin Story”
Critically acclaimed documentary centred around 18 year old Jesse Martin’s record breaking solo sailing voyage around the globe.
Distribution: Channel 10, Image Entertainment & The National Geographic.
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Creative Director - “Reach Trek”
A pioneering event where 60 of Australia’s most prestigious business leaders were involved in a spectacular trek with 60 young people. The event raised over $500,000 for Reach Youth.
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Creative Director – “World Wide Without Walls”
A massive scale conference involving 850 participants that culminated in everyone breaking through a 200-metre replica of the Berlin Wall.
Client: Morgan & Banks
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Creative Director & Facilitator – “Inside Out”
A theatrical conference where 250 corporate employees were imprisoned for a weekend to experience connection & empathy.
Client: Alectus Personnel
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Co Author – “A Hero’s Journey”
With Jim Stynes & forwarded by Bryce Courtenay.
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Director – “Freedom Now”
Theatre Production
Director – “The Show Must Go On”
Theatre Production
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Creative Director, Producer, Facilitator – “A Hero’s Journey Day”
A large-scale theatrical workshop that has currently been presented to over 100,000 young people around Australia.
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Producer – “Under the Gun”
Feature film starring Richard Norton & Kathy Long.
Distribution: Palace & Imperial Entertainment.
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Co-Founder – “Reach Youth”
Co-founded with Jim Stynes, Reach is Australia’s premier non-profit youth organization that has worked with over 500,000 young Australians.
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Founder & Lead Teacher – “Elliott Currie Drama Studios”
An acting studio responsible for training many of Australia’s leading actors.
Training
Eric Morris Acting Studio
Classes with Eric Morris
Beverley Hills Playhouse
Classes with Milton Katselas & Jeffrey Tambor
NLP Master Practitioner
Classes with Peter Dawson
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Minors in Drama & Marketing)
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AWARDS
AACTA Award for Best Film for Hacksaw Ridge
Best Debut Feature Film Director for “One Perfect Day” 2005
Awarded by the Screen Director’s Association of Australia
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Rising Star Award 2005
Awarded by the Cinema Owners Association of Australia
Australian of the Year Nomination 2005
Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2004
Awarded for the Reach Foundation
REFEREES
Bill Mechanic
President, Pandemonium
Bruce Davey
President, Icon Productions
Joel Pearlman
Managing Director, Roadshow Films