Ross Garland (born June 26, 1974) is a South African film producer and founder of the production company Rogue Star Films. He has produced films including ''

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'', '' Big Fellas'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He won the

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for Best Film at the

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in 2005. He attended

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and studied at the

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, as a

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, and has degrees in Drama, Psychology and Law. He played

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in 12 matches for

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.Ross Garland at CricketArchive
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, USA in 2001, he returned to his native South Africa, where he worked as an Advocate at the Cape Bar, in

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until relocating to Australia in 2016 where he currently resides.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garland, Ross 1974 births Living people South African film producers Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Oxford University cricketers Oxford Universities cricketers South African cricketers Alumni of Durban High School