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Jennifer Leacey

Director, Additional CreditsBorn April 9, 1968 (57 years)
Having had a very successful career as an assistant director, Jennifer Leacey graduated from AFTRS in 2010 garnering the prestigious Foxtel Scholarship. Her graduating short film, 'CONNECTION' successfully travelled the international festival circuit including the Palm Springs and Bristol's Close Encounters. Her debut project, 'DODGE' was shortlisted for Australia's premier short film festival, Tropfest.

Since graduating Jennifer has not stopped. Immediately following the Foxtel Scholarship she directed a web series to support the Southern Star/W Channel's second season of 'SPIRITED'. From there she went on to work with Baz Luhrmann on 'THE GREAT GATSBY', which culminated in 2012 with her directing a second unit on behalf of Baz.

2013 has seen Jennifer extend herself over numerous projects such as music videos, TVCs .She has directed Eight episodes of the television series 'WONDERLAND' and the Television Movie Mary : The making of a Princess for Fremantle Media/Channel Ten. Three episodes of Wanted for Matchbox Pictures and the Seven Network. Two episodes of The Wrong Girl for Play Maker and the Ten network. Four episodes of Newtons Law for Every Cloud and the ABC and is currently directing Two episodes of the new ABC series Pulse for Beyond Productions. All this whilst also developing a number of projects, including a coming of age romantic comedy with Paper Moon Productions, a tale of forbidden love with The Three Sisters Productions and a television series set to challenge our faith in the media through her own production Company.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Dark City
  • Rake
  • Wonderland (2013)

Known For

  • The Great Gatsby
  • Cold Mountain
  • Moulin Rouge!
  • Ghost Ship
  • See No Evil
  • NCIS: Sydney
  • The Secrets She Keeps
  • Fake
  • Wanted (2016)
  • Reckoning
  • Frayed
  • Rake
  • Garage Days
  • RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
  • Newton's Law
  • Children of the Revolution
  • Wonderland (2013)
  • Prosper
  • The Wrong Girl
  • The Commons
  • Mary: The Making of a Princess
  • Doctor Doctor (2016)
  • The Wedding Party
  • Footy Legends

Jennifer Leacey Filmography

2024
Fake (TV Series)
2024
Prosper (TV Series)
2023
NCIS: Sydney (TV Series)
2023
The Messenger (TV Series)
2021
2020
2019
The Commons (TV Series)
2019
Reckoning (TV Series)
2019
Frayed (TV Series)
2018
Bite Club (TV Series)
2017
Pulse (2017) (TV Series)
2017
Newton's Law (TV Series)
2016
The Wrong Girl (TV Series)
2016
2016
Wanted (2016) (TV Series)
2015
2013
2010
Rake (TV Series)

2013
The Great Gatsby · as First Assistant Director
2006
Footy Legends · as First Assistant Director
2006
See No Evil · as First Assistant Director
2003
Cold Mountain · as Second Assistant Director
2002
Ghost Ship · as Second Assistant Director
2002
Garage Days · as Second Assistant Director
2001
Moulin Rouge! · as Second Assistant Director
1998
The Echo of Thunder · as Second Assistant Director
1998
Dark City · as Production Secretary
1997
The Wedding Party · as Third Assistant Director
1997
Doing Time for Patsy Cline · as Third Assistant Director
1997
The Well · as Third Assistant Director
1996
Twisted Tales · as Assistant Production Coordinator
1996
Children of the Revolution · as Third Assistant Director

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