Greg Haddrick
Born
Gregory Bevan Haddrick

(1960-09-07) 7 September 1960
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationNewington College
University of Sydney
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film producer
  • television producer
SpouseMargaret
Children3
Parent(s)Lorraine and
Ron Haddrick AM MBE

Gregory Bevan Haddrick (7 September 1960) is an Australian-born Logie Award winning screenwriter and film and television producer. Over the last decade he has won six AWGIE Awards as a writer, two AFI Awards as a producer, and an International Emmy Award nomination as a writer and producer.[1] In 2012, The Australian reported that: "If you've watched an Australian television drama in the past year, there's a one in two chance it was written by Greg Haddrick."[2]

Early life

Haddrick is the younger child and only son of actor Ron Haddrick AM MBE. He was educated at Homebush Public School, where he was School Captain in 1972, and at Newington College (1973–78),[3] where he was Senior Prefect in 1978.[4] In 1982 he graduated with as a Bachelor of Arts (Honours, English) from the University of Sydney.[5]

Film and television career

Awards

Association Year Award Work Results
AWGIE Awards 2 winner for scriptwriting Home and Away Won
International Emmy Awards 2003 Best Drama Series MDA Nominated
Australian Film Institute Awards 2003 Best Drama Series MDA Won
Australian Film Institute Awards 2005 Best Mini-Series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Won
Logie Awards 2006 Most Outstanding Mini-Series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Won
AWGIE AWARDS 2006 Television Series Script MDA Won
AWGIE AWARDS 2006 Television Adaptation The Society Murders Won
AWGIE AWARDS 2008 Telemovie Original The Informant Won
AWGIE AWARDS 2008 Television Mini-Series Adaptation Underbelly Won
AWGIE AWARDS 2008 (MAJOR) Peer recognition Praise Underbelly Honoured

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Publications

  • Top Shelf 1: Reading and Writing the Best in Australian TV Drama ISBN 0-86819-610-X (Sydney, 2001)
  • Top Shelf 2: Five Outstanding Television Screenplays ISBN 0-86819-611-8 (Sydney, 2001)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Currency Press
  2. ↑ The Australian - Greg Haddrick
  3. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp80
  4. ↑ Rev Dr Peter Swain, Newington Across the Years 1863-1998
  5. ↑ Haddrick – Back to the Bay Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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