Biography
George Miller is an Australian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. Born on 3 March 1945 in Chinchilla, Queensland, he began his career in medicine before turning to film.
He created and directed the Mad Max franchise, beginning with Mad Max (1979), followed by Mad Max 2 (1981), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Other notable directorial credits include The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Happy Feet (2006) and Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022). He also produced and co-wrote Babe (1995).
Miller won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feet. He has received further Academy Award nominations, including for Best Director for Mad Max: Fury Road, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe awards.
