Daniel Krige (born 16 July 1970) is a writer, director and actor.

Early life

Born in

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, South Africa, he grew up in Australia. Krige began working as a writer at the age of sixteen for

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. Krige attended the

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with

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, Peter Duncan, and

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Career

Krige began to direct and act at the age of 21. While at the Australian Film, TV and radio school (AFTRS) as a writing student, he wrote the screenplay for the film ''The Door'' (1992), from a story by fellow student Josie Keys, who directed the film. It received the Golden Hugo for Best Student Drama at the

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in 1993. He continued his early successes by writing and directing (and even starring in some of) the short films, ''Our Feral Friends'' (1994), ''Fuckwit'' (1994), and ''Happily Ever After'' (1996).

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, director of the

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Film Festival, was third

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on Krige's short film ''Fuckwit''. His film ''Happily Ever After'' (1996) came second at Australia's

Film Festival. In 2007, Krige directed his debut feature film entitled ''

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''.

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called the film a "surprisingly effective plot-driven atmosphere piece."

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fame is the main vocalist on the score to ''West''. She also sings the title song, "Falling in Love".

Filmography

Actor

* ''Our Feral Friends'' (short, 1994) as Mark Flannel * ''Fuckwit'' (short, 1994) as Joshua * ''Happily Ever After'' (short, 1996) aa Ray * ''

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'' as Judy's brother * ''

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'' (2008) as Mal * '' Wonderland'' (2014, season 2) as Alex

Writer/director

* ''The Door'' (1992) – writer (student film) * ''Our Feral Friends'' (short, 1994) – writer/director * ''Fuckwit'' (short, 1994) – writer * ''Happily Ever After'' (short, 1996) – writer * ''

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'' – episode 18 (1996) – writer * '' Mirror, Mirror II'' – ep 19: "Herons", ep 20: "The Shipwreck" (1997) – writer * ''

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'' – season 1 ep 11: "Dead and Gone" (1999) – writer * ''

'' – season 3, ep 10: "Boomerang Business" (1999) – writer * ''

'' (2007) – writer/director * ''Providence Park'' (short, 2010) – director * ''Pathways'' (video, 2010) – director * ''Redd Inc'' (2012) – director * ''The Agent'' – 5 episodes (2016) – director * ''Larry Time'' (short, 2019) – director

References

External links

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"The Door" short film
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