AUSTRALIAN TALENT
Australia’s screen production community is experienced and talented. Award-winning actors, creative heads of department, efficient crews, skilful technicians and craftspeople are famous throughout the world for their “can-do” attitude.
Australia’s screen production talent is internationally and critically acclaimed with many receiving nominations and awards for their craft from prestigious award ceremonies such as the BAFTAS®, the Golden Globe® Awards, the Emmy® Awards the OSCARS® and the SAG® Awards.
This below list provides a snapshot of experienced Australian screen production talent.
Talent is listed alphabetically by category and then first name.
ACTORS
- Abbie Cornish
- Aden Young
- Alex O’Loughlin
- Angus Sampson
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Ben Mendelsohn
- Bryan Brown
- Cate Blanchett
- Cathy Rodda
- Chris Hemsworth
- Chris Pang
- Christopher Egan
- Dacre Montgomery
- David Wenham
- Emilie de Ravin
- Emily Browning
- Emma Booth
- Eric Bana
- Essie Davis
- Frances O’Connor
- Geoffrey Rush
- Guy Pearce
- Hugh Jackman
- Hugo Weaving
- Isabel Lucas
- Isla Fisher
- Jacinda Barrett
- Jack Thompson
- Jackie Weaver
- Jai Courtney
- Jason Clarke
- Jesse Spencer
- Joel Edgerton
- Jordan Rodrigues
- Judy Davis
- Katherine Langford
- Keiynan Lonsdale
- Kodi Smit-McPhee
- Liam Hemsworth
- Luke Hemsworth
- Luke Mitchell
- Margot Robbie
- Mel Gibson
- Melissa George
- Mia Wasikowska
- Miranda Otto
- Naomi Watts
- Nicole Kidman
- Noah Taylor
- Phoebe Tonkin
- Rachel Griffiths
- Rachel Taylor
- Radha Mitchell
- Remy Hii
- Richard Roxburgh
- Rose Byrne
- Russell Crowe
- Ryan Kwanten
- Sam Neill
- Sam Worthington
- Sarah Snook
- Shane Jacobson
- Simon Baker
- Sullivan Stapleton
- Tammin Sursok
- Teresa Palmer
- Toni Collette
- Xavier Samuel
- Yael Stone
- Yvonne Strahovski
ART DIRECTORS
- Bill Booth
- Damien Drew
- Fiona Donovan
- Ian Gracie
- Jacinta Leong
- Janie Parker
- Jeff Thorp
- Lucinda Thompson
- Marita Mussett
- Matt Putland
- Michael Rumpf
- Michelle McGahey
- Scott Bird
- Simon McCutcheon
- Tom Nursey
- Tuesday Stone
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
- Brendan Campbell
- Carolynne Cunningham
- Charles Rotherham
- Chris Webb
- Jamie Crooks
- Jamie Leslie
- Jennifer Leacey
- John Martin
- P J Voeten
- Peter McLennan
- Phil Jones
- Steve Andrews
- Toby Pease
- Wade Savage
CINEMATOGRAPHERS
- Adam Arkapaw
- Ben Nott
- Brad Shield
- Chris Doyle
- David Eggby
- Dean Semler
- Dion Beebe
- Don McAlpine
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Germain McMicking
- Greig Fraser
- Ian Baker
- John Brawley
- John Seale
- John Stokes
- Judd Overton
- Jules O’Loughlin
- Lachlan Milne
- Mandy Walker
- Peter James
- Peter Menzies Jr.
- Robert Humphreys
- Ross Emery
- Russell Boyd
- Simon Duggan
- Stefan Duscio
- Steve Windon
- Toby Oliver
- Zoe White
COMPOSERS
- Allyson Newman
- Angela Little
- Bryce Jacobs
- Bryony Marks
- Cezary Skubiszewski
- Christopher Gordon
- Dale Cornelius
- David Hirschfelder
- Elliott Wheeler
- Jed Kurzel
- Lisa Gerrard
- Matteo Zingales
- Nigel Westlake
- Patrick Savage
- Paul Grabowsky
COSTUME DESIGNERS
DIRECTORS
- Craig Gillespie
- Daina Reed
- David Michôd
- Grant Sputore
- Kate Dennis
- Kate Woods
- Leigh Whannell
- Mat King
- Mel Gibson
- Michael Rymer
- Michael Spierig
- Patrick Hughes
- Peter Cornwell
- Peter Spierig
- Peter Weir
- Phillip Noyce
- PJ Hogan
- Robert Luketic
- Roger Donaldson
- Russell Mulchay
- Scott Hicks
- Stephan Elliot
- Stuart McDonald
- Trent O’Donnell
- Wayne Blair
EDITORS
- Alexandre De Franceschi
- Andy Canny
- Craig Wood
- Dany Cooper
- Geoffrey Lamb
- Jason Ballantine
- Jill Bilcock
- John Scott
- Kirk Baxter
- Lee Smith
- Marcus D’arcy
- Margaret Sixel
- Matt Villa
- Paul Machliss
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- Richard Learoyd
LOCATION MANAGERS
- Alistair Reilly
- Blake Archer
- Carl Wood
- Colin McDougall
- Drew Rhodes
- Duncan Jones
- Gareth Price
- John Greene
- Karen Jones
- Mary Barltrop
- Maude Heath
- Peter Lawless
- Phillip Roope
- Scott Stewart
- Stephen Brett
- Tim Scott
- Tony Clarke
MAKEUP & HAIR
- Angela Conte
- Carolyn Nott
- Cheryl Williams
- Chiara Tripodi
- Deb Lanser
- Fiona Rees-Jones
- Helen Magelaki
- Jan ‘Ziggy’ Zeigenbein
- Jennifer Lamphee
- Kate Birch
- Kirsten Veysey
- Lesley Vanderwalt
- Louise Coulston
- Lynne O’Brien
- Maggie Fung
- Margaret Stevenson
- Nikki Gooley
- Paul Pattison
- Rick Findlater
- Rosalina da Silva
- Tess Natoli
- Viv Mepham
- Zeljka Stanin
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS
PRODUCERS
- Adam Elliott
- Aidan O’Bryan
- Al Clark
- Andrew Mason
- Anita Sheehan
- Anna Mcleish
- Anna Vincent
- Antonia Barnard
- Ben Grant
- Bruna Papandrea
- Cameron Welsh
- Chris Brown
- Clayton Jacobson
- David Lightfoot
- David Parker
- David Redman
- Dena Curtis
- Emile Sherman
- Gary Hamilton
- Heather Ogilvie
- Helen Leake
- James M. Vernon
- Jamie Hilton
- Jan Chapman
- Jane Scott
- Janelle Landers
- Jason Byrne
- Jim Ballantine
- Joan Peters
- Joanna Werner
- Jonathan M. Shiff
- Jonathan Shteinman
- Julie Ryan
- Kelvin Munro
- Kent Smith
- Kerry Heysen
- Kristian Moliere
- Kylie Du Fresne
- Lisa Scott
- Liz Kearney
- Liz Watts
- Lizzette Atkins
- Mario Andreacchio
- Mark Overett
- Mark Patterson
- Melanie Coombs
- Michelle Krumm
- Nadia Tass
- Nathan Mayfield
- Nelson Woss
- Paul Barron
- Pauline Chan
- Penny Chapman
- Polly Staniford
- Rebecca Yeldham
- Richard Keddie
- Richard Stewart
- Rikki Lea Bestall
- Robert Connelly
- Robyn Kershaw
- Rosemary Blight
- Sarah Shaw
- Scott Corfield
- Shane Brennan
- Steve Jaggi
- Su Armstrong
- Sue Maslin
- Sue Taylor
- Tania Chambers
- Timothy White
- Todd Fellman
- Topher Dow
- Tracey Robertson
- Trish Lake
- Veronica Fury
- Vincent Sheehan
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
- Annie Beauchamp
- Catherine Martin
- Chris Kennedy
- Clayton Jauncey
- Colin Gibson
- Deborah Riley
- Fiona Crombie
- George Liddle
- Graham ‘Grace’ Walker
- Herbert Pinter
- Hugh Bateup
- Josephine Ford
- Karen Murphy
- Matthew Putland
- Melinda Doring
- Michael Rumpf
- Michelle McGahey
- Nick McCallum
- Owen Paterson
- Robert Webb
- Roger Ford
- Stephen Scott
- Steven Jones-Evans
SCRIPT SUPERVISORS
- Amy Barclay
- Antoinette O’Neill
- Carolina Haggstrom
- Chris O’Connell
- Jackie Sullivan
- Jane Forbes
- Joanne McLennan
- Karen Mansfield
- Kristin Witcombe
- Pamela Willis
- Sophie Fabbri-Jackson
- Susie Struth
- Victoria Sullivan
SFX SUPERVISORS
SFX MAKEUP
- Alice Baueris
- Don Brooker
- Gab Facchinei
- Jason Baird
- Katherine Brown
- Nik Dorning
- Rachel Coenen
- Rick Connelly
SOUND
- Andrew Neil
- Chris Goodes
- Christo Curtis
- Craig Beckett
- Craig Walmsley
- Damian Candusso
- David Lee
- David Raines
- Evan McHugh
- Gethin Creagh
- Glenn Newnham
- Greg Burgmann
- Guntis Sics
- Ian McLoughlin
- John Simpson
- Livia Ruzic
- Malcolm Luker
- Paul Brincat
- Paul Pirola
- Peter D. Smith
- Peter Grace
- Rob Mackenzie
- Roger Savage
- Steve Burgess
- Tim Ryan
- Wayne Pashley
STUNT COORDINATORS
- Chris Anderson
- Douglas ‘Rocky’ McDonald
- Glenn Boswell
- Glenn Ruehland
- Glenn Suter
- Guy Norris
- Kyle Gardiner
- Lawrence Woodward
- Mark Rayner
- Mitch Deans
- Nash Edgerton
- Ric Anderson
- Yasca Sinigaglia
- Zev Eleftheriou
UPM’s
- Amanda Crittenden
- Anne Bruning
- Barbara Gibbs
- Brett Popplewell
- Catherine ‘Tatts’ Bishop
- Dean Hood
- Grant Hill
- Heather McFarlane
- James Grandison
- Jennifer Cornwell
- Lesley Parker
- Louisa Kors
- Michelle Russell
- Naomi Cleaver
- Paul Ranford
- Sharon Miller
- Yvonne Collins
VFX SUPERVISORS & PRODUCERS
- Andrew Hellen
- Andy Brown
- Brendan Seals
- Chris Godfrey
- Dave Morley
- David Booth
- Diana Giorgiutti
- Edwina Hayes
- Felix Crawshaw
- Glenn Melenhorst
- Gregory Yepes
- Ineke Majoor
- James Whitlam
- Jason Bath
- John Dietz
- Jonathan Dearing
- Julian Dimsey
- Julian Parry
- Kat Szuminska
- Kirsty Millar
- Martin Wiseman
- Marty Pepper
- Morgane Furio
- Paul Butterworth
- Phil Stuart-Jones
- Simon Maddison
- Tim Crosbie
- Tony Clark
WRITERS
- Andrew Bovell
- Andrew Dominik
- Andrew Knight
- Baz Luhrmann
- Cameron Welsh
- Christos Tsiolkas
- Craig Pearce
- Craig Rosenberg
- David Michôd
- Duncan Sarkies
- George Miller
- Gerard Lee
- Greg McLean
- James Wan
- Jan Sardi
- Joel Edgerton
- John Collee
- Leigh Whannell
- Michael Petroni
- Michael Spierig
- P.J. Hogan
- Peter Spierig
- Shane Abbess
- Shane Brennan
- Shane Krause
- Shayne Armstrong
- Sheridan Jobbins
- Stephan Elliott
- Stuart Beattie
