Gregor Jordan (born 1966) is an Australian film director, writer and actor. Jordan's films include '' Two Hands'' (1999), '' Buffalo Soldiers'' (2001), and ''

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'' (2003). ''Two Hands'' won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction and Best Screenplay in 1999. He has most recently directed '' The Informers'', an American film adapted from short stories written by

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and

Nicholas Jarecki Nicholas Jarecki (born June 25, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and writer best known for his 2012 feature film ''Arbitrage (film), Arbitrage''. Early life Jarecki was born on June 25, 1979, in New York City, to Henry Jarecki and ...

and the thriller '' Unthinkable'' starring Samuel L. Jackson. He directed the concert video '' These Days: Live in Concert'' (2004) by Australian rock band

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. He has also produced a live concert DVD of Powderfinger's final concert tour 'Sunsets' (2010), as well as a documentary about Ian Thorpe's failed return to professional swimming ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Jordan is married to

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actress Simone Kessell. They have two sons, Jack, who was born in January 2005 in

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and Beau, born in 2013. Prior to making films Gregor Jordan played Bassanio in '' The Merchant of Venice'' for Shakespeare By The Sea (Australia).He also appeared briefly in Australian soap, Home and Away, from September 1989 to November 1989.

Filmography

*'' Two Hands'' (1999), also writer *'' Buffalo Soldiers'' (2001), also co-writer *''

'' (2003) *'' These Days: Live in Concert'' (2004) *'' The Informers'' (2008) *''Sunsets: Powderfinger's Farewell Tour'' (2010) *'' Unthinkable'' (2010) *'' Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer'' (2012 documentary) *''

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'' (2019)

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* 1966 births Australian film directors Living people People from Sale, Victoria {{Australia-film-director-stub