Morgan O'Neill (born 19 April 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian writer, director, actor and producer. He is also an accomplished professional musician. Having earned an honours degree in Literature from the University of Sydney, he subsequently graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a BA in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1998. Since then he has worked extensively in the entertainment industry, both in Australia and the US, with television roles including Home and Away, All Saints, Water rats and Sea Patrol. O'Neill also appeared in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, Supernova, Little Oberon and the 2012 Netflix movie, The Factory, which he also directed. He also recently directed the abc Tv Show “Les Norton”. Morgan most recently seen working as a producer on Channel Nine’s The Block.

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Morgan O'Neill
Born	(1973-04-19) 19 April 1973 (age 49) Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Actor, film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1999 - Present
Spouse(s)	Sarah Sonneville (2012–present)
Children	Jasper James O'Neill

Personal life

Morgan is a graduate of The King's School, Sydney. Morgan currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Sarah Sonneville.

Filmography

Year	Film
		Writer	Director
2006	Solo	N	N
2011	The Factory	N	N
2013	Drift	N	N
2019	Les Norton	N	N

Awards

In 2005 he won the first Project Greenlight Award of A$1,000,000 to make his film, Solo. The film garnered three FCCA award nominations, including for his screenplay. Since then he has written and directed The Factory and starring John Cusack. His most recent film Drift starring Sam Worthington, Xavier Samuel and Myles Pollard was released around the world in 2013, including across Australia, the US, Europe, South America and Asia.

His films have won awards in festivals all around the world including: The Newport Beach Film Festival in California (Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking), Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico (Best Feature Film, Best Overall Film, Audience Choice Award), Isola Del Cinema, Italy, St Kilda Film Festival and Tropfest among others. His films have been selected to appear at numerous other festivals including: The Sydney Film Festival, The Hamptons International Film Festival, Manhattan Short Film Festival, Dungog International Film Festival and the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

External links

• Morgan O'Neill at IMDb
• Morgan O'Neill on infilm.com
• Morgan O'Neill on abc.net.au