- Birth nameMartin Keith George Wilson
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Martin Wilson is an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) nominated film director. His debut feature film Great White was released in 2021 through Universal Pictures, starring Katrina Bowden (30 Rock, Bold and the Beautiful) and Aaron Jakubenko (Tidelands, The Shannara Chronicles). The New York Times named "Great White as one of top 5 film action films of 2021 with director Martin Wilson, following in the footsteps of Deep Blue Sea and The Meg to deliver a hair raising survivalist set pieces proving it's still not safe to go back in the water." Martin's second feature Pieces, released in 2022, examines the lives of those living with complex mental illness, aiming to break down the stigma and stereotypes. Pieces has received nominations for the 2022 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards for Best Indie Film and Best Costume Design. Martin has been nominated for a 2022 Australian Directors Guild Award for Best Direction for the film. Martin is an Australian Directors' Guild 2018 Award nominee for his work on Helping Minds - Real Stories. He is also the winner of the PADC Diamond Skull Award for Best Director in 2021. His extensive television commercial work includes directing the national Coward Punch TVC campaigns with 4 x World Boxing Champion Danny Green. This ground-breaking campaign has won several awards and has garnered International acclaim rebranding terms like "King Hit" and "One Punch" attacks as the "Coward's Punch". This term has now become part of the national vernacular.- IMDb Mini Biography By: John Ritchie
- A feature film style commercial director who crafts striking visuals and elicits strong performances from his actors.
- Survived the September 11 attacks by changing his plane ticket from Boston to LA at the last minute. Martin was attending the Boston Film Festival for his film Wait Til Father Gets Home. Instead of travelling on the Tuesday he travelled on the same flight 175 at the same time but on the Monday instead.
- Was rejected by the Australian Film and Television School in 1995.
- Was inspired to become a filmmaker after seeing his favourite film, The Magnificent Seven when he was 5 years of age.
- Suffered for five years with Chronic Fatgue Syndrome, with two years being totally bedridden.
- Is the son of respected former Western Australian Labor politician Keith James Wilson.
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