Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Lewis Fitz-Gerald is an Australian actor who also writes screenplays and directs television. Born in Adelaide in 1958, he trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1978. Early television work included a recurring role on Skyways and guest spots on The Sullivans, Cop Shop and Young Ramsay. His first film was Breaker Morant (1980), in which he played Lieutenant George Witton. We of the Never Never (1982) followed, and in 1986 he took a long-running part as pilot David Gibson in The Flying Doctors. He earned an AFI Award nomination for directing and appearing in The Last Man Hanged. Later credits include Dead Heart (1996), Pitch Black (2000), The Three Stooges (2000), The Boys Are Back (2009), The Cup (2011) and Not Suitable for Children (2012). He helped found Belvoir St Theatre Company. Since 2017 he has lectured at the University of New England in screen and media studies.