Winner of an Australian Film Institute Award in 1987 in the category of Best Mini-Series Screenplay for "In Between․"
Formerly worked in the field of journalism, but by 1981, had turned to television scriptwriting
Quote: "The way I write, I feel I'm a stenographer․ I sit in the corner of the room and the characters come in and talk, and I write down what they say․"
Perhaps best known for his work on "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles․"