Personal info
Known for
Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
23 June
Location
Victoria, Australia
Edit pageRussell Mulcahy
Biography
Russell Mulcahy (born 23 June 1953) is an Australian film director. Mulcahy's work is recognizable by the use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights, neo-noir lighting, windblown drapery, and fans.
He directed music videos in the 1980s, worked in television since the early 1990s, and directed the films Razorback (1984), Highlander (1986), and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007).
In the 21st century, Mulcahy's work was increasingly on the small screen: On the Beach (2000), filmed in Australia based on the novel by Neville Shute; The Lost Battalion (2001), with Rick Schroder; and 1st to Die (2003); he also did episodes of Queer as Folk, The Young Lions, Jeremiah, and Skin.
He returned to features with the Australian Swimming Upstream (2003) but mostly directed TV movies, including 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004), Mysterious Island (2005), The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006), The Sitter (2007), Crash and Burn (2007), The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior (2008), and Prayers for Bobby (2009).
He directed the features Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) and Give 'em Hell Malone (2009).
Mulcahy was a key director on the Teen Wolf TV series throughout its run and also directed episodes of Eye Candy and The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. He returned to features with In Like Flynn (2018).
Mulcahy lives in West Hollywood, California, with his partner, David Guzman.
