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(played by John Jarratt). The long-awaited sequel to his first feature, ''

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'' was released February 2013. Mclean also wrote, directed and produced '' Rogue'' (2007) and was executive producer of '' Red Hill'' (2010) and ''

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'' (2012). He is also the co-author of two novels about the fictional character Mick Taylor; ''Wolf Creek: Origin'' (with Aaron Sterns) and ''Wolf Creek: Desolation Game'' (with Brett McBean) and the four-part comic book series ''Dark Axis: Secret Battles of WW2'' and the graphic novel ''Sebastian Hawks – Creature Hunter.'' In 2016, his film, '' The Darkness'', was released to theaters, and a '' Wolf Creek'' TV series was released on Australian streaming service

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Biography

According to the production notes for film '' Wolf Creek'', "after training as a fine artist specializing in painting, McLean attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), completing a graduate diploma in directing." In his early career he worked with theatre director

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, and with

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and

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. McLean's first short film, ''Plead'', won a Gold award from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). His short film ''ICQ'' screened at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, winning "Best Director of a Short Film". Under his production company GMF (Greg McLean Film), McLean produced television commercials and similar work. McLean's first full-length film was the 2005 Australian independent horror film ''Wolf Creek''. Reviews were mixed, but it achieved a cult following. In the United States, it received an NC-17 rating until being edited to obtain an R rating. Mclean's next film '' Rogue'', in 2007, was about a deadly salt-water crocodile attacking an international group of tourists in Australia's Northern Territory. He was one of the candidates to direct '' Paranormal Activity 2''. McLean produced the Justin Dix thriller ''

''. In February 2013, McLean returned as co-writer (with Aaron Sterns), producer and director for ''

'', the sequel to '' Wolf Creek''. John Jarratt reprised his role as serial killer Mick Taylor, and co-starred with

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. McLean also joined ''

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'' as an Executive Producer in February 2015. In 2016, McLean directed the poorly received horror film '' The Darkness''. His next films are '' The Belko Experiment'' and then ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Executive producer * ''The Edge of Reality'' (2009) (Short film) * '' Red Hill'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Down Under'' (2016) Acting roles

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Greg Australian film directors Horror film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian film producers Australian screenwriters