Andrew Upton Wiki Biography

Andrew Upton was born on the 1st February 1966, in Sydney, Australia and is a screenwriter, playwright as well as a director. He is also known for his family relations, as he is the husband of popular actress Cate Blanchett. Upton has been active in the entertainment industry since the late 1990s.

How much is the net worth of Andrew Upton? It has been calculated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017.

Andrew Upton Net Worth $10 Million

Concerning his professional career, he wrote script adaptations for plays for both the Sydney Theatre Company as well as London’s Royal National Theatre. Among his works are the script adaptations for such plays as “Children of the Sun”, “The Cherry Orchard”, “Cyrano de Bergerac” among many others. In 2007, the play “Riflemind” was opened, which was an original script written by Andrew Upton; the critics praised the above mentioned play in Australia, yet when it was opened in London (in 2008) the reviews were poor. Due to the unfavourable reviews as well as the Global Financial Crisis, the play was soon closed. It is worth saying that Andrew Upton and his wife Cate Blanchett worked as directors at the Sydney Theatre Company for five years from 2008 to 2013.

Moreover, the family has launched a film production company entitled Dirty Films. Under the aforementioned label the short film “Bangers” (1999) was released, the main star being Cate Blanchett, and written, directed and co-produced by Andrew Upton. Under the same label the feature film “Little Fish” (2005) was released, directed by Rowan Woods, with Cate in the lead role.

In 2007, Upton alongside James Watkins wrote the script for the psychological thriller “Gone” directed by Ringan Ledwidge. Then, Andrew was the author of the libretto of the opera “Through the Looking Glass” by Alan John. The opera was opened in the middle of 2008. Overall, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the size of Andrew Upton net worth.

In the middle of 2014, Andrew Upton was honoured with the Rotary Professional Excellence Award for his contribution to art and consistent professional excellence.

Finally, in the personal life of Andrew Upton, he fell in love with Cate participating in the television series in 1996, and at the end of 1997 the two married. The family has four children, three biological children and one adopted child. The family lived in Hunters Hill, Sydney Australia, then in 2015, they sold the house and bought an English manor, Highwell House, located in East Sussex, England. In addition to this, they own a modern apartment in downtown Sydney, so they share their time between those two places.



Full Name Andrew Upton
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth February 1, 1966
Place Of Birth Sydney, Australia
Profession Screenwriter, Playwright, Businessperson, Film director, Artistic director
Nationality Australian
Spouse Cate Blanchett (m. 1997)
Children Ignatius Martin Upton, Roman Robert Upton, Dashiell John Upton, Edith Vivian Patricia Upton
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/andrewupton/
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0881490
Awards Rotary Professional Excellence Award (2014)
Movies The Turning (2013), Stories of Lost Souls (2005), Gone (2006), Bangers (1999)
Fact
1 (March 6, 2015) Adopted a daughter named Edith Vivian Patricia Upton with her husband Cate Blanchett.
2 Son, Ignatius Martin Upton, was born 13 April 2008 in Sydney, weighing 8 pounds.
3 Andrew and his wife, Cate Blanchett, have been named joint artistic directors of Australia’s Sydney Theatre Company, starting in January, 2008.
4 Provided the English translation for the 2005 Australian Theater season performance of “Cyrano de Bergerac”, which stars David Wenham, his wife’s cast mate from “The Lord of the Rings”.
5 Second son, Roman Robert, was born on April 23, 2004 in London, England.
6 Son, Dashiell John Upton, born December 3, 2001. He was named after the author of classic crime novel The Maltese Falcon (1941), Dashiell Hammett.

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Philistines: Live at the University of Regina 2014 Short adaptation
The Turning 2013/I screenplay – segment “Reunion”
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard 2011 adaptation
Gone 2006/VI written by
Stories of Lost Souls 2005 segment “Bangers”
Bangers 1999 Short writer

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Babe: Pig in the City 1998 continuity
A Little Bit of Soul 1998 continuity
Thank God He Met Lizzie 1997 continuity
The Well 1997 continuity
Parklands 1996 continuity
Shooting the Breeze 1996 Short continuity

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Carol 2015 executive producer
Stories of Lost Souls 2005 producer – segment “Bangers”
Bangers 1999 Short producer

Director

Title Year Status Character
Stories of Lost Souls 2005 segment “Bangers”
Bangers 1999 Short

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Manifesto 2015/III Pop Art Extra
The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg 2011 Video

Assistant Director

Title Year Status Character
Theo 2010 first assistant director
Big Sky 1997/I TV Series second unit director

Editor

Title Year Status Character
Shooting the Breeze 1996 Short

Editorial Department

Title Year Status Character
Babe 1995 assistant editor

Self

Title Year Status Character
60 Minutes 2014 TV Series documentary Himself – Cate’s Husband (segment “Cate Blanchett”)
Raising the Curtain 2012 TV Series documentary Himself – Interviewee
Australian Story 2012 TV Series documentary Himself – Presenter
In the Company of Actors 2007 Documentary Himself

Archive Footage

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 AFCA Award Australian Film Critics Association Awards Best Screenplay The Turning (2013)
2014 AACTA Award Australian Film Institute Best Adapted Screenplay The Turning (2013)

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