The Greatest Australian T V & Movie Producers

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

1 Hugh Jackman

Famous As: Actor, Producer

Birthdate: October 12, 1968

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Australian actor Hugh Jackman’s Hollywood debut in the film X-Men made him a transatlantic actor and he went on to do the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2018. Some of his other prominent films are Kate & Leopold, Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman, The Prestige and Australia. He is also a singer, songwriter and a dancer.

2 James Wan

194

Famous As: Director

Birthdate: February 26, 1977

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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3 Nicole da Silva

143

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: September 18, 1981

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

4 Richard Roxburgh

153

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: January 23, 1962

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Australian actor Richard Roxburgh has gained immense popularity with his roles of Moriarty in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hugh Stamp in Mission Impossible II, and Count Dracula in Van Helsing. He was nominated for an AACTA award for Moulin Rouge! and won the Logie Award for the series Rake.

5 Rebecca Breeds

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Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: June 17, 1987

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Rebecca Breeds is best known as Cassie Cometti from Blue Water High and as Ruby Buckton from the soap Home and Away. Fans also loved her in The Originals and in Pretty Little Liars. She has also appeared in the Hindi biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, starring Farhan Akhtar.

6 John Farrow

Famous As: Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Birthdate: February 10, 1904

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Died: January 27, 1963

Born into a dressmaker’s family, John Farrow went from being a sailor to a world-renowned filmmaker. Apart from his Oscar-winning screenplay of Around the World in Eighty Days, he was also known for his numerous affairs. He later married actor Maureen O'Sullivan, and had seven children, including actor Mia Farrow.

7 George Miller

Famous As: Filmmaker

Birthdate: March 3, 1945

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland

A filmmaker who was catapulted to fame with his Mad Max franchise, George Miller has exhibited his diversity, too, with projects such as Happy Feet. The Academy Award-winning director-producer was a practicing physician before stepping into films. He is all set to shoot his next venture, Furiosa, in post-COVID Australia.