Cast & creator
Warwick Thornton
Best known for Kangaroo, Mystery Road, Mystery Road
Warwick Thornton (born 23 July, 1970; Alice Springs) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film Samson and Delilah won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film in 2017 for Sweet Country. Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. His mother Freda Glynn co-founded and was the first director of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) and was the director of Imparja Television for its first 10 years. At 13, Thornton was sent to school in Australia's only monastic town, New Norcia, Western Australia, although he later declared he became angry with Christianity and did not consider himself religious. He graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Also known as: Уорик Торнтон
92
film credits
22
television credits
6
1987–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (114)
Showing 114 of 114 credits
Kangaroo
Second Unit Director
2025
Mystery Road
Cluney
2018Mystery Road
Director
2018Mystery Road
Director of Photography
2018
Fast Charlie
Director of Photography
2023
Firebite
2021Firebite
Director
2021Firebite
Writer
2021Firebite
Director of Photography
2021Firebite
Producer
2021Firebite
Creator
2021Firebite
Creator
2021
The Beach
Self
2020The Beach
Director
2020The Beach
Producer
2020The Beach
Creator
2020
First Australians
Director of Photography
2008
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
Self
2024
The New Boy
Director
2023The New Boy
Writer
2023The New Boy
Director of Photography
2023
Septembers of Shiraz
Director of Photography
2015
Blue Water Empire
Additional Camera
2019
Sweet Country
Director
2018Sweet Country
Director of Photography
2018
First Warrior
Director
The Sapphires
Director of Photography
2012
The Turning
Director
2013The Turning
Director of Photography
2013The Turning
Writer
2013
Wolfram
Director
2026Wolfram
Director of Photography
2026
Nana
Director
2007Nana
Writer
2007
Words with Gods
Writer
2014Words with Gods
Director
2014Words with Gods
Director of Photography
2014
Stone Forever
Additional Camera
1999
Samson and Delilah
Writer
2009Samson and Delilah
Director
2009Samson and Delilah
Director of Photography
2009
Green Bush
Director
2005Green Bush
Writer
2005
5 Seasons
Director of Photography
2005Willaberta Jack
Director of Photography
2007
Buried Country
Director of Photography
2000
The Darkside
Director
2013The Darkside
Director of Photography
2013The Darkside
Writer
2013
Bear
Ranger
2011
Intervention 2 Years On
Camera Operator
2010Coat of Arms
Director of Photography
2017
Audacious
Camera Operator
1995
Nulla Nulla
Thanks
2015
Here I Am
Director of Photography
2011
We Don't Need a Map
Self
2017We Don't Need a Map
Director
2017We Don't Need a Map
Writer
2017We Don't Need a Map
Director of Photography
2017
Radiance
Director of Photography
1998From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
Director
1996From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
Writer
1996From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
Director of Photography
1996
Between Two Lines
Director of Photography
2019Plains Empty
Director of Photography
2005The Healing Sounds of the Bungaran Orchestra
Director of Photography
1999
Black Chook
Director of Photography
2015
Mimi
Director
2002Mimi
Writer
2002Mimi
Director of Photography
2002Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
Director of Photography
2010
Mparntwe Sacred Sites
Director of Photography
2004Stranded
Director of Photography
2011Stranded
Director
2011Dark Science
Director of Photography
2008Dark Science
Director
2008My Mother India
Director of Photography
2002Knot at Home Project
Director of Photography
2006
My Bed Your Bed
Director of Photography
1998Bit of Black Business
Director of Photography
2008
The Lore of Love
Director of Photography
2005The Old Man and the Inland Sea
Writer
2005The Old Man and the Inland Sea
Director
2005The Old Man and the Inland Sea
Director of Photography
2005A Classroom in Theresienstadt
Director of Photography
1998Nganampa Anwernekenhe
Director of Photography
1987
Cold Turkey
Additional Lighting Technician
2003The Way of the Ngangkari
Director
2015The Way of the Ngangkari
Art Department Assistant
2015The Way of the Ngangkari
Art Direction
2015The Way of the Ngangkari
Director of Photography
2015The Oysterman
Director of Photography
2012Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
Director of Photography
1998
Wirriya: Small Boy
Additional Camera
2004Art+Soul
Director
2010Art+Soul
Director of Photography
2010Ngangkari
Director of Photography
2001
Beyond Sorry
Director of Photography
2005In the Air
Director of Photography
2012Promise
Director of Photography
1998Satellite Dreaming
Director of Photography
1991Keao
Director of Photography
2008Flat
Director of Photography
2002
Rosalie's Journey
Writer
2003Rosalie's Journey
Director
2003Rosalie's Journey
Director of Photography
2003
Meth Kelly
Director
2020Willigan's Fitzroy
Director
2000Ancient Eye
Director
2017Jabiru 0886: Trespass
Director of Photography
2002Alchemy
Camera Operator
1998Burning Daylight
Director
2007Tnorala - Baby Falling
Director
2007My Brother Vinnie
Director of Photography
2006