Terry Hayes (born 8 October 1951) is an English-born Australian screenwriter, producer and

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

best known for his work with the Kennedy Miller film production house and his debut novel ''I Am Pilgrim''.

Biography

Born in Sussex, England, Hayes moved to Australia at the age of 5. He began his career as a

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

, working as the US correspondent for the Australian newspaper ''The'' ''Sydney Morning Herald''.

Family

Terry was married in 1999 and has one son Connor.

Kennedy Miller

After periods spent as an

investigative reporter Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...

, columnist and radio show host, Hayes met director George Miller when he did the novelisation of the script to ''

Mad Max ''Mad Max'' is an Australian post-apocalyptic action film series and media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ''Mad Max 2'' (1981, released in the Unite ...

'' (1979). He and Miller got on well and the director subsequently hired Hayes to help on the script for '' Mad Max 2'' (1981).David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p82 Hayes subsequently became an in-house writer for Kennedy Miller, working on the scripts for all their subsequent mini-series. Further work included a script for '' Dead Calm'' in 1989.Scott Murray, "Terry Hayes: Interweaving the Fabric", ''Cinema Papers'', November 1989 p25-29, 76 He wrote ''Bangkok Hilton'' specifically as a vehicle for Nicole Kidman.

Hollywood

Hayes moved to Hollywood. His work includes an unused screenplay for ''Planet of the Apes'', titled ''Return of the Apes'' in 1994. In 2001, Hayes was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for his work on ''

From Hell ''From Hell'' is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1998. The full collection was published in 1999 by Top Shelf Productions. Set during the Whitechapel murders of ...

''. Hayes'

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

, '' I Am Pilgrim'' was published by

Transworld Publishers Transworld Publishers Ltd. is a British publishing house in Ealing, London that is a division of Penguin Random House, one of the world's largest mass media groups. It was established in 1950 as the British division of American company Bantam ...

on 18 July 2013. That same month,

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 ...

acquired the film rights to the novel with Hayes attached to adapt it into a screenplay. His second novel entitled ''The Year of the Locust'' was planned for release in 2016, but has yet to be released. It is intended to be released on the 30th March 2023.

Filmography

Television

*'' The Dismissal'' (1983) (TV mini-series) *''

Bodyline Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia. It was designed to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's leading batsman ...

'' (1984) (TV mini-series) *'' The Cowra Breakout'' (1984) (TV mini-series) - producer only *''

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

'' (1987) (TV mini-series) - also producer *'' Dirtwater Dynasty'' (1988) (TV mini-series) - also producer *'' Bangkok Hilton'' (1989) (TV mini-series) - also producer

Novels

*'' I Am Pilgrim'' (2013) *'' The Year of the Locust'' (TBD)

References

External links

* Living people English screenwriters English male screenwriters English film producers 1951 births {{UK-film-producer-stub