Julian Shaw

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Julian Shaw (born 16 December 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an actor and filmmaker best known for directing the 2007 film Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, a British Film Institute award-winning documentary about the life of South African political satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys. Shaw is the creator of several short films including Clearing the Air. He directed the 2011 feature documentary Cup of Dreams, about New Zealand's national Rugby Union team the All Blacks. Shaw also starred in an Australian marriage equality advertisement entitled It's Time (2011).

International awards Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award, 2010 - Byron Bay International Film Festival and Sydney International Film School Inaugural Derek Oyston/Che Award - British Film Institute's London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2009 Independent Spirit Award - Inside Film Awards, 2007 Best Emerging Filmmaker Award - DOCNZ, 2007 Best Documentary for Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story - Documentary Edge Festival, 2007

Filmography

Actor Stoner, San Andreas (film), 2015 "It's Time", GetUp! Australia ad for marriage equality, 2011 Christopher, episode "Love Gone Wrong," Deadly Women Looking for Dr Love, 2024

Director Cup of Dreams, 2011 Clearing the Air, 2010 Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, 2007

Writer, Actor, and Director All Blacks Don't Cry, 2010 (portrayed the young John Kirwan)