His telemovies include Beaconsfield (Nine Network), six Cody telemovies (Network Seven), pilots for Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, Hard Knox (New Line), Fireflies and the children's telemovie I Own The Racecourse (Network Seven).
John Edwards was born in Sydney Australia and has lived most of his life in the beachside suburb of Manly. He attended high school at Balgowlah Boys Campus, which turned out numerous other film and television identities including Academy Award winning cinematographer John Seale, actors Rick Carter and Callan Mulvey, director Ian Barry, writer Tim Pye and comedian Phillip Scott. His spent his final two high school years at The Shore School, before attending Sydney University and Jacksonville State University, Alabama.
He was a History teacher in Sydney's West for three years before making the switch into the film and television industry as a researcher then writer at Film Australia in 1981. He wrote a number of productions including Out of Time, Out of Place, The Bounty Experiment and co-writing the two-part telemovie, The Weekly’s War.
After starting his career researching and writing at Film Australia, Edwards began producing, partnered with Tim Read, with the feature film The Empty Beach, starring Bryan Brown, followed by the telemovie I Own the Racecourse (1985) and the mini-series Cyclone Tracy (1986).
He followed this with the TV series Stringer in 1988 and then, partnering with Sandra Levy at Southern Star, the successful action crime drama Police Rescue from 1991 to 1996 which won Most Popular Drama at the Logies in 1994 and 1996, a swag of acting Logies, 5 AFI and a number of international awards. He went on to make Big Sky (1997–1999) with Levy but then the two separated. Edwards went on to produce Russell Mulcahy's mini-series On The Beach (2000), starring Armand Assante, Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, and which won two AFI Awards and two Golden Globe nominations.
Then came the breakthrough series The Secret Life of Us (2001–2005), a 20-somethings drama series produced with Amanda Higgs which won six Logies, and the ABC mini-series Marking Time which won a record seven AFI Awards.
Edwards is perhaps best known for his award-winning drama series Love My Way (2004–2007), developed and produced specifically for pay television with actor Claudia Karvan and written with Jacquelin Perske, which won eight AFI Awards, six Logie Awards, and six ASTRA Awards. Love My Way was a tipping point for Australian TV not only in its bold portrayal of the complexities of contemporary adult life but its pioneering application of the HBO model of creating quality drama specifically for television. It won both the AFI Awards for Best Television Series three years running and the Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series three years running.
2008 saw the first season of the Channel 10 series Rush (produced with Mimi Butler), which eventually went to four seasons, and won the 2010 AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series. 2009 saw the launch of new pay television series Tangle (produced with Imogen Banks) (Showcase) which went to three seasons and the shooting of Spirited (W), the latter again collaborating with Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske.
Edwards has also produced a number of miniseries and telemovies including the Golden Globe nominated miniseries On the Beach (Showtime USA/Seven Network); Marking Time (ABC), winner of a record 7 AFI awards, the NSW Premier's Literary Award, AWGIE Award and others; Do or Die (Seven Network, BskyB); Children of the Dragon (ABC and BBC1); Tracy (Nine Network); six telemovies in the Cody series (Seven Network) and telemovie pilots for Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, Hard Knox (the only Australian-initiated pilot to be picked up by a US major studio, New Line), Fireflies and Offspring (also produced with Imogen Banks) (series 1–4). More recently he produced Beaconsfield for the Nine Network and Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo for the ABC, becoming their highest rating drama for many years.
In 2012, Edwards produced the new AFI Award-winning series Puberty Blues (also produced with Imogen Banks) for Network Ten, and the AFI and Logie Award-winning mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (produced with Mimi Butler) for the Nine Network. Puberty Blues was the winner of the 2nd AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series, whilst Howzat! Kerry Packer's War was the recipient of the 2nd AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries, the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie, and Silver Logie for Most Popular Miniseries or Telemovie.
In 2013, Edwards produced the fourth and fifth series of Offspring, as well as the second series of Puberty Blues (both with Imogen Banks), for Network Ten. He also produced the television mini-series, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story for the Nine Network with Jodi Matterson, which won several acting AACTA and Logie awards.
In 2014, Edwards produced Gallipoli (with Imogen Banks and Robert Connolly), for the Nine Network, as well as the Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser series, Party Tricks (with Imogen Banks), for Network Ten.
In 2015, Edwards produced The Beautiful Lie (with Imogen Banks), for the ABC. And in 2016, John joined forces with Village Roadshow to form ROADSHOW ROUGH DIAMOND, along with his son, former ITV Studios and Endemol executive, Dan Edwards.
In 2017, John and Dan Edwards produced Romper Stomper for Stan, in 2018, Australian Gangster for Channel Seven, in 2019, Les Norton for ABC, and in 2023, Year Of for Stan. Together with Claudia Karvan and Kelsey Munro, they've produced three series of Bump for Stan (2020-).
Edwards was granted an honorary master's degree from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in December 2011, gave the 2015 Hector Crawford Address at the Annual SPAA Conference, and was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in January 2017.
In 2017, Edwards was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the broadcast media industry as a television producer, and as a role model and mentor.[1]
Love My Way Logie Awards 2005 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Claudia Karvan 2005 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama Series 2006 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Dan Wyllie 2006 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Claudia Karvan 2006 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama Series 2007 Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Drama Series AFI Awards 2005 Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television | Max Cullen 2005 Best Television Drama Series 2005 Best Direction in Television | Jessica Hobbs 2005 Best Screenplay in Television | Jacquelin Perske 2005 Best Lead Actress in Television | Claudia Karvan 2006 Best Television Drama Series 2007 Best Lead Actress in Television Drama | Claudia Karvan 2007 Best Television Drama Series Astra Awards 2005 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female | Claudia Karvan 2005 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male | Dan Wyllie 2005 Most Outstanding Australian Drama Production 2006 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female | Asher Keddie 2006 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male | Dan Wyllie 2007 Most Outstanding Drama Program Miscellaneous Awards 2005 AWGIE Award Best Script in a Television Series | Louise Fox 2005 APRA/AGSC Awards Best Music in a Television Series or Serial | Stephen Rae 2005 SPAA Awards Best Television Drama 2005 Henry Lawson Awards Best Drama
Marking Time AFI Awards 2004 Best Television Mini-Series or Telefeature 2004 Best Direction in Television | Cherie Nowlan 2004 Best Screenplay in Television | John Doyle 2004 Best Actor in a Leading Role in a TV Drama | Abe Forsythe 2004 Best Actress in a Leading Role in a TV Drama | Bojana Novakovic 2004 Best Actor in a Supporting Role in TV Drama | Matt Le Nevez 2004 Best Actress in a Supporting Role in TV Drama | Katie Wall NSW Premier's Literary Award 2004 Script Writing Award | John Doyle AWGIE Awards 2004 Mini Series Original | John Doyle
The Secret Life of Us Logie Awards 2002 Most Outstanding Drama Series 2002 Most Outstanding Actress | Deborah Mailman 2003 Most Outstanding Drama Series 2003 Most Outstanding Actress | Claudia Karvan 2004 Most Outstanding Drama Series 2004 Most Outstanding Actress | Deborah Mailman AWGIE Awards 2001 Best Screenplay for Original Telemovie | Judi Mccrossin & Christopher Lee 2002 Best Screenplay for Drama Series | Andrew Kelly AFI Awards 2001 Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sam Johnson 2001 Best Actress in a Guest Role | Catherine McClements 2002 Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joel Edgerton
Do or Die AFI Awards 2001 AFI Open Craft Award in TV Drama – Editing | Shawn Seet
On the Beach AFI Awards 2000 AFI Open Craft Award in TV Drama - Set Design | Sally Shepherd, Roger Ford 2000 AFI Best Television Mini-Series Two Golden Globe Nominations
Police Rescue Logie Awards 1993 Most Popular Actor | Gary Sweet 1993 Most Outstanding Actor | Gary Sweet 1994 Most Outstanding Drama 1994 Most Popular Actor | Gary Sweet 1994 Most Popular Actress | Sonia Todd 1996 Most Outstanding Drama AFI Awards 1989 Best Director (Pilot) | Peter Fisk 1991 Best Screenplay in a TV Drama | Peter Schreck 1991 Best Actress in a Leading Role in TV Drama | Sonia Todd 1991 Best Actor in a Leading Role in TV Drama | Gary Sweet 1992 Best Actor in a Leading Role in TV Drama | Gary Sweet 1993 Best Direction in a TV Drama | Michael Carson People's Choice Awards 1993 Favourite TV Drama or Serial 1993 Favourite Male Star in TV Drama or Serial | Gary Sweet 1994 Favourite Australian Movie Star | Gary Sweet 1994 Favourite Australian Film (Police Rescue – The Movie) 1994 Favourite Male Star in TV Drama | Gary Sweet 1995 Favourite TV Drama/Serial Umbriafiction (Italy) 1992 Best Non-European Drama Serial New York Festivals/Worldmedal 1995 International TV Programming
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Logie Awards 2013 Silver Logie Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie 2013 Silver Logie Most Popular Miniseries or Telemovie AACTA Awards 2013 AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries 2013 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Mandy McElhinney
Puberty Blues Logie Awards 2013 Silver Logie Most Popular New Female Talent | Brenna Harding AACTA Awards 2013 AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series (S1)
Offspring S1, S2, S3 Logie Awards 2011 Silver Logie Most Popular Actress | Asher Keddie 2012 Silver Logie Most Popular Actress | Asher Keddie 2013 Silver Logie Most Popular Actress | Asher Keddie 2013 Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Television | Asher Keddie 2014 Silver Logie Most Popular Actress | Asher Keddie 2014 Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actress | Asher Keddie AFI Awards 2010 AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Deborah Mailman AACTA Awards 2014 AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama | Kat Stewart 2014 Best Screenplay in Television | Debra Oswald
Paper Giants" The Birth of Cleo Logie Awards 2012 Silver Logie Most Popular Actress | Asher Keddie 2012 Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actor | Rob Carlton AACTA Awards 2012 AACTA Award – Switched on Audience Choice Award for Best Performance in a Television Drama | Asher Keddie
Tangle S1, S2, S3 AFI Awards 2010 AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | Catherine McClements ASTRA Awards 2013 Most Outstanding Drama 2011 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female | Justine Clarke 2010 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male | Ben Mendelsohn 2011 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female | Catherine McClements 2013 Most Outstanding Drama 2013 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female | Catherine McClements 2013 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male | Lincoln Younes
Rush S1, S2, S3, S4 AFI Awards 2010 AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series
Spirited S1, S2 ASTRA Awards 2011 Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Male | Matt King 2011 Most Outstanding Drama
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story AACTA Awards 2014 Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy | Geoff Bennett 2014 Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Lachy Hulme 2014 Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Luke Ford
The Beautiful Lie AACTA Award 2016 Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Celia Pacquola Screen Music Awards 2016 Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Alan John
Romper Stomper Logie Awards 2018 Silver Logie Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie 2018 Silver Logie Outstanding Supporting Actress | Jacqueline McKenzie AACTA Award 2018 Best Sound in Television
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