- Birth nameNathan John Hill
- Nickname
- Nate
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Nathan Hill is an award-winning Australian actor, writer, producer, and director celebrated for his bold, multi-genre storytelling. He began his career on stage as Peter Pan before landing roles in Radio Samurai (2002) and Queen of the Damned (2002). His acclaimed short The Strange Game of Hyde and Seek (2004) premiered at Shriekfest, launching a successful directing career with standout features like Fox Force (2009) and Model Behaviour (2013). Hill has earned international recognition for his distinctive work in thrillers and B-erotic cinema.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous - Nathan Hill is an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director recognized for creating multi-genre films for international audiences. His journey in the performing arts began at a young age with his stage debut as Peter Pan, a role that sparked his lifelong passion for storytelling and performance. He was among the pioneers of the 4-year Advanced Diploma of the Screen at the Footscray Film Department in Victoria, Australia. While still in film school, Nathan secured significant acting opportunities - including a lead role in the feature film Radio Samurai (2002) and a part as a vampire in the Warner Bros. production Queen of the Damned (2002). For his graduation project, he wrote and directed The Strange Game of Hyde and Seek (2004), a 30-minute short film that premiered at Shriekfest in Los Angeles. The project went on to become a finalist in the festival's screenplay competition for its feature-length version the following year. After returning to Australia, Nathan directed his first feature film Fox Force (2009). Around this time, he also starred in the mockumentary How to Be a SexStar (2010), which opened the inaugural Australian Film Festival. His earlier work Gloom with a View (2008), in which he played the lead, won Best Pilot at Comedy Gold Channel (2009). Nathan gained further acclaim with Model Behaviour (2013) - a film he acted in, produced, and directed. The project earned multiple accolades including the California Film Awards, the DV Awards, and became a finalist at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Hill has built a dynamic international career, earning acclaim for his unmistakable directorial style and his impact on genre cinema. Drawn to thrillers and B-erotic films, he skillfully merges commercial accessibility with the creativity and experimentation of independent filmmaking.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Parents
- RelativesMichael Hill(Aunt or Uncle)Sarah Hill(Sibling)Daniel Hill(Sibling)Karen Orford(Aunt or Uncle)
- Quite often writes leading characters as anti-heroes.
- His films most always have a staircase leading downwards.
- Often uses slow zooms on the lead character.
- Always casts very attractive women and sometimes models in his films.
- Likes to discover new talent and often uses unknown actors.
- Was slated to direct Corey Haim in the occult feature film Black Mass, until Haim's unexpected death in 2010.
- Is known for reciting lines from Predator (1987) to his friends.
- Was approached to play Warwick Capper in a bio pic but insisted the script was too long.
- Known as Melbourne's very own jade hunter.
- [on filmmaking]: Filmmakers make films, they don't sit in cafés drinking coffee all day. They're out there shooting films. I go and sip my latte when I feel like I've done enough work. And right now I'm working my butt off and I still don't feel like I've done enough?!
- To be a likable actor you have to be a likable person.
- I love it when people criticize my films, it makes me try harder and keep going!
- In my spare time during film school I spent three years adapting the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde novella into a screenplay of my own. What I noticed straight away was that the protagonist was the lawyer character, not the monster, and I was surprised that all previous versions I had seen were made that way. Then I realized this was because of marketing and box office value. I decided to be true to the literature and follow the story of Utterson, the best friend and lawyer to Dr Jekyll, in an attempt to be true to the work of R.L Stevenson. The result was that all the film festivals in America said it was best that I had created a 30 minute version of the movie considering the novel isn't even a full length one either.
- I remember the day I was accepted into Shriekfest for one of my films. I cried out loud. I must have applied to 100 film festivals before I got that one. My dream was to be accepted by an American audience and that was the beginning of it.
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