7.3
Movie
Writing
Craig Pearce
- Credits
- 15 titles
Biography
Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor.
Pearce's acting credits include a regular role in soap opera The Restless Years in 1981, guest roles in Bellamy and G.P., and film roles in To Make a Killing (1988), Mad Bomber in Love (1992) and The Seventh Floor (1994).
Pearce co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, and the 2013 film The Great Gatsby; all with Luhrmann.
He received the Australian Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
6.8
Movie
Romeo + Juliet
7.5
Movie
Moulin Rouge!
7.4
Movie
Elvis
7.0
Movie
Charlie St. Cloud
6.6
Movie
Strictly Ballroom
7.6
TV
Pistol
4.1
Movie
Nightmaster
5.9
TV
Will
6.7
TV
E Street
7.0
Movie
The Seventh Floor
6.5
Movie
To Make a Killing
8.0
TV
Rafferty's Rules
10.0
Movie
Mad Bomber in Love
Acting credits 7
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' Film | Self |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor Film | Ed |
| 1992 | Mad Bomber in Love Film | Bernard Lynch |
| 1989 | E Street TV | Bronco Miles (25 ep) |
| 1988 | To Make a Killing Film | Terry |
| 1988 | Nightmaster Film | Guy Duncan |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules TV | Lyle Jurd (1 ep) |
Crew credits 8
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elvis Film | Screenplay |
| 2022 | Pistol TV | Executive Producer, Writer, Creator (6 ep) |
| 2017 | Will TV | Writer, Story, Creator (5 ep) |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby Film | Screenplay |
| 2010 | Charlie St. Cloud Film | Screenplay, Writer |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! Film | Writer |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet Film | Screenplay |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom Film | Screenplay |