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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, E Street[1] and G.P., and film roles in I Can't Get Started (1985), Nightmaster (1988), 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. Pearce created Will which aired on TNT. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, the 2013 film The Great Gatsby, and the 2022 film Elvis; all with Luhrmann.[2] He created and wrote all six episodes of the 2022 series Pistol, based on Steve Jones's autobiography.[3]

He received the Australian Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.[4]

Personal life

Pearce was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School with Baz Luhrmann and is a graduate of National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[5] He was previously married to Strictly Ballroom actor Tara Morice[6] with whom he has a daughter.[7] He married his second wife Emma in 2012.[8]

References

External links

• Craig Pearce at IMDb

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