Andrew Upton
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Andrew Upton (born c. 1966) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and director.
As a playwright, Upton penned adaptations of Hedda Gabler, the Cherry Orchard, Cyrano de Bergerac and Don Juan (with Marion Potts) for the Sydney Theatre Company [1] and Maxim Gorky's Phillistines for London's Royal National Theatre.[1][2] His original play Riflemind[3], with Hugo Weaving as an aging rock star planning a comeback tour, opened at the STC on 5 October 2007[4] to favourable reviews[5].
In 1999, Upton wrote and directed Bangers which starred his wife, Academy Award winning actress Cate Blanchett. In 2006, he wrote the film Gone which was directed by Ringan Ledwidge.
With his wife, Cate Blanchett, Upton has formed Dirty Films to develop feature projects. [2].
The two were married on December 29, 1997. Their first child, Dashiell John, was born on December 3, 2001; their second child, Roman Robert, was born on April 23, 2004. She is now currently pregnant with her third child, which is due in April 2008.
