John Edwards (producer)

Robert John Edwards (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian television drama producer.

His series credits include Bump (Australian TV series) (Stan), Les Norton (ABC), Party Tricks, Puberty Blues, Offspring,  Rush  (Network Ten),  Love My Way, Tangle, Dangerous (Foxtel), The Secret Life of Us (Network Ten, Channel 4 UK), Police Rescue (ABC, BBC), The Surgeon (Network Ten), Fireflies (ABC), Big Sky (Network Ten) and Stringer (ABC).

His mini-series include Australian Gangster, (Channel Seven), Romper Stomper (2017) (Stan), Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Channel Seven), The Beautiful Lie (ABC), Gallipoli, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (Nine Network), Paper Giants: Birth of Cleo (ABC), Marking Time (ABC), On The Beach (Seven Network, Showtime USA), Do or Die (Network Seven, BSkyB) and Cyclone Tracy (Nine Network).

His telemovies include Beaconsfield (Nine Network), six Cody telemovies (Network Seven), pilots for Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, Hard Knox (New Line), Fireflies and the children's telemovie I Own The Racecourse (Network Seven).

In all, John Edwards' productions have won 31 Logie Awards, 30 Australian Film Institute Awards, 11 AACTA Awards, four People's Choice Awards (Australia), eight ASTRA Awards and more than a dozen Australian craft awards. Furthermore, On The Beach is the first Australian production to have received Golden Globe Award nominations.

Partial filmography (as producer)

 * Year Of (2023-)
 * Bump (2020-)
 * Les Norton (2019)
 * Australian Gangster (2018)
 * Romper Stomper (2017)
 * Blue Murder: Killer Cop (2017)
 * The Beautiful Lie (2015)
 * Gallipoli (2014–2015)
 * Party Tricks (2014)
 * Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story (2013)
 * Puberty Blues (2012–2014)
 * Howzat!: Kerry Packer's War (2012)
 * Beaconsfield (2011)
 * Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (2011)
 * Offspring (2010–2014)
 * Spirited (2010–2011)
 * Tangle (2009–2012)
 * Rush (2008–2011)
 * Out of the Blue (2008)
 * Love My Way (2004–2007)
 * Dangerous (2007)
 * The Alice (2005–2006)
 * The Surgeon (2005)
 * Fireflies (2004)
 * Marking Time (2003)
 * The Secret Life of Us (2001–2005)
 * Do or Die (2001)
 * On the Beach (2000)
 * Big Sky (1997–1999)
 * Cody (6 telemovies, 1994–6)
 * Police Rescue (1991–1996)
 * Children of the Dragon (1991)
 * Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990)
 * Stringer (1988)
 * Cyclone Tracy (1986)
 * I Own the Racecourse (1986)
 * The Empty Beach (1985)

Honours and awards
In 2011, Edwards was conferred an Honorary master's degree by the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

In 2015, Edwards gave the Hector Crawford Address at the Annual SPAA Conference.

In 2017, Edwards was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the broadcast media industry as a television producer, and as a role model and mentor.