John Hillcoat (born 1960) is an Australian-Canadian film director,
screenwriter, and music video director.Hillcoat was born in
Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As
a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
He attended Sir. John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Hamilton,
Ontario, and was enrolled in the Special Art Program. He was active
with the McMaster University Film Board most notably producing an
animated short titled "The Finger".Hillcoat has often worked with Nick
Cave, the band Depeche Mode, and actor Guy Pearce. The Road, his
adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy, premiered at the 2009
Toronto Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. in November 2009.
His 2012 film, Lawless, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes
Film Festival. Hillcoat's film, Triple 9 was released in 2016. In
2017, he directed "Crocodile", an episode of the anthology series
Black Mirror.
screenwriter, and music video director.Hillcoat was born in
Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As
a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
He attended Sir. John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Hamilton,
Ontario, and was enrolled in the Special Art Program. He was active
with the McMaster University Film Board most notably producing an
animated short titled "The Finger".Hillcoat has often worked with Nick
Cave, the band Depeche Mode, and actor Guy Pearce. The Road, his
adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy, premiered at the 2009
Toronto Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. in November 2009.
His 2012 film, Lawless, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes
Film Festival. Hillcoat's film, Triple 9 was released in 2016. In
2017, he directed "Crocodile", an episode of the anthology series
Black Mirror.
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