Garth Davis

Garth Davis (born 1974) is an Australian television, advertising, and film director, best known for directing the films Lion, and biblical drama Mary Magdalene (2018). He earlier directed episodes of the series Top of the Lake (2013).

Biography Garth Davis was born in 1974.

Davis directed several episodes of the series Top of the Lake (2013).

In October 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures hired Davis to direct a film adaptation of Shantaram, but that did not come to fruition; instead, it was later made into a television adaptation for Apple TV+.

He directed The Weinstein Company film Lion, in his feature film directorial debut, which premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016.

In January 2016, Davis was hired to direct a biopic about Mary Magdalene, titled Mary Magdalene, written by Helen Edmundson. The film had its world premiere at the National Portrait Gallery in London in February 2018.

In 2019, Davis teamed up with See-Saw Films joint directors Emile Sherman and Iain Canning in a new production company called I AM THAT, with Samantha Lang as head of development.

In August 2020, it was announced that Davis would direct a sequel to Tron: Legacy, titled Tron: Ares, for Walt Disney Pictures. In January 2023, it was announced that Joachim Rønning would instead direct the film.

In April 2022, Screen Australia announced funding for Immersion, a science fiction drama TV series to be directed by Davis, written by Matt Vesely (Aftertaste) and executive produced by Emile Sherman (The King's Speech) and director/producer Samantha Lang.

Awards 2008: Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and a D&AD Yellow Pencil, for the Schweppes commercial "Burst" 2016: Directors Guild of America Award for Best Direction, Lion

Filmography Film YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer 2016 Lion 2018 Mary Magdalene 2023 Foe

Short film YearTitleNotes 2000 P.I.N.S. Documentary short,Also cinematographer 2003 Alice

Television YearTitleNotes 2006 Love My Way 3 episodes 2013 Top of the Lake 8 episodes (Co-directed 4 episodes with Jane Campion) 2026 East of Eden 4 episodes,Also executive producer