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John Hillcoat

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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John Hillcoat
A father (Mortensen) and son (Smit-McPhee) walk for months across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic landscape in search of civilization.
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The Road (2009)
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John Hillcoat was born on 14 August 1961 in Queensland, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for The Proposition (2005), The Road (2009) and Lawless (2012).
BornAugust 14, 1961
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BornAugust 14, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations

    Photos22

    John Hillcoat in The Road (2009)
    John Hillcoat in The Road (2009)
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    John Hillcoat at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
    Clifton Collins Jr., John Hillcoat, Aaron Paul, and Anthony Mackie at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
    Casey Affleck and John Hillcoat at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
    John Hillcoat and Aaron Paul at an event for Triple 9 (2016)
    John Hillcoat, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska at an event for Lawless (2012)
    Tom Hardy, John Hillcoat, and Jessica Chastain at an event for Lawless (2012)
    Jason Clarke, Tom Hardy, John Hillcoat, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain at an event for Lawless (2012)
    Tom Hardy, John Hillcoat, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain at an event for Lawless (2012)
    Producer Steve Schwartz, writer Cormac McCarthy, producer Bob Weinstein, director John Hillcoat and producer Paula Mae Schwartz attend the premiere of 'The Road' at Clearview Chelsea Cinemas on November 16, 2009 in New York City.

    Known for:

    Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)
    The Proposition
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2005
    Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)
    The Road
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2009
    Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain in Lawless (2012)
    Lawless
    7.2
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director

    • Blood Meridian
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Witchfinder
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Special Ops: Lioness (2023)
      Special Ops: Lioness
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy (2022)
      George & Tammy
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023
    • Run the Jewels: Never Look Back (2021)
      Run the Jewels: Never Look Back
      7.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)
      Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Corazon (2018)
      Corazon
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2018
    • AncestryDNA: Joseph's Story
      Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Black Mirror (2011)
      Black Mirror
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Cate Blanchett in Massive Attack: The Spoils (2016)
      Massive Attack: The Spoils
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jair Abarca, Nicolas Maldonado, and Harrison Jones in Vaseline: Wonder Jelly (2016)
      Vaseline: Wonder Jelly
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Triple 9 (2016)
      Triple 9
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Emily Kincaid in Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna (2015)
      Bob Dylan: Visions of Johanna
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Apple: History of Sound
      Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Coca Cola: It's Beautiful
      Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot (2014)
      Johnny Cash: She Used to Love Me a Lot
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Jubilee Street (2013)
      Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Jubilee Street
      8.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Blood Meridian
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Witchfinder
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Special Ops: Lioness (2023)
      Special Ops: Lioness
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy (2022)
      George & Tammy
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Triple 9 (2016)
      Triple 9
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2016

    Writer

    • Cate Blanchett in Massive Attack: The Spoils (2016)
      Massive Attack: The Spoils
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Tchéky Karyo, Anni Finsterer, and Rachel Griffiths in To Have & to Hold (1996)
      To Have & to Hold
      5.6
      • based on a story by
      • 1996
    • Nick Cave in Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
      Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
      6.9
      • written by
      • 1988
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    The Road: International Trailer
    Trailer 1:59
    The Road: International Trailer
    The Road: Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:35
    The Road: Trailer #2
    The Road
    Trailer 2:42
    The Road

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • August 14, 1961
      • Queensland, Australia
    • Other works
      Directed video "Chocolate Cake" for AU/OZ band Crowded House

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      Directed music videos for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Manic Street Preachers, Bush, Placebo, Suede, Atari Teenage Riot, Depeche Mode, HIM, Alec Empire, Muse, AFI and more.
    • Quotes
      Ned Kelly and His Gang was made in 1906, only three years after The Great Train Robbery. It was banned by Victorian-era censors for its 'romantic' portrayal of bushrangers, who might otherwise have become folk heroes and inspired class war. The western wasn't allowed to grow into a real genre in Australian cinema, although colonial-period dramas started re-surfacing in the '70s.
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        Frequently casts Guy Pearce

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