Daniel Krige (born 16 July 1970) is a writer, director and actor. Born
in Cape Town, South Africa, he grew up in Australia. Krige began
working as a writer at the age of sixteen for Grundy Television.He
attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School with Dion
Beebe, Rowan Woods, Samantha Lang, Peter Duncan, and Robert
Connolly.Krige began to direct and act at the age of 21. While at the
Australian Film, TV and radio school (AFTRS) as a writing student, he
wrote the screenplay for the film The Door(1992), from a story by
fellow student Josie Keys, who directed the film. It received the
Golden Hugo for Best Student Drama at the Chicago International Film
Festival in 1993. He continued his early successes by writing and
directing (and even starring in some of) the short films, Our Feral
Friends (1994), Fuckwit (1994), and Happily Ever After (1996). John
Polson, director of the Tropfest Film Festival, was third assistant
director on Krige's short film Fuckwit.
in Cape Town, South Africa, he grew up in Australia. Krige began
working as a writer at the age of sixteen for Grundy Television.He
attended the Australian Film Television and Radio School with Dion
Beebe, Rowan Woods, Samantha Lang, Peter Duncan, and Robert
Connolly.Krige began to direct and act at the age of 21. While at the
Australian Film, TV and radio school (AFTRS) as a writing student, he
wrote the screenplay for the film The Door(1992), from a story by
fellow student Josie Keys, who directed the film. It received the
Golden Hugo for Best Student Drama at the Chicago International Film
Festival in 1993. He continued his early successes by writing and
directing (and even starring in some of) the short films, Our Feral
Friends (1994), Fuckwit (1994), and Happily Ever After (1996). John
Polson, director of the Tropfest Film Festival, was third assistant
director on Krige's short film Fuckwit.
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