John Duigan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-06-19 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampshire, England, UK

John Duigan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Duigan, (born 19 June 1949 in Hampshire, England, UK) is an Australian film director. Duigan emigrated to Australia in 1961, having been born to an Australian father. He is related to many Australian performers, being the brother of Virginia Duigan (wife of director Bruce Beresford) and uncle of Trilby Beresford. Duigan has directed 23 films, including Romero, Lawn Dogs, The Parole Officer, Sirens, and Head in the Clouds. He intended his magnum opus to be The Danny Embling Trilogy, three films centered around the character Danny Embling, an artistic youth growing up in 1960s Australia whose life ...

Acting

2003

Appointment with Dr. Terrible

as Interviewee – Actor

1994

Sirens

as Earnest Minister

1973

Dalmas

as Film Director

1975

The Firm Man

as Diner

1987

Vietnam

as French Club Patron

Production

1991

Flirting

as Screenplay

1991

Flirting

as Director

2001

1989

Romero

as Director

1994

Sirens

as Director

1994

Sirens

as Screenplay

2000

Paranoid

as Director

2000

Paranoid

as Writer

1993

1979

Dimboola

as Director

1999

Molly

as Director

1996

The Leading Man

as Director

2004

2004

Head in the Clouds

as Screenplay

2012

Careless Love

as Director

2012

Careless Love

as Writer

1978

Mouth to Mouth

as Director

1978

1986

Room to Move

as Director

1986

Room to Move

as Writer

1984

One Night Stand

as Director

1984

1981

1976

1976

The Trespassers

as Director

1982

Far East

as Writer

1982

Far East

as Director

1987

Vietnam

as Director

1975

The Firm Man

as Director

1975

The Firm Man

as Writer

2024

Sight

as Writer

2011

The Engagement

as Director

2011

2011

The Engagement

as Producer

2011

The Engagement

as Additional Music

1975

The Firm Man

as Producer

1975

The Firm Man

as Original Music Composer

1987

Vietnam

as Story

1997

Lawn Dogs

as Director

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