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. (1992–1996), The Ferals (1995) and Heartbreak High (1995–1997).
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.
Awards and recognition Dunphy won her first AWGIE in 2003 for Best Television Series Episode for episode 14 of White Collar Blue (Network 10/Knapman Wyld). She won the 2008 AWGIE for Best Television Series Drama for Eastwest 101 (SBS/Knapman Wyld) and the 2012 AWGIE for Best Mini-Series Television Drama for The Straits (ABC/Matchbox) 2012. She was awarded the Foxtel Fellowship in 2012 for her "significant contribution to the Australian cultural landscape made by television writing".
Selected filmography
Television series YearTitleRole1992–1995G.P.writer1994Heartlandwriter1995The Feralswriter1995–1997Heartbreak Highwriter1996Fallen Angelswriter1997Mirror Mirror IIwriter1997–1998Murder Callwriter1998–1999Wildsidewriter1999All Saintswriter2000Water Ratswriter2002–2003White Collar Bluewriter and script editor2006Blue Water Highwriter2007–2009East West 101writer2012The Straitswriter2013Miss Fisher's Murder Mysterieswriter and script editor2015The Principalco-creator and writer2016–2017Secret Daughterco-creator2021Wakefieldcreator, writer, showrunner and executive producer
Films YearTitleRole1987High Tidedirector's assistant2004Blackjack: Sweet Sciencewriter2005Small Claims: White Weddingscript editor
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