Director of critically acclaimed films Easy Virtue and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
He began his film career as an assistant Director in Australia in the 1980s.
He was in a skiing accident in 2004 that left him hospitalized for several months.
He came out as gay during his presentation at the AACTA Awards in 2012.
His 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert starred Future Matrix actor Hugo Weaving.
