Background
Born in Sydney he grew up in Moorebank, Liverpool, New South Wales and now currently lives in Brisbane, Queensland.
Born in Sydney he grew up in Moorebank, Liverpool, New South Wales and now currently lives in Brisbane, Queensland.
His writing and directing credits include the short films Nine Miles Beautiful, Falling, True Love, Ink and The Housewife. He was also nominated for Best Director and Best Emerging Talent. He has appeared as an actor in the feature films Diamond of Jeru, Inspector Gadget 2, The Great Raid and In Her Skin starring Guy Pearce, Sam Neil and Miranda Otto.
He has also appeared in the Australian television series The Sleepover Club.
True Love won several industry awards including the Kinetone Award for Best Film at the Queensland New Filmmakers Awards, a part of the Brisbane International Film Festival. The film has since won the Best Film Award at the New York City Picture Start Film Festival in New York City. Robert won the Best Director award at the 2012 Shorts in Paradise Film Festival on the Gold Coast. True Love won the Best Film award at the same festival. True Love was paired with the 2013 Academy Award winning short film "Curfew" for broadcast on KQED Television in California. Nine Miles Beautiful won several awards including the People's Choice Award at the Mudfest Film Festival and the Audience Favourite Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival, as well as the People's Choice Award at the Bondi Film Festival.