Edward John Drake

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Edward John Drake
Born (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationFilm director
Website Official website

Edward John Drake (born 26 December 1990) is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles, California. [1]

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Film

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]

Awards

Drake is the 2020 winner of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman. [7]

Videography

Music videos

2016

  • Jack Ü – "Beats Knockin ft. Fly Boi Keno" [8]
  • Autoerotique – "Count On You"

2015

2014

2013

2012

Filmography

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