Greg McLean

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 – 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.

For the Canadian politician, see Greg McLean (politician).

Greg McLean
Born	Australia
Occupation	Director, writer, actor, producer
Years active	2001–present

Biography

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."[1] 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.

McLean's first full-length film was the 2005 Australian independent horror film Wolf Creek. Reviews were mixed, but it achieved a cult following. In the United States, it received an NC-17 rating until being edited to obtain an R rating.

Mclean's next film Rogue, in 2007, was about a deadly salt-water crocodile attacking an international group of tourists in Australia's Northern Territory.[2] He was one of the candidates to direct Paranormal Activity 2.[3] McLean produced the Justin Dix thriller Crawlspace.[4]

In February 2013, McLean returned as co-writer (with Aaron Sterns), producer and director for Wolf Creek 2, the sequel to Wolf Creek. John Jarratt reprised his role as serial killer Mick Taylor, and co-starred with Ryan Corr.

McLean also joined The Legend of Ben Hall as an Executive Producer in February 2015.[5]

In 2016, McLean directed the poorly received horror film The Darkness. His next films are The Belko Experiment and then Jungle.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	(Executive) Producer	Writer	Actor	Notes
2001	ICQ	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Short film
2005	Wolf Creek	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Role: Old Man's Body and Police Officer
2007	Rogue	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2008	Runt	No	Yes	No	No	Short film Also sound editor
2009	The Edge of Reality	No	Yes	No	No	Short film
2010	Red Hill	No	Yes	No	No
2012	Crawlspace	No	Yes	No	No
2013	Wolf Creek 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2015	Tales of Halloween	No	No	No	Yes	Role: Ray Bishop
2016	The Darkness	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	The Legend of Ben Hall	No	Yes	No	No
	Down Under	No	Yes	No	No
	The Belko Experiment	Yes	No	No	No
2017	Jungle	Yes	Yes	No	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	(Executive) Producer	Writer	Notes
2016-17	Wolf Creek	Yes	Yes	Yes	3 episodes
2020	The Gloaming	Yes	No	No	4 episodes[6]

References

1. "Wolf Creek production notes". Retrieved 27 May 2009.
2. Interview McLean at Really Scary
3. Steven Zeitchik. "Possible directors of 'Paranormal Activity 2': Several young genre maestros ... and Brian De Palma". Los Angeles Times.
4. Steve Barton. "First Image Found in Justin Dix's Crawlspace". Dread Central.
5. "If.com.au". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
6. Pickard, Michael. "Doom and Gloam". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

External links

• Greg McLean on IMDb