Craig Pearce Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two BAFTA Film Award for Best Screenplay, one for "Strictly Ballroom" in 1993 and one for "Moulin Rouge!" in 2002
• Won a BAFTA Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Romeo + Juliet" in 1998
• Won two AFI Awards for Best Screenplay, one for "Strictly Ballroom" in 1992 and one for "The Great Gatsby" in 2014
• Graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art
• Started out as an actor, appearing in films like "Nightmaster," "Made Bomber in Love," and "The Seventh Floor․"
• Quote: "Not everyone 'gets' 'Moulin Rouge,' but I think that when people do․․․they identify with the naked, almost embarrassing intensity of emotion in the film․ This is a film that is not to afraid to speak directly to an audience․"
• Best known as the writer of "Moulin Rouge!," "The Great Gatsby," and "Romeo + Juliet․"
• Often works with director Baz Luhrmann on his films, including "Romeo + Juliet," "The Great Gatsby," and "Moulin Rouge!"