Wayne Blair

Indigenous Australian actor, writer, director

November 28, 1971 (52 years old)

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The New Boy

Aust. 2023. Fantasy by Warwick Thornton with Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair. In 1940s Australia, the well-ordered routine of an isolated monastery run by a renegade nun is disrupted by the arrival of an injured Aboriginal orphan.

Runtime: 116 min.

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Rams

Aust. 2020. Dramatic comedy by Jeremy Sims with Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson. Two brothers, who have not spoken to each other for years, join forces when a contagious disease threatens the survival of their respective flocks of sheep.

Runtime: 115 min.

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June Again

Aust. 2020. Drama by JJ Winlove with Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry.

Runtime: 99 min

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Redfern Now: Promise Me

Aust. 2015. Drama by Rachel Perkins with Rarriwuy Hick, Wayne Blair, Deborah Mailman. Although married to a police officer, an Indigenous woman from an underprivileged area of Sydney refuses to press charges for rape, unlike her friend, who was the victim of the same attacker.

Runtime: 90 min.

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Septembers of Shiraz

U.S. 2015. Thriller by Wayne Blair with Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody, Shohreh Aghdashloo. In 1979 Tehran, a Jewish jeweller is captured by Islamist revolutionaries, who accuse him of having done business with the Israeli secret service.

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The Sapphires

Aust. 2012. Musical drama by Wayne Blair with Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy. In 1968, the perilous tour in Vietnam of four young aboriginal singers hired by the American army to entertain its troops.

Runtime: 100 min.