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Brett Popplewell(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Brett Popplewell is known for Sanctum (2011), Daybreakers (2009) and Street Fighter (1994).
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Sanctum (2011)
    Sanctum
    5.9
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Daybreakers (2009)
    Daybreakers
    6.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009
    Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Grand L. Bush, Andrew Bryniarski, Byron Mann, Wes Studi, Jay Tavare, and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in Street Fighter (1994)
    Street Fighter
    4.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1994
    Dolph Lundgren in The Punisher (1989)
    The Punisher
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • Don Hany, Kym Marsh, Dannii Minogue, and Jackie Woodburne in The Imposter (2025)
      The Imposter
      4.7
      TV Mini Series
      • head of scripted: Fremantle Aus
      • 2025
    • Asher Yasbincek, Brodie Townsend, Josh Heuston, Ayesha Madon, James Majoos, Sherry-Lee Watson, Gemma Chua-Tran, Will McDonald, Bryn Chapman Parish, Chloe Hayden, and Thomas Weatherall in Heartbreak High (2022)
      Heartbreak High
      7.7
      TV Series
      • head of production: FremantleMedia
      • 2022–2024
    • Heat (2023)
      Heat
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • head of production: drama
      • 2023
    • Peter O'Brien, Jo Joyner, and David Berry in Riptide (2022)
      Riptide
      5.5
      TV Series
      • head of production: drama
      • 2022
    • Summer Love (2022)
      Summer Love
      6.5
      TV Series
      • head of production: drama
      • 2022
    • Neighbours (1985)
      Neighbours
      5.7
      TV Series
      • head of production: drama
      • 2019–2022
    • Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)
      Wentworth
      8.6
      TV Series
      • head of production: drama
      • 2019–2021
    • Charlie Brooks, Brett Tucker, and Phoebe Roberts in With Intent (2021)
      With Intent
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • head of production
      • 2021
    • Kate Atkinson, Bernard Curry, Tammy Macintosh, and Kate Jenkinson in Wentworth: Behind The Bars (2019)
      Wentworth: Behind The Bars
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Head of Production: Drama
      • 2019

    Producer

    • Wentworth: Halfway Home
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Maestro
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Don Hany, Kym Marsh, Dannii Minogue, and Jackie Woodburne in The Imposter (2025)
      The Imposter
      4.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Marta Dusseldorp, Kerry Fox, and Toby Leonard Moore in Bay of Fires (2023)
      Bay of Fires
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2025
    • Alexa Curtis, Ryan Yeates, Izellah Connelly, Noah Akhigbe, and Inessa Tan in Rock Island Mysteries (2022)
      Rock Island Mysteries
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • Significant Others (2022)
      Significant Others
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Charlie Brooks, Brett Tucker, and Phoebe Roberts in With Intent (2021)
      With Intent
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Natalie Dormer and Lily Sullivan in Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018)
      Picnic at Hanging Rock
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Hoges (2017)
      Hoges
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)
      Wentworth
      8.6
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2016
    • Me and My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
      Me and My Mates vs. The Zombie Apocalypse
      4.7
      • line producer
      • 2015
    • Joseph Millson, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Russell Tovey, David Wenham, and MyAnna Buring in Banished (2015)
      Banished
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • co-producer: See-Saw Filma
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • James Cameron in Deepsea Challenge (2014)
      Deepsea Challenge
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Moodys (2014)
      The Moodys
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • line producer
      • 2014
    • Camp (2013)
      Camp
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Sanctum (2011)
      Sanctum
      5.9
      • line producer
      • 2011
    • The Starter Wife (2007)
      The Starter Wife
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • line producer
      • 2007

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Charlie Brooks, Brett Tucker, and Phoebe Roberts in With Intent (2021)
      With Intent
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Daybreakers (2009)
      Daybreakers
      6.4
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2009
    • McLeod's Daughters (2001)
      McLeod's Daughters
      7.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2008–2009
    • Water Rats (1996)
      Water Rats
      6.9
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • first assistant director
      • 1996–1997
    • Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, George Miller, Majandra Delfino, Jessica Howell, and Miko Hughes in Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
      Zeus and Roxanne
      5.4
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1997
    • Richard Chamberlain and Amanda Donohoe in The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996)
      The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • Nicollette Sheridan, Gil Bellows, and Jay O. Sanders in Silver Strand (1995)
      Silver Strand
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Grand L. Bush, Andrew Bryniarski, Byron Mann, Wes Studi, Jay Tavare, and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in Street Fighter (1994)
      Street Fighter
      4.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • The Miraculous Mellops (1991)
      The Miraculous Mellops
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Hunting (1990)
      Hunting
      4.6
      • second assistant director
      • 1990
    • Heaven Tonight (1989)
      Heaven Tonight
      6.1
      • second assistant director
      • 1989
    • The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (1989)
      The Saint: Fear in Fun Park
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1989
    • Dolph Lundgren in The Punisher (1989)
      The Punisher
      5.7
      • assistant director
      • 1989
    • Jeff Fahey and Tushka Bergen in Wrangler (1989)
      Wrangler
      5.8
      • second assistant director
      • 1989
    • Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey (1988)
      Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1988

    Personal details

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      • Brett 'Big Boy' Popplewell

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