Daniel Krige

{{short description|Australian film director (born 1970)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2007}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox person | image =  | image_size = | name = Daniel Krige | other_names = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|7|16}} | birth_place = [[Cape Town]], South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Writer, director, actor | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Daniel Krige''' (born 16 July 1970) is a writer, director and actor.

==Early life== Born in [[Cape Town]], South Africa, he grew up in Australia. Krige began working as a writer at the age of sixteen for [[Grundy Television]].

Krige attended the [[Australian Film Television and Radio School]] with [[Dion Beebe]], [[Rowan Woods]], [[Samantha Lang]], [[Peter Duncan (director)|Peter Duncan]], and [[Robert Connolly]].

==Career==

Krige began to direct and act at the age of 21. While at the Australian Film, TV and radio school (AFTRS) as a writing student, he wrote the screenplay for the film ''The Door'' (1992), from a story by fellow student Josie Keys, who directed the film. It received the Golden Hugo for Best Student Drama at the [[Chicago International Film Festival]] in 1993.

He continued his early successes by writing and directing (and even starring in some of) the short films, ''Our Feral Friends'' (1994), ''Fuckwit'' (1994), and ''Happily Ever After'' (1996). [[John Polson]], director of the [[Tropfest]] Film Festival, was third [[assistant director]] on Krige's short film ''Fuckwit''.

His film ''Happily Ever After'' (1996) came second at Australia's [[Tropfest]] Film Festival.

In 2007, Krige directed his debut feature film entitled ''[[West (2007 film)|West]]''. [[The Age]] called the film a "surprisingly effective plot-driven atmosphere piece."<ref>{{cite news |title=West |author=Jim Schembri |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/film-reviews/west/2007/07/05/1183351357708.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | date=5 July 2007}}</ref> [[Johnette Napolitano]] of [[Concrete Blonde]] fame is the main vocalist on the score to ''West''. She also sings the title song, "Falling in Love".

==Filmography==

===Actor=== * ''Our Feral Friends'' (short, 1994) as Mark Flannel * ''Fuckwit'' (short, 1994) as Joshua * ''Happily Ever After'' (short, 1996) aa Ray * ''[[Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)|Twisted Tales]]'' as Judy's brother * ''[[Cactus (2008 film)|Cactus]]'' (2008) as Mal * ''[[Wonderland (Australian TV series)|Wonderland]]'' (2014, season 2) as Alex

===Writer/director === * ''The Door'' (1992) – writer (student film) * ''Our Feral Friends'' (short, 1994) – writer/director * ''Fuckwit'' (short, 1994) – writer * ''Happily Ever After'' (short, 1996) – writer * ''[[Sweat (Australian TV series)|Sweat]]'' – episode 18 (1996) – writer * ''[[Mirror, Mirror II]]'' – ep 19: "Herons", ep 20: "The Shipwreck" (1997) – writer * ''[[Murder Call]]'' – season 1 ep 11: "Dead and Gone" (1999) – writer * ''[[Murder Call]]'' – season 3, ep 10: "Boomerang Business" (1999) – writer * ''[[West (2007 film)|West]]'' (2007) – writer/director * ''Providence Park'' (short, 2010) – director * ''Pathways'' (video, 2010) – director * ''Redd Inc'' (2012) – director * ''The Agent'' – 5 episodes (2016) – director * ''Larry Time'' (short, 2019) – director

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1269084|name=Daniel Krige}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070713093722/http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s1963646.htm Interview] at [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] * [https://vimeo.com/66542826 "The Door" short film]

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