Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor. Pearce's acting credits include a regular role in

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The Restless Years ''The Restless Years'' is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and the drama and relationships faced by young adults. It was created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for N ...

'' in 1981, guest roles in '' Bellamy'', '' E Street'' and '' G.P.'', and film roles in ''

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'' (1985), '' Nightmaster'' (1988), ''

To Make a Killing ''To Make a Killing'' (also known as ''Vicious'' and ''Wild Boys''Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p159) is a 1988 Australian drama thriller film written and directed by Karl Zwicky and co-writt ...

'' (1988), '' Mad Bomber in Love'' (1992) and '' The Seventh Floor'' (1994). Pearce co-wrote the play ''

Strictly Ballroom ''Strictly Ballroom'' is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann in his feature directorial debut. The film is the first in his " Red Curtain Trilogy" of theatre-motif-related films; it was followed by 199 ...

'' and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with

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. Pearce created Will which aired on TNT. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film ''

Romeo + Juliet Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pries ...

,'' the 2001 film ''

Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and cou ...

'', the 2013 film ''

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'', and the 2022 film ''

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''; all with Luhrmann. He created and wrote all six episodes of the 2022 series ''

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'', based on Steve Jones's autobiography. He received the

Australian Writers' Guild The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) is the professional association for Australian performance writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962. The AWG is a member of the Australian Council of ...

Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

Personal life

Pearce was educated at

Narrabeen Sports High School }, which translated as "Strive to the end". The Girls' High School motto was the la, Facta non verba, translated as "Deeds not words". There was a fire in the girls' assembly hall in the early 1970s as well as fires in the boys' school. Followin ...

with Baz Luhrmann and is a graduate of

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including C ...

(NIDA). He was previously married to ''Strictly Ballroom'' actor Tara Morice with whom he has a daughter. He married his second wife Emma in 2012."Pure Villa – Gentle Souls in Love – Emma & Craig"
by Agung, Imaj Gallery, 29 October 2012

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* Australian screenwriters Australian male film actors Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Screen-writer-stub