Rod Hardy

Rod Hardy (born 1949) is an Australian film and television director.^[1]

His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Rod has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia.^{[citation needed]}

His first feature film, Thirst, won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

Having worked as a producer and director on the TV series, E Street from 1989 to 1991. Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992. His first project as director was Lies and Lullabies a story of drug addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie. He directed Buffalo Girls (1995), which received two Golden Globe, one Screen Actors Guild and 11 Emmy award nominations.^[1]

Hardy has worked on shows such as The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica and Leverage.^[1]

• Thirst (1979)
• Sara Dane (1982)
• Under Capricorn (1983)
• Eureka Stockade (1984)
• Shadows of the Heart (1990)
• Rio Diablo (1993)
• Between Love and Hate (1993)
• Lies and Lullabies (1993)
• The Only Way Out (1993)
• My Name Is Kate (1994)
• The Yearling (1994)
• Buffalo Girls (1995)
• An Unfinished Affair (1996)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
• Robinson Crusoe (1997)
• Two For Texas (1998)
• Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)
• High Noon (2000)
• Route 52 (2002)
• December Boys (2007)
• Silent Night (2014)
• Lucky Valentine (2014)

• E Street (co-executive producer)
• The Mentalist
• Leverage (TV series)
• Mental (TV series)
• Saving Grace (TV series)
• Dollhouse (TV series)
• Burn Notice
• Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
• JAG
• The X-Files
• Powers (TV series)
• The Librarians (TV series)
• Prisoner (TV series)
• Neighbours, including iconic episode The Wedding - Episode 523

• Not Quite Hollywood

• Rod Hardy at IMDb

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