Brendan Cowell
Brendan is an award-winning writer, actor and director for television, theatre, and film. He wrote the smash hit Ruben Guthrie for Belvoir St Theatre in 2009, and wrote and directed…
BottomBrendan is an award-winning writer, actor and director for television, theatre, and film. He wrote the smash hit Ruben Guthrie for Belvoir St Theatre in 2009, and wrote and directed…
BottomBrendan is an award-winning writer, actor and director for television, theatre, and film. He wrote the smash hit Ruben Guthrie for Belvoir St Theatre in 2009, and wrote and directed the film adaptation, winning an AWGIE for the screenplay. Brendan wrote two episodes of the multi award-winning series The Slap for which he won the AACTA Best Screenplay prize. He has won the Patrick White Playwright’s Award, the Philip Parsons Young Playwright’s Award, and the Griffin Award. His 11 plays have been produced around the world. He was a writer on the acclaimed TV series Love My Way, in which he starred. Plum is his second novel.
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