Greg McLean is an Australian film director, producer and writer. He
rose to fame in 2005 with his debut feature film, Wolf Creek, creating
one of Australia's most memorable and horrific characters, Mick Taylor
(played by John Jarratt). The long-awaited sequel to his first
feature, Wolf Creek 2 was released February 2013. Mclean also wrote,
directed and produced Rogue (2007) and was executive producer of Red
Hill (2010) and Crawlspace (2012). He is also the co-author of two
novels about the fictional character Mick Taylor; Wolf Creek: Origin
(with Aaron Sterns) and Wolf Creek: Desolation Game (with Brett
McBean) and the four-part comic book series Dark Axis: Secret Battles
of WW2 and the graphic novel Sebastian Hawks â€" Creature Hunter. In
2016, his film, The Darkness, was released to theaters, and a Wolf
Creek TV series was released on Australian streaming service
Stan.According to the production notes for film Wolf Creek, "after
training as a fine artist specializing in painting, McLean attended
the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), completing a graduate
diploma in directing." In his early career he worked with theatre
director Neil Armfield, and with Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin at
Opera Australia.McLean's first short film, Plead, won a Gold award
from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). His short film ICQ
screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video
Festival, winning "Best Director of a Short Film". Under his
production company GMF (Greg McLean Film), McLean produced television
commercials and similar work.
rose to fame in 2005 with his debut feature film, Wolf Creek, creating
one of Australia's most memorable and horrific characters, Mick Taylor
(played by John Jarratt). The long-awaited sequel to his first
feature, Wolf Creek 2 was released February 2013. Mclean also wrote,
directed and produced Rogue (2007) and was executive producer of Red
Hill (2010) and Crawlspace (2012). He is also the co-author of two
novels about the fictional character Mick Taylor; Wolf Creek: Origin
(with Aaron Sterns) and Wolf Creek: Desolation Game (with Brett
McBean) and the four-part comic book series Dark Axis: Secret Battles
of WW2 and the graphic novel Sebastian Hawks â€" Creature Hunter. In
2016, his film, The Darkness, was released to theaters, and a Wolf
Creek TV series was released on Australian streaming service
Stan.According to the production notes for film Wolf Creek, "after
training as a fine artist specializing in painting, McLean attended
the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), completing a graduate
diploma in directing." In his early career he worked with theatre
director Neil Armfield, and with Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin at
Opera Australia.McLean's first short film, Plead, won a Gold award
from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). His short film ICQ
screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video
Festival, winning "Best Director of a Short Film". Under his
production company GMF (Greg McLean Film), McLean produced television
commercials and similar work.
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