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Craig Pearce
Biography
Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor.
Pearce's acting credits include a regular role in soap opera The Restless Years in 1981, guest roles in Bellamy and G.P., and film roles in To Make a Killing (1988), Mad Bomber in Love (1992) and The Seventh Floor (1994).
Pearce co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, and the 2013 film The Great Gatsby; all with Luhrmann.
He received the Australian Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | Self |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor | Ed |
| 1988 | Nightmaster | Guy Duncan |
| 1988 | To Make a Killing | Terry |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | E Street | Bronco Miles |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Lyle Jurd |