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Robert Connolly(I)

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Robert Connolly
Opening in theaters and VOD May 21. Based on the global bestseller by Jane Harper, a federal agent's (Eric Bana) homecoming leads to a deeply personal murder investigation that reopens old wounds and threatens to unravel the tight-knit small town.
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Robert is one of Australia's most acclaimed and best-known filmmakers with an international career spanning 30 years. His films include the box office hit Paper Planes with Sam Worthington, Balibo starring Oscar Isaac and Anthony Lapaglia and the compendium feature film The Turning with Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne. Most recently Robert wrote and directed The Dry based on Jane Harper's best-seller and starring Eric Bana. In television, he directed the International Emmy-nominated The Slap and Barracuda for NBC Universal and recently completed Deep State for Fox Network Group, starring Mark Strong. As a producer and executive producer Robert's credits include The Boys, Romulus My Father, The Warriors, Gallipoli and Chasing Asylum.
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      • 23 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Known for

    Anthony LaPaglia and Oscar Isaac in Balibo (2009)
    Balibo
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2009
    Ed Oxenbould, Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke, Julian Dennison, and Ena Imai in Paper Planes (2014)
    Paper Planes
    6.2
    • Producer
    • 2014
    The Slap (2011)
    The Slap
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Eric Bana in The Dry (2020)
    The Dry
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Sweet Milk Lake
      • executive producer
      • Post-production



    • Magic Beach (2024)
      Magic Beach
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Memoir of a Snail (2024)
      Memoir of a Snail
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Nicolas Cage in The Surfer (2024)
      The Surfer
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Eric Bana in Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
      Force of Nature: The Dry 2
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Mia Wasikowska in Blueback (2022)
      Blueback
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Emma Mackey in Emily (2022)
      Emily
      6.8
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2022
    • Pedrea Jackson, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Mikayla Levy, and Andrew Wallace in Sweet As (2022)
      Sweet As
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Because We Have Each Other (2022)
      Because We Have Each Other
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Hannah Lynch and Nathalie Morris in Petrol (2022)
      Petrol
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Eric Bana in The Dry (2020)
      The Dry
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Art Bites: Third Culture Kids (2019)
      Art Bites: Third Culture Kids
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Happy Sad Man (2018)
      Happy Sad Man
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Toby Wallace in Acute Misfortune (2018)
      Acute Misfortune
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Guilty (2017)
      Guilty
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • The Warriors (2017)
      The Warriors
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2017

    Director



    • The Shipkiller
      • Director
      • In Development



    • Magic Beach (2024)
      Magic Beach
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Kiss and Don't Tell (2024)
      Kiss and Don't Tell
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Eric Bana in Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
      Force of Nature: The Dry 2
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Mia Wasikowska in Blueback (2022)
      Blueback
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Eric Bana in The Dry (2020)
      The Dry
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Walton Goggins and Joe Dempsie in Deep State (2018)
      Deep State
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Barracuda (2016)
      Barracuda
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ed Oxenbould, Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke, Julian Dennison, and Ena Imai in Paper Planes (2014)
      Paper Planes
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Turning (2013)
      The Turning
      5.8
      • Director (segment "Aquifer")
      • 2013
    • Sean McIntyre in Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)
      Underground: The Julian Assange Story
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Slap (2011)
      The Slap
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Rodger Corser, Nicole da Silva, Jolene Anderson, and Sean McIntyre in Rush (2008)
      Rush
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Anthony LaPaglia and Oscar Isaac in Balibo (2009)
      Balibo
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Three Dollars (2005)
      Three Dollars
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Bank (2001)
      The Bank
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2001

    Writer



    • Eric Bana in Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
      Force of Nature: The Dry 2
      5.8
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Mia Wasikowska in Blueback (2022)
      Blueback
      6.0
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Eric Bana in The Dry (2020)
      The Dry
      6.8
      • screenplay by
      • 2020
    • The Warriors (2017)
      The Warriors
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2017
    • Ed Oxenbould, Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke, Julian Dennison, and Ena Imai in Paper Planes (2014)
      Paper Planes
      6.2
      • screenplay by
      • 2014
    • Sean McIntyre in Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)
      Underground: The Julian Assange Story
      6.6
      • adaptation
      • 2012
    • Anthony LaPaglia and Oscar Isaac in Balibo (2009)
      Balibo
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Three Dollars (2005)
      Three Dollars
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • The Bank (2001)
      The Bank
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2001
    • Rust Bucket
      Short
      • writer
      • 1997

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    The Turning
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    The Turning
    Australians Hit Hollywood
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      • 1967
      • Sydney, Australia

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      He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society and Australian film production.

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