John Hillcoat

John Hillcoat
John Hillcoat at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for the premiere of The Road
Born	(1961-08-14) August 14, 1961 (age 55) Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, music video director

John Hillcoat (born 14 August 1961) is an Australian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, and music video director.

Hillcoat was born in Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton. He attended St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School and was active with the McMaster University Film Board most notably producing an animated short titled "The Finger".

Hillcoat has repeatedly worked with Nick Cave and also the band Depeche Mode. He has also featured actor Guy Pearce multiple times in his works. His film The Road, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, and was released in the U.S. in November 2009. His 2012 film, Lawless, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Hillcoat's film, Triple 9 was released in 2016.