Kristen Dunphy
Kristen Dunphy is an Australian television screenwriter and producer. She is best known as creator, co-writer and co-executive producer of Wakefield, which screened on ABC TV in 2021.
Career
Dunphy's career in film and television began when producer Sandra Levy employed her to work as assistant to Gillian Armstrong, who was directing the 1987 film, High Tide. When Levy became head of drama at ABC TV she employed Dunphy as a screenwriter on G.P., The Ferals and Heartbreak High.Dunphy, as creator, co-writer and joint executive producer, began developing the eight-part serial, Wakefield in 2012. During its production in 2020 she worked as joint showrunner. Wakefield screened on ABC TV in 2021 and received five AACTA Award nominations.