Roger Donaldson

Biography

Roger Lindsey Donaldson is an Australian and New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer. His 1977 debut film, Sleeping Dogs, is considered a landmark work of New Zealand cinema, as one of the country’s first films to attract large-scale critical and commercial success. He has subsequently directed 17 feature films, working in Hollywood and the United Kingdom, as well as his native country.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit · 2018
• ☆Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1989 · nominated