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John Collee

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John Collee studied medicine at Edinburgh University and has worked as a doctor in the UK, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, the Solomon Islands, and the former Soviet Union.

In addition to his film and TV work he has written three novels - Kingsley's Touch, Paper Mask (1990) and The Rig, (all published by Penguin.) - and contributed a weekly column to The Observer Newspaper.

His adaptation of Paper Mask was his first produced screenplay.

He is married with three children and lives in Sydney, Australia.
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Known for

Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.4
  • Writer
  • 2003
Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
Happy Feet
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2006
Paul Bettany in Creation (2009)
Creation
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  • Writer
  • 2009
Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, and Dev Patel in Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Hotel Mumbai
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  • Writer
  • 2018

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Writer

  • Just Cause
    • In Development
  • Boy Swallows Universe
    • Post-production
  • Three
    • Post-production
  • The Return
    • Pre-production
  • Lee
    • Post-production
  • Monkey Man
    • Post-production
  • Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan, and Jai Courtney in Black Site (2022)
    Black Site
  • Roborovski (2021)
    Roborovski
  • The Story of Lee Ping (2020)
    The Story of Lee Ping
  • Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, and Dev Patel in Hotel Mumbai (2018)
    Hotel Mumbai
  • Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
    The Patriarch
  • Tanna (2015)
    Tanna
  • Frackman (2015)
    Frackman
  • Shaofeng Feng in Wolf Totem (2015)
    Wolf Totem
  • Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites in Son of a Gun (2014)
    Son of a Gun
  • Tango Underpants (2014)
    Tango Underpants
  • John Leguizamo, Justin Long, Skyler Stone, and Tiya Sircar in Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013)
    Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
  • Happy Feet Two (2011)
    Happy Feet Two
    • (uncredited)
  • Paul Bettany in Creation (2009)
    Creation
  • Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
    Happy Feet
  • Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Producer

  • Boy Swallows Universe
    • Post-production
  • Lee
    • Post-production
  • Roborovski (2021)
    Roborovski
  • Accelerate (2019)
    Accelerate
  • Monica Bellucci, David Wenham, Alex Jewson, Tess Haubrich, Caroline Ford, Ben O'Toole, and Epine Bob Savea in Nekrotronic (2018)
    Nekrotronic
  • Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, and Dev Patel in Hotel Mumbai (2018)
    Hotel Mumbai
  • Matilda Ridgway in The Guests (2015)
    The Guests
  • Russell Crowe in The Water Diviner (2014)
    The Water Diviner
  • Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites in Son of a Gun (2014)
    Son of a Gun
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Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie 3D
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Personal details

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    • 1955
    • ? - present (3 children)
  • Other works
    Kingsley's Touch (Novel)
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    • 10 Articles

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    If you're holding out to see your name in lights you're always going to be disappointed. The journey is two years minimum and you're names up there for two weeks at the very end ... if at all.

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