David Cameron

DAVID  is a multi-award winning Actor, and Graduate from Sydneys  National Institute
of Dramatic Art. His Directing career began with the stage production, A LIFE IN THE THEATRE
for the Playbox Theatre Company and the television sit-com, US AND THEM. He went on to
Direct the D-Gens comedy clip successes, FIVE IN A ROW and FIVE MORE IN A ROW, and
continued to explore various screen techniques and styles by Directing scores of Television
Commercials for major Agencies and Clients, including COCA COLA, KELLOGS, NATIONAL
BANK and MYER/GRACE BROTHERS.

As a Screen Director, David has brought his strong visual sense and knowledge of performance to
numerous Television Drama and Comedy Productions including STATE CORONER, GOOD GUYS,
BAD GUYS; his AFI-award winning episode of THE WAYNE MANIFESTO; the ABCs
SEACHANGE; Jonathan M.Shiffs WICKED SCIENCE; and one of the DOGWOMAN telemovies for
Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier. David directed the pilot telemovie LIFE for Beyond Simpson Le
Mesurier and was also their Set-Up Director for the undercover cop series, STINGERS, which he
continued to direct into its eighth season.
David also Directed many CITY HOMICIDE for the 7 Network.

He has Co-Produced and Directed Corporate Documentaries for the TELSTRA Corporation, and ORIGIN.
He was the Voice Director on the Media World/BBC/Disney Childrens Animated TV series DOGSTAR.
David is an Associate at the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama, running the graduating
Acting students FILM and TV Course. He also conducts Directing Workshops at the VCA Film
School, and holds Screen Performance Workshops at TAFTA. 16th STREET, and private Coaching ‘ONE on ONES.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

1997 AFI AWARD – FOR BEST CHILDRENS TELEVISION DRAMA
Wayne Manifesto – director David Cameron
1993 MELBOURNE ART DIRECTORS CLUB NOMINATION
Donn TV Commercials – director David Cameron
1981 PENGUIN AWARD – INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR
SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)
1981 SAMMY AWARD – AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TV AWARD FOR
BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES
Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)
1981 LOGIE NOMINATION – BEST ACTOR
Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)
1980 CLIO AWARD – INTERNATIONAL RADIO RECOGNITION

TRAINING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART
Graduate 1968
Advanced Course 1970
AUSTRALIAN FILM TELEVISION AND RADIO SCHOOL
Short Courses
Funding for Screen Performance Workshops (1994)

DIRECTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

ADULT DRAMA

BED OF ROSES
(ABC) Series Director (2011)
CITY HOMICIDE
TV Drama – Series 2 Director and Set-up Series 3
The Seven Network ( 2008-2009 )
STINGERS TV Drama – Set up and Series Director
Simpson Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (1997-2004)
SEA CHANGE
TV Drama – Series Director
Australian Broadcasting Commission and Artists Services (1998)
GOOD GUYS BAD GUYS
TV Drama – Series Director
Simpson-Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (1997-98)
STATE CORONER
TV Drama – Series Director
Crawford Productions and Network 10 (1997)

TELEMOVIES

LIFE
Beyond Simpson-Le Mesurier and Network 10 (2001)
DOGWOMAN 3
Beyond Simpson-Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (2000)

CHILDRENS DRAMA

DOGSTAR
Performance Voice Director
Animation series for Media World Pictures/BBC/Disney and Network 9 (2006-2009)
WICKED SCIENCE 2
Series Director
Johnathan M Shiff Productions (2005)
FERGUS MCPHAIL
Series Director
Burberry Productions, Network 10/BBC (2003)
HORACE AND TINA
Series Director
Johnathan M Shiff Productions (1999)
THE WAYNE MANIFESTO
Series Director
Australian Broadcasting Commission and Artists Services (1996)

SIT-COM AND CLIPS

MERLE
Situation Comedy workshop Pilot Director
Simpson-Le Mesurier at Channel Nine (1996)
US AND THEM
A Situation Comedy – Director
Telltale Films at Channel Nine (1996)
THE LATE SHOW
Concept Director for the D-Generation
Live-to-Air pilots for the Nine Network (1995)
FIVE IN A ROW and FIVE MORE IN A ROW
Directing the D-Generation comedy rock clips for TV and Cinema (1990)

DOCUMENTARY

FACE TO FACE for ORIGIN Enregy – Producer/Writer/Director (2010)
THE THIRD NATURE OF THE BEAST
Producer/Writer/Director
Performance Australia for the Telstra Corporation (2006)
THE SECOND NATURE OF THE BEAST
BRINGING WHO YOU ARE TO WHAT YOU DO
Producer/Writer/Director
Performance Australia for the Telstra Corporation (2005)

THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
Producer/Writer/Director
Performance Australia for the Telstra Corporation (2004)
A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
A Hypothetical dramatised documentary project. Film Victoria (1995)

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

MYER/GRACE BROS RESOLVE
T.A.B. PIZZA HUT
DON BUSINESS REVIEW WEEKLY
HERALD-SUN KELLOGS
THE ACTU
ADVANCE BANK
FLY-BUYS
NATIONAL BANK
TOOHEYS
COCA-COLA

MENTORING, TEACHING and LECTURING

The Victorian College of the Arts ( Screen Performance Workshops with the Graduating
Acting Students 2005-2008 )
TAFTA Acting for the Screen Workshops ( 2007 -2013)
The VCA Film School ( Directors Lecture and Workshops 2006-2012 )
Acting for the Screen Workshops at 16th Street Studios (2009 2010)