Craig Pearce
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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 and G.P., and film roles in To Ma... 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.
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Documentary • 2001 May
The Seventh Floor
Thriller, Action, Drama, TV Movie • 1994 September
To Make a Killing
Horror • 1988 December
E Street
Soap, Drama • 1989 January
Rafferty's Rules
Drama, Crime, Comedy • 1987 February
Nightmaster
Action, TV Movie • 1988 January