# Rod Hardy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rod_Hardy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rod_Hardy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Hardy > Source revision: 1281311551 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Australian television and film director Not to be confused with [Rob Hardy](/source/Rob_Hardy), another television director. Rod Hardy Born 1949 (age 76–77) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Occupations Television director film director **Rod Hardy** (born 1949) is an Australian film and television director.[1] ## Career His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's [8 mm film](/source/8_mm_film) camera. Hardy has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Hardy directed the 1979 horror feature film *[Thirst](/source/Thirst_(1979_film))* starring [Chantal Contouri](/source/Chantal_Contouri),[2] which won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 [Asia Pacific Film Festival](/source/Asia_Pacific_Film_Festival).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Having worked as a producer and director on the TV series, *[E Street](/source/E_Street_(television_show))* from 1989 to 1991, Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992. His first project as director was *[Lies and Lullabies](/source/Lies_and_Lullabies)* a story of drug addicts, starring [Susan Dey](/source/Susan_Dey) and [Piper Laurie](/source/Piper_Laurie). He directed *[Buffalo Girls](/source/Buffalo_Girls_(1995_film))* (1995), which received two [Golden Globe](/source/Golden_Globe), one [Screen Actors Guild](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards) and 11 [Emmy](/source/Emmy) award nominations.[1] Hardy has worked on shows such as *[The X-Files](/source/The_X-Files)*, *[Battlestar Galactica](/source/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series))* and *[Leverage](/source/Leverage_(American_TV_series))*.[1] ## Filmography (as director) ### Films and miniseries - *[Thirst](/source/Thirst_(1979_film))* (1979) - *[Sara Dane](/source/Sara_Dane)* (1982) - *[Under Capricorn](/source/Under_Capricorn_(miniseries))* (1983) - *[Eureka Stockade](/source/Eureka_Stockade_(miniseries))* (1984) - *[Shadows of the Heart](/source/Shadows_of_the_Heart)* (1990) - *[Rio Diablo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rio_Diablo&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1993) - *[Between Love and Hate](/source/Between_Love_and_Hate_(1993_film))* (1993) - *[Lies and Lullabies](/source/Lies_and_Lullabies)* (1993) - *[The Only Way Out](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Only_Way_Out_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1993) - *[My Name Is Kate](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Name_Is_Kate&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1994) - *[The Yearling](/source/The_Yearling_(1994_film))* (1994) - *[Buffalo Girls](/source/Buffalo_Girls_(1995_film))* (1995) - *[An Unfinished Affair](/source/An_Unfinished_Affair)* (1996) - *[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea](/source/20%2C000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea_(1997_Village_Roadshow_film))* (1997) - *[Robinson Crusoe](/source/Robinson_Crusoe_(1997_film))* (1997) - *[Two For Texas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two_For_Texas&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1998) - *[Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.](/source/Nick_Fury%3A_Agent_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._(film))* (1998) - *[High Noon](/source/High_Noon_(2000_film))* (2000) - *[Route 52](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Route_52_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2002) - *[December Boys](/source/December_Boys)* (2007) - *[Silent Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silent_Night_(2014_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2014) - *[Lucky Valentine](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucky_Valentine&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2014) ### TV series - *[E Street](/source/E_Street_(television_show))* (co-executive producer) - *[The Mentalist](/source/The_Mentalist)* - *[Leverage](/source/Leverage_(American_TV_series))* - *[Mental](/source/Mental_(TV_series))* - *[Saving Grace](/source/Saving_Grace_(American_TV_series))* - *[Dollhouse](/source/Dollhouse_(TV_series))* - *[Burn Notice](/source/Burn_Notice)* - *[Battlestar Galactica](/source/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series))* - *[JAG](/source/JAG_(TV_series))* - *[The X-Files](/source/The_X-Files)* - *[Powers](/source/Powers_(American_TV_series))* - *[The Librarians](/source/The_Librarians_(2014_TV_series))* - *[Prisoner](/source/Prisoner_(TV_series))* - *[Neighbours](/source/Neighbours)*, including the iconic [wedding episode](/source/Episode_523_(Neighbours)) ## See also - *[Not Quite Hollywood](/source/Not_Quite_Hollywood)* ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) Roberts, Jerry (2009). [*Encyclopedia of television film directors*](https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. pp. 231–232. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780810863781](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780810863781). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lapsley, John (4 November 1979). ["B-grade vampire cult quenched"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-b-grade-vampir/162141142/). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). ## External links - [Rod Hardy](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362738/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Rod Hardy Thirst (1979) Sara Dane (1982) Under Capricorn (1983) Eureka Stockade (1984) Shadows of the Heart (1990) Rio Diablo (1993) Between Love and Hate (1993) Lies and Lullabies (1993) The Only Way Out (1993) My Name Is Kate (1994) The Yearling (1994) Buffalo Girls (1995) An Unfinished Affair (1996) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997) Robinson Crusoe (1997) Two for Texas (1998) Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998) High Noon (2000) Route 52 (2002) December Boys (2007) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Spain Netherlands Norway Korea Poland Israel People Deutsche Biographie Other SNAC This article about an Australian film director is a stub. 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