Biography
Stephan Elliott is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Swinging Safari
2018
Director, Writer
1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the biggest thing that’s ever happened in Australia. Behind closed ...
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
as Self
Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.
Horizon
2016
Director
Set in Sydney, a vibrant, colorful backdrop for a thriving, yet largely unexplored GLBTIQ community. Our entry in to the world is innocent 19 year-old...
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015
as Self
This is the story behind one of the world’s most loved films; about three unlikely Australian hero-(ine)s daring to step up from the shadows in their ...
Rio, I Love You
2014
Director, Writer
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story...
A Few Best Men
2011
Director
A groom and his three best men travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.
Easy Virtue
2008
Writer, Director
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their...
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
as Self
This documentary covers the life and death of London-based Polygram Filmed Entertainment.
WillFull
2002
as Customs Official
Catherine (Anna Lise Phillips) returns to Australia after years abroad only to be confronted by her wilful mother, Katya (Anne Looby)... a ghost with ...
Killing Priscilla
2000
as Self
Lizzie Gardiner, Oscar-winning costume designer and long-standing friend of Stephan Elliott (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) was given permission to do...
Eye of the Beholder
1999
Director, Screenplay
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
Welcome to Woop Woop
1998
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection of...
Welcome to Woop Woop
1998
Director, Additional Writing
A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection of...
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
Director, Screenplay
Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they ...
Frauds
1993
Director, Writer
The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games...
Dear Cardholder
1989
Second Assistant Director
Hec, a sacked taxation clerk, seeks fame and fortune using the world of credit cards. Unfortunately for him, and the banks, he has no concept of credi...
Afraid to Dance
1989
Second Assistant Director
An out-of-luck youth gets a lift from a shoplifter whose car he had planned to steal. They become involved in crime and romance together.
The Right Hand Man
1987
Second Assistant Director
A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.
Jilted
1987
Second Assistant Director
Two people who have had disastrous love affairs meet on a tropical island resort.
Room to Move
1986
Third Assistant Director
Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she sees Angie, the punk new girl, dancing magnificently and alone. The two become fr...
The Coca-Cola Kid
1985
Third Assistant Director
An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley o...
Untitled Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel
N/A
Director, Writer, Producer
Plot details are still under wraps, but it will feature a grown-up version of Tick’s 7-year-old son from the original film.