Edward John Drake

Edward John Drake (born 26 December 1990) is an Australian screenwriter and film director based in Los Angeles, California.

Film
Drake worked repeatedly with Bruce Willis: He wrote and directed the films Cosmic Sin, starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, and Adelaide Kane, and Apex (2021), starring Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis. He wrote and executive produced Breach, starring Willis and Thomas Jane.

Of his non-Willis-work, he wrote and directed Broil, starring Johnathan Lipnicki, Lochlyn Munro, and Timothy V. Murphy. The film was selected for Fantaspoa 2020 and several other film festivals.

Awards
Drake is the 2020 winner of the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Award (Dramatic) for The Young Woman.

2016

 * Jack Ü – "Beats Knockin ft. Fly Boi Keno"
 * Autoerotique – "Count On You"

2015

 * Yolanda Be Cool ft. Sixto Rodriguez- "Sugar Man"
 * We Are The Ocean – "Good For You"
 * The Fratellis – "Impostors (Little By Little)"
 * Matrix & Futurebound – "Happy Alone ft. V. Bozeman"

2014

 * Investo & Tara McDonald – "A Place To Go"
 * Klangkarussell – "All Eyes On You"
 * Kito and Reija Lee – "Starting Line"

2013

 * Stanton Warriors – "Cut Me Up"
 * Kat Krazy – "Siren"
 * Basto – "Dance With Me"

2012

 * Van She – "Jamaica (Live)"

Filmography

 * 2010: Where Were You (Director, Writer, Producer; Short)
 * 2012: Rain Hail Shine (Director; Short)
 * 2012: Animals (Director, Writer, Producer)
 * 2020: Broil (Director, Writer)
 * 2020: Breach (Writer, Executive Producer)
 * 2021: Cosmic Sin (Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
 * 2021: Apex (Director, Writer)
 * 2022: American Siege (Director, Writer)
 * 2022: Gasoline Alley (Director, Writer)
 * 2022: Detective Knight: Rogue (Director, Writer)
 * 2022: Paradise City (Writer)
 * 2022: Detective Knight: Redemption (Director, Writer)
 * 2023: Detective Knight: Independence (Director, Writer)
 * 2025: Guns Up (Director, Writer)