Director
Geoff Murphy
June 13, 1946 · Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s.
He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player.
Notable work
Often works with
Bruno Lawrence
5 titles together
The Quiet Earth, Utu, Goodbye Pork Pie
Jonathan Banks
3 titles together
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Freejack, Blind Side
Anzac Wallace
3 titles together
The Quiet Earth, Utu, Mauri
John Bach
3 titles together
Utu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man
Martyn Sanderson
3 titles together
Utu, Never Say Die, Wild Man
Ian Watkin
3 titles together
Utu, Goodbye Pork Pie, Wild Man
Full filmography · 20
Spooked
Director
2004
Race Against Time
Director
2000
Fortress 2
Director
20005.1
Don't Look Back
Director
1996
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Director
19955.9
The Last Outlaw
Director
19935.4
Blind Side
Director
19935.4
Freejack
Director
19925.5
Young Guns II
Director
19906.5
Red King, White Knight
Director
1989
Never Say Die
as Jack and Director
1988
Mauri
as Mr Semmens
1988