Michael Rymer (born 1 March 1963 in

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) is an Australian television and film director, best known for his work on the re-imagined ''

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'' TV series, for which he directed the pilot miniseries and several episodes of

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. He also directed '' In Too Deep'' and ''

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''. Rymer attended film school at the

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Filmography

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'' (1990) *'' Angel Baby'' (1995) *'' Allie and Me'' (1997) *'' In Too Deep'' (1999) *''

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'' (2004–2009) *''Revolution'' (2009) *'' Face to Face'' (2011) *'' American Horror Story: Asylum'' (2012) *''

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'' (2015) *'' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (2018) (2 episodes)

Awards

Rymer won the award of Best Dramatic Feature at the 2012

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for the film ''Face to Face''.

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* 1963 births Living people Australian film directors American television directors Horror film directors Hugo Award winners {{Australia-film-director-stub