Paul Currie

Paul Currie was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended the Melbourne Institute of Technology and graduated with a degree in Applied Science, with majors in Drama and Marketing. At age 21, he entered the Australian film industry, working on a number of projects before earning his first producer credit on UNDER THE GUN, staring Richard Norton. After directing theater and training actors for many years, Currie made his directorial debut on ONE PERFECT DAY, where he won the 2004 Australian Screen Directors’ Association Award for Best Debut Film. In 2006, Currie went to America and formed Lightstream Pictures, a commercial film production company with a focus on producing quality commercial projects. The company has produced RAMPART starring Woody Harrelson, MAX ROSE starring Jerry Lewis, THE KING’S DAUGHTER with Pierce Brosnon and 2:22 with Michiel Huisman and Teresa Palmer, which Currie also directed. Currie was also one of the producers on the Academy Award winning HACKSAW RIDGE starring Andrew Garfield and he also produced BLEEDING STEEL starring Jackie Chan.