DAVID CAMERON

BACK STORY

David graduated from Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art to become a critically acclaimed stage and screen actor.  He was a core member of Sydney’s PERFORMANCE SYNDICATE and appeared on stage in Australia’s major Theatre Companies.  David’s acting film credits include MAD MAX and MY FIRST WIFE and numerous leading television roles including his multi award-winning role as ‘Neil’ in the mini-series WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
        
David’s stage directing career began as the Musical Director for the stage production, PERICLES at The Victorian College of the Arts.  He went on to direct David Mamet’s, A LIFE IN THE THEATRE for the Playbox Theatre Company.  
David’s Television and film directing career began with the D-GENERATION rock-clips.  Since then, he has been directing Television Drama, Television Commercials and Corporate Documentaries, specialising in the art of performance and stylistic story-telling.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

1997 AFI AWARD - Best Children’s Television Drama Episode
Wayne Manifesto - director David Cameron

1993  MELBOURNE ART DIRECTORS CLUB NOMINATION
‘Don’ TV Commercials - director David Cameron

1981  PENGUIN AWARD - INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)

1981  SAMMY AWARD - AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TV AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES
Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)

1981  LOGIE NOMINATION - BEST ACTOR
Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)

1980  CLIO AWARD - INTERNATIONAL RADIO RECOGNITION

TRAINING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART
Graduate 1968
Advanced Course 1970

AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
Short Courses
AFTRS Funding for Screen Performance Workshops (1994)

DIRECTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

DRAMA AND COMEDY

STINGERS  Set-up and series Director
TV Drama
Simpson Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (1997-2004)

SEA CHANGE
TV Drama
Australian Broadcasing Commission and Artists Services  (1998)

GOOD GUYS BAD GUYS
TV Drama
Simpson-Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (1997-98)

STATE CORONER
TV Drama
Crawford Productions and Network 10  (1997)

MERLE
Situation Comedy workshop Pilot
Simpson-Le Mesurier at Channel Nine (1996)

US AND THEM
A Situation Comedy
Telltale Films at Channel Nine  (1996)

THE LATE SHOW
Concept Director for the D-Generation 
Live-to-Air pilots for the Nine Network (1995)

FIVE IN A ROW and FIVE MORE IN A ROW
The G-Generation comedy rock clips for TV and Cinema  (1990)

CHILDREN’S TV DRAMA

DOGSTAR
Performance Voice Director (2005-2006)
BBC Co-pro Animation series for Mediaworld Pictures

WICKED SCIENCE
Johnathan M.Shiff Productions  (2005)

FERGUS MCPHAIL
Burberry Productions, Network 10/BBC  (2003)

HORACE AND TINA
Johnathan M.Shiff Productions  (1999)

THE WAYNE MANIFESTO
Australian Broadcasting Commission and Artists Services  (1996)


TELEMOVIES

LIFE
Beyond Simpson-Le Mesurier and Network 10  (2001)

DOGWOMAN
Beyond Simpson-Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (2000)

DOCUMENTARY

THE THIRD NATURE OF THE BEAST
Director/Producer/Writer
Performance Australia for Telstra Corporation (2006)

THE SECOND NATURE OF THE BEAST
& BRINGING WHO YOU ARE TO WHAT YOU DO
Director/Producer/Writer
Performance Australia for Telstra Corporation (2005)

THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
Director/Producer/Writer
Performance Australia for Telstra Corporation (2004)

A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
A Hypothetical and dramatised documentary project
Film Victoria  (1995)

DIRECTING TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

MYER/GRACE BROS
T.A.B.
DON
BUSINESS REVIEW WEEKLY
HERALD-SUN
THE ACTU
RESOLVE
ADVANCE BANK
FLY-BUYS
NATIONAL BANK
PIZZA HUT
TOOHEYS
COCA-COLA
KELLOGS…and MORE