Denny Lawrence

Denny Lawrence
Born	1952 (age 72–73) London, UK
Education	NIDA, Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Occupations	Actor writer producer director
Years active	1967-2025

Denny Lawrence (born 1952 in London) is an Australian actor, writer, producer and director of television, theatre and film.

He studied at NIDA and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Among his most notable credits are the feature film Goodbye Paradise (1983) and the mini-series Bodyline (1984). ^{[1] [2]} He has also worked extensively as a teacher. ^[3]

Select credits

Films

• The Outing – short
• Goodbye Paradise (1983) – co-writer
• Emoh Ruo (1985) – director
• The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) – additional dialogue
• Archer (1986) – director
• Army Wives (1986) – director
• Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987) – co-writer
• Afraid to Dance (1988) – director
• Rainbow's End (1995) – director
• A Divided Heart (2008) – director

TV series

• Scattergood: Friend of All (1975)
• The Young Doctors (1979–80) – director
• The Restless Years – director
• Sons and Daughters (1982–83) – director
• Bodyline (1984) – co-writer, co-director
• Palace of Dreams (1985) – co-writer, co-director
• The Last Resort (1988) – director
• The Bill (1991) – director
• A Country Practice (1980s) – producer, director
• [Butterfly Island] 1992 producer, director
• Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1995–96) – director, writer
• State Coroner (1998) – director
• Something in the Air (2000-01) – director
• Blue Heelers (2002) – director
• MDA (2002-03) – producer, director
• Tricky Business (2012) – producer

References

1. Christine Cremen, "Denny Lawrence", Cinema Papers, May–June 1983 p 113
2. Vagg, Stephen (10 June 2025). "It's time to say hello again to Goodbye Paradise". InReview. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
3. Biography at Tisch School of Arts

External links

• Denny Lawrence at IMDb
• Theatre credits at AusStage