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Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

19 people in the catalog were born here — and here’s the work they left behind.

BL

Bette Lucas

b. 1924–2015

Bruce Beresford

Bruce Beresford

b. 1940

  • Driving Miss Daisy
  • Double Jeopardy
  • Mr. Church
Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle

b. 1952

  • Memento
  • Scream 2
  • Hero
Craig Gillespie

Craig Gillespie

  • Cruella
  • I, Tonya
  • Lars and the Real Girl
David Nettheim

David Nettheim

b. 1925–2008

  • Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width
  • Frank Enstein
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Hal Cumpston

Hal Cumpston

b. 1999

  • Spin the Bottle
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond
  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

b. 1968

  • The Prestige
  • Prisoners
  • Logan
James McTeigue

James McTeigue

b. 1967

  • The Matrix
  • V for Vendetta
  • The Matrix Revolutions
JN

Jessica Noad

b. 1923–2002

Leon Errol

Leon Errol

b. 1881

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Lucy Freyer

Lucy Freyer

b. 1996

  • Paint
  • Dead@17: Rebirth
Nicholas Scott

Nicholas Scott

b. 1970

  • The Surface
  • 2Survive
  • Bitter Souls
Paul Smith

Paul Smith

b. 1968

  • Dunkirk
  • Men in Black: International
  • Early Man
Peter Carroll

Peter Carroll

  • Happy Feet
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Phoebe Tonkin

Phoebe Tonkin

b. 1989

  • Babylon
  • Tomorrow, When the War Began
  • Bait
Robie Porter

Robie Porter

b. 1941–2021

  • Three
Robin McLeavy

Robin McLeavy

b. 1981

  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
  • The Loved Ones
Tai Hara

Tai Hara

b. 1990

  • Birthright
  • Colin from Accounts
  • Reef 'n' Beef
Toby Leonard Moore

Toby Leonard Moore

b. 1981

  • John Wick
  • John Wick
  • Mank

Remembering Sydney, New South Wales, Australia’s own

They spent their last chapter here. Their work is still worth an evening.

Robie Porter

Robie Porter

1941–2021