Bruce Beresford was born on August 16, 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an Academy Award-nominated Australian film director, writer, and producer.

He graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain.

Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The Golden West, staged for the Spoleto Festival in Charleston and Spoleto (Italy) and Elektra (Strauss), which was staged for the State Opera Company of South Australia and performed in Adelaide and Melbourne.

He directed Tender Mercies (1983), Her Alibi (1989), A Good Man in Africa (1994) and Paradise Road (1997).

His last directorial credits include Evelyn (2002), Orpheus (2006) and The Contract (2006).

Director

• A Dream of Red Mansions (2009)
• Fever (2007)
• Long Tan (2008)
• Rhapsody (2007)
• A Woman of No Importance (2008)
• The Contract (2006)
• Orpheus (2006) (TV)
• And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV)
• Evelyn (2002)
• Bride of the Wind (2001)
• Double Jeopardy (1999)
• Sydney: A Story of a City (1999)
• Paradise Road (1997)
• Last Dance (1996)
• Silent Fall (1994)
• A Good Man in Africa (1994)
• Rich in Love (1993)
• Black Robe (1991)
• Mister Johnson (1990)
• Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
• Her Alibi (1989)
• Aria (1987) (segment "Die tote Stadt")
• Crimes of the Heart (1986)
• The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
• King David (1985)
• Tender Mercies (1983)
• Puberty Blues (1981)
• The Club (1980)
• 'Breaker' Morant (1980)
• Money Movers (1978)
• The Getting of Wisdom (1978)
• Don's Party (1976)
• Side by Side (1975)
• Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
• The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)

Awards

• Genie Best Director "Black Robe" 1991
• Australian Neville Wran Award 1986