Edward John Drake | |
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Born | Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 1990
Occupation | Film director |
Website | Official website |
Edward John Drake (born 26 December 1990) is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles, California. [1]
Drake worked repeatedly with Bruce Willis: He wrote and directed the films Cosmic Sin , starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and Adelaide Kane, [2] and Apex (2021), starring Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis. [3] He wrote and executive produced Breach , starring Willis and Thomas Jane. [4]
Of his non-Willis-work, he wrote and directed Broil, starring Johnathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, and Timothy V. Murphy. [5] The film was selected for Fantaspoa 2020 and several other film festivals. [6]
Drake is the 2020 winner of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman. [7]
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