US Agent: Verve Talent and Literary Agency (Adam Levine)
Published Novels:
KINGSLEY’S TOUCH Viking / Penguin (“An absolutely outstanding storyteller” –
Daily Telegraph, “…funny, chilling tantalising”- Time Out)
A PAPER MASK Viking / Penguin (“Newcomer of the year” – Time magazine,
“First rate”- Newsweek)
THE RIG Viking / Penguin (“sophisticated thriller” – Kirkus Reviews)
TV in Development:
BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE
Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures and Hopscotch Entertainment
8 x 1hr adaptation of the award-winning novel by Trent Dalton
Film in Development:
SUNBURNT
For director Vincent Perez and producer Jeremy Thomas
TOBRUK
DEMS Entertainment
For Director Phil Noyce
MONKEY MAN (Pre-Production)
Thunder Road/ Xeitgeist Entertainment Group
co-written with director/ lead actor Dev Patel
Writer/ Co-writer, Produced Movies:
HOTEL MUMBAI (2018)
Thunder Road / Xeitgeist Entertainment Group
Co-written with director Anthony Maras
Starring Dev Patel and Armie Hamer
Australian Academy (AACTA) awards, 12 nominations
TANNA (2015)
Contact Films
Co-written with directors Bentley Dean & Martin Butler
Academy award shortlisted 2017 – Best Foreign Language Film Winner Audience
Award – Venice International Film Critics’ Week
MAHANA / THE PATRIARCH (2017)
Adapted from the novel by Witi Ihimaera
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring Temuara Morrison
Eight nominations including best film NZ Film and TV awards
WOLF TOTEM (2015)
China Film Group
From the Novel by Jiang Rong
Co-written with Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Awards include Beijing International Film Fest. Best Director, Golden Rooster
awards Best Film
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D (2015)
Evergreen Pty Ltd/Reliance Big Pictures/BBC Worldwide
Feature length animation
CREATION (2009)
Recorded Picture Company
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Benedict Cumberbatch
Opening Film, Toronto Film Festival 2009
HAPPY FEET (2006)
Kennedy Miller / Warner Bros
Co-written with George Miller and co-directors
Winner: Academy award – best animated feature
MASTER AND COMMANDER (2003)
Fox 2000
Co-written with director Peter Weir
8 Bafta nominations – including Best Film, London Film Critics’ Circle Awards –
Best Scriptwriter and 10 Academy award nominations including Best Picture
A PAPER MASK (1990)
Granada Films
Adapted from the novel by John Collee
Director Christopher Morahan
Stars Paul McGann, Amanda Donohue
Script Doctor/ E.P. (Produced Features):
MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS (2020)
NEKTRONIC (2018)
THE WATER DIVINER (2014)
Hopscoth Features
Starring and Directed by Russell Crowe
SON OF A GUN (2014)
Hopscotch, Southern Light
Starring Ewan MacGregor
OCEANS (2009)
Galatee Films
Jacques Perrin
CANDY (2006)
by Luke Davies
For director Neil Armfield and producer Margaret Fink
Stars Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish
THE MAN WHO SUED GOD (2001)
for Director Mark Joffe
Stars Billy Connoly and Judy Davies
Produced, original, non-series TV:
THE HEART SURGEON (1997)
BBC TV
2 x 90 mins.
Director Audrey Cooke
Stars Nigel Havers and Orla Brady
Film Scripts, Unproduced/ In Turnaround:
THE LIVES OF LEE MILLER
Hopscotch Features
Rewrite for Kate Winslet
THE ALCHEMYST
AMPCO FILMS
Adapted from the Young Adult novel by Michael Scott
JUST CAUSE
Constantin Film
Based on the video game by Avalanche Studios
JONAH
Rewrite for Dir Phip Muyl
LAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD
With Director Kim Morduant
LITTLE DRAGON
Bruce Lee Biopic for Shakhur Kapur
Produced by Sharon Lee
THE DROWNER
Impian Films (Pty) Ltd.
From the novel by Robert Drewe
TRUE NORTH
Pathe Productions
For Director Jean-Jacques Annaud
SINK THE BISMARCK
Steven Spielberg/ Fox 2000
THE SIXTEEN PLEASURES
Young Racers / Nicole Kidman
THE ZERO GAME
Universal
THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI
Disney / Valhallah
Jean-Jacques Annaud to direct
TOUCHING THE VOID
Dramatisation of the Joe Simpson book
THE RETURN
With Edward Bond for Fox Searchlight
JANDAMARRA
With Steve Hawke for Fox Icon
DIRT MUSIC
For Phil Noyce and Russell Crowe
From the novel by Tim Winton
Unproduced TV Scripts:
THE APOSTLES
USA Networks
4 x 1 hr
FLYING HOSPITAL
Scott Free Productions
Pilot
WAN TOK
Greenlit Productions
Pilot
THE OPEN CAGE
Warner Sisters
Adaptation
BIRTHRIGHT
ITV Original
3 x 1 hr
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