Has four children, David, Fiona, Alistair and Peter.
Began his career making documentaries for Film Australia.
Father, a pilot for the RAF who was shot down in 1944 in the last big air attack by the English before the Americans took control of aerial warfare in Europe.
Graduated from NIDA.
Studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
President of the Australian Screen Directors Association (ASDA) for over five years.
Began his career with the Commonwealth Film Unit in 1963.