Paul Currie(I)
- Producer
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Currie was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended the Melbourne
Institute of Technology and graduated with a degree in Applied Science,
with majors in Drama and Marketing. At age 21, he entered the
Australian film industry, working on a number of projects before
earning his first producer credit on UNDER THE GUN, staring Richard
Norton. After directing theater and training actors for many
years, Currie made his directorial debut on ONE PERFECT DAY, where he won
the 2004 Australian Screen Directors' Association Award for Best Debut Film.
In 2006, Currie went to America and formed Lightstream Pictures, a commercial film
production company with a focus on producing quality commercial projects. The
company has produced RAMPART starring Woody Harrelson, MAX ROSE starring Jerry Lewis,
THE KING'S DAUGHTER with Pierce Brosnon and 2:22 with Michiel Huisman and
Teresa Palmer, which Currie also directed. Currie was also one of the producers on the Academy Award winning HACKSAW RIDGE starring Andrew Garfield and he also produced BLEEDING STEEL starring Jackie Chan.
