James Napier Robertson | |
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 Napier Robertson in 2016 | |
| Born | James William Napier Robertson 24 March 1982 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, actor, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Height | 185.42 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Children | 2 |
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James William Napier Robertson[1] (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film I'm Not Harry Jenson, and 2014 film The Dark Horse, for which he won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards, and which was declared by New Zealand critics "One of the greatest New Zealand films ever made".[2]
Robertson also wrote and directed two episodes of the Logie Award winning crime drama Romper Stomper, and appeared earlier in his career as an actor in Shakespearean theater and several television productions including The Tribe and Being Eve, describing how his acting work "funded his early filmmaking".[3]
- ^ NEW INTERVIEW - James Napier Robertson (JAY) - Virus Lockdown - The Tribe Series - Official Podcast, archived from the original on 22 December 2021, retrieved 31 May 2020
- ^ "Film review with Dan Slevin". Radio New Zealand. 24 July 2014.
- ^ "I'm Not Harry Jenson: Director interview 19-1-10 Radio Wammo Show, Kiwi FM". YouTube. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2016.