Craig Pearce is an

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screenwriter and actor.

Early life

Pearce was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School with

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and is a graduate of

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(NIDA).

Career

Pearce's acting credits include recurring roles in soap operas '' The Restless Years'' (1981) and '' E Street'' (1993) and children's series '' The Miraculous Mellops 2'' (1992). He made guest appearances in '' Bellamy'' (1981), '' Rafferty's Rules'' (1987) and '' G.P.'' (1989). He had film roles in ''

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'' (1985), '' Nightmaster'' (1988), '' To Make a Killing'' (1988), '' Mad Bomber in Love'' (1992) and '' The Seventh Floor'' (1994). As part of the theatre ensemble team 'Six Years Old', Pearce formed a creative partnership with filmmaker

, with whom he co-wrote the play '' Strictly Ballroom'' as well as the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film ''

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,'' the 2001 film '' Moulin Rouge!'', the 2013 film ''

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'', and the 2022 film '' Elvis''; all with Luhrmann. He wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film '' Charlie St. Cloud'', starring Zac Efron. He also created the 2017 10-part television series ''

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'', based on the lost years of a young

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, which aired on TNT. He also created, wrote and executive produced all six episodes of the 2022 miniseries ''

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'', based on

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guitarist Steve Jones's autobiography. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film '' The Power of the Dark Crystal'', which was cancelled, but later adapted into a comic book series in 2017. Pearce received the

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Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

Personal life

Pearce first wife was '' Strictly Ballroom'' actor Tara Morice who he married at the

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in January 1997, after having work ex together on the production of ''

'' in 1995 and 1996. Together they have a daughter, Ondine Morice Pearce, who is a film editor, and who was the stills photographer (at age 11) on her mother's documentary ''My Biggest Fan''. He married his second wife, Emma Scott, in 2012, which also ended in divorce. Pearce divides his time between Sydney, London and Costa Rica.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Stage

Writing credits

Film

Television

Stage

Awards

References

External links

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