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Gavin Strawhan

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Gavin Strawhan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963 (Auckland)
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Residence History
New Zealand (Auckland)

Career

Occupations
screenwriter, television producer, television director
Active Years
1990-2024
Nominations
2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards Best Actress (Miriama McDowell, Tandi Wright) etc.

Awards

Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
2011
Work: This Is Not My Life
Category: Best Drama Programme
Result: winner
Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
2011
Work: This Is Not My Life
Category: Best Original Music
Result: nominee
Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
2011
Work: This Is Not My Life
Category: Best Production Design
Result: nominee

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

This Is Not My Life

2010 Mystery-thriller

Set in the 2020s, the show centres on Alec Ross, who awakes one morning to find that he doesn't know who or where he is and doesn't recognise his wife or children. The story is set in the fictional town of Waimoana.

loss of identityfamily secretssurveillance societymystery

Legacy

Known as co-creator and writer of New Zealand TV drama 'This Is Not My Life', which won Best Drama Programme at the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards. An American adaptation was announced by ABC.

In Popular Culture

  • American adaptation picked up by ABC

Trivia

  • 13-episode single season series
  • Aired on TV One NZ in 2010
  • DVD released June 2011